CAMPBELL, CALIF. - July
16, 2007 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that it is using
an advanced antimicrobial technology to reduce the spread of micro-organisms
on its HandKey and HandPunch platens. All recently-ordered Schlage HandKey terminals
for security applications and Ingersoll Rand HandPunch terminals for time and
attendance will incorporate this technology. A special silver-based agent, using
BioCote® technology, is embedded into the materials used to produce the
platen of the biometric hand geometry units, providing a hygienic finish that
resists bacterial degradation.
"This high-tech material
reduces a concern of some people when it comes to using hand geometry biometrics,"
reports Jon Mooney, general manager of the biometrics unit for Ingersoll Rand
Security Technologies. "Our hand readers are now specifically designed
with bacteria reduction in mind."
BioCote Limited is a market
leader in the field of antimicrobial technology. The active agents in BioCote®
are incorporated during the manufacturing process and remain active for the
life of the biometric reader to protect it from degradation. BioCote® does
not change the look or the feel of the product but it continually protects the
platen surface.
Units incorporating the
antimicrobial technology began shipping in June of 2007. Website is www.recognitionsystems.ingersollrand.com.