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The Origin of the Lock

When primitive people lived in a cave, they sometimes pushed boulders to block the entrance of the cave to be safe. They were not guarded against thieves but beasts. After the emergence of private ownership, the thief appeared, and the lock also occurred. As far back as 3,000 years ago, locks existed in China. However, the earliest locks had no mechanism, but were only made in the shape of ferocious animals such as tigers. They wanted to scare away thieves. The locks were only symbolic locks. It...

Jun 07, 2022 Industry News

Keys

A key is a common unlocking tool in people's life. The materials used for making the key are mainly copper, zinc, aluminum, iron and other metals. The key was invented later than the lock, which appeared in ancient Egypt 4,000 years ago. There are many types of keys, including ordinary keys, smart keys, remote keys, electronic keys and so on. Keys are people's daily necessities, and as time goes on, the daily necessities of the past have evolved into collectibles. The keys are mainly...

May 26, 2022 Industry News

The Development Status of Foreign Vending Machines

Vending machines first appeared in the United States and Europe in the 1960s. At that time, people could buy chewing gum in cents from the vending machine in the subway system in the United States. This was the earliest vending machine.   As a brand-new retail method, vending machines have been rapidly popularized and developed in developed countries such as the United States and Europe since the 1980s. They are characterized by high technology, integrating optical, mechanical, electrical,...

May 16, 2022 Industry News

The Development of Vending Machines and Their Locks

The development of vending machines With the advent of the information technology era, people's life and consumption patterns have undergone major changes. The development of vending machines solves the needs of people due to changes in work and lifestyle through the improvement of science and technology. The improvement of science and technology not only increases the market share of vending machines, but also improves the quality and functions of vending machines based on the user's experience...

Apr 23, 2022 Industry News

Vending Machine Locks

The development trend and prospect of vending machines The increasing proportion of the service industry in the development of the national economy has brought great opportunities to the vending machine era. The vending machine industry has accelerated from the coast to the inland, from first-tier cities to second and third-tier cities and remote areas. The vending machine is no longer limited to semi-closed places such as subways, schools, and office buildings, and gradually moves to...

Apr 08, 2022 Industry News

Cleaning & Maintenance Tips for Vending Machines

With the rise of the new retail industry, the vending machine industry has challenged other retail industries with strong strength, and a large number of investors join this industry every year. However, in the face of fierce market competition, the daily maintenance and management of vending machines have also become the key to whether the machine can run stably and earn profits surely. So how should the relevant operators clean and maintain the vending machine? The outside of the vending...

Mar 24, 2022 Industry News

How to Guarantee the Security of Self-service Terminals?

Since the first ATM emerged in the 1980s, self-service terminals have become important business and information equipment with steady growth, and at the same time, they are also an indispensable part of the modern digital pattern. With the development of broadband networks and touch screen technology, the type of self-service devices has evolved from ATMs, vending machines and self-service oiling machines to more intelligent forms. Therefore, a large number of new applications have been invented,...

Mar 10, 2022 Industry News

Stainless Steel Locks vs. Zinc Alloy Locks

In addition to the function, appearance and performance, the material is an important factor that bears on the values of locks used in our daily life as well. What material a lock is made of is directly related to its safety. Although there is no 100% indestructible material, the security of the metal one is higher than that of a plastic one. And at present, stainless steel and zinc alloy are two widely used materials in lock manufacturing. What's the difference between them? Let's now have...

Feb 14, 2022 Industry News

Several Anti-theft Measures for Vending Machines

With the rapid development of the Internet economy, the retail industry is entering a new era of intelligence, with the self-service model being well known and widely used in multiple scenes. Nowadays, there are all sorts of vending equipment in China, and their functions are gradually complete. What's more, the payment methods are from the traditional payment in specie to more convenient mobile payment, and then to more advanced ways like face recognition, face-scanning payment and so on. When...

Jan 27, 2022 Industry News

How to Protect the Safety of Vending Machines?

Vending machines, developed by Japan and the West in the 1970s, have brought business into automation. As a brand new type of commercial retail, they have broken the defect that the traditional retail must be operated by manpower, and are characterized by continuous work for 24 hours. The reason why this new retail becomes popular is that the communication between customers and businesses can be directly realized with the combination of online and offline. And the fundamental purpose is to achieve...

Jan 10, 2022 Industry News

Three Abilities Lock Cylinders Should Have for Emergency Use

In our modern life, the safety and ease of use of smart locks have been significantly improved compared with those of traditional mechanical locks. However, smart locks are electronic devices after all, which may be confronted with all kinds of electricity-related accidents. At this time, the setting of the emergency unlocking structure is very important. So what are the factors that we need to pay attention to for the safety of the emergency unlocking structure? Emergency unlocking, as the name...

Dec 28, 2021 Industry News

How to Choose a Weatherproof Lock for Base Stations?

In many industries, electrical distribution boards and control cabinets have to be set in harsh environments so that they are confronted with corrosive chemicals, constant rain washing, the salty and humid air in the coastal areas, etc. These are the harsh conditions that equipment and locks have to face all the year round. If the extreme environments cannot be resisted effectively, it is bound to greatly shorten the service life of locks, especially in the communications industry. Of course, we...

Dec 14, 2021 Industry News