CARMEL, IND. - March 31,
2008 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced today that Schlage levers
and locks, Von Duprin exit and panic devices, Glynn-Johnson push/pull levers
and Ives door accessories are now available with an optional antimicrobial coating
that inhibits the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew on their surfaces. The
antimicrobial clear coat is a durable BHMA compliant coating that provides long
lasting protection to the door hardware and enhances its appearance.
The coating utilizes ionic
silver (AG+), a single atom that is missing one orbital electron. The natural
antimicrobial interacts with bonding sites on the microbe surface, slowing the
growth of bacteria, mold and mildew. The silver ions are released at a slow
and steady rate creating a safe, continuous, long-term protection from microbes.
Silver has long been recognized for its antimicrobial properties and has been
used to combat microbes for many years in many applications.
"High traffic, public
use buildings are ideally suited to antimicrobial coated door hardware simply
because they may have hundreds of people going in and out every day," explains
Doug Miller, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, Schlage marketing manager.
"Adding door hardware with an antimicrobial coating can make a big difference
by inhibiting the growth of bacteria on hardware surfaces. Applications where
antimicrobial coated hardware is especially valuable include healthcare, education
and food service."
Door hardware with the antimicrobial
coating is available now. Schlage biometric HandKey and HandPunch readers are
also available with antimicrobial protection.
More information is available
at www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com.