Keyless digital handle secures trade fair exhibitor stands

Challenge

Protecting booths at trade shows is a challenge. After all, exhibitors want a constant stream of high traffic, especially from people they are meeting for the first time. It’s why they attend such large-scale fairs, after all. Indeed, according to one industry survey, 64% of visitors to a stand are not even customers of the product or service* — at least, not yet.

Relying on exhibition-provided security is sadly not enough. Individual stands need their own protection — for areas where valuable equipment, product samples or confidential commercial documents are kept.

Barcelona-based ExpoFactory specialize in the design and build of award-winning exhibition stands for the MICE, retail and habitats/architecture sectors. They understand that keeping booths safe is not easy — and hoped to identify an innovative, modern locking solution which would be both convenient and secure.

Key Requirements

• A more efficient, safer replacement for mechanical lock-and-key security
• Easy installation, to ensure that fitting locks did not slow down the build process
• The ability to easily reset and reuse devices: ExpoFactory need locks which last

Solution

ExpoFactory recognize that booth security is integral to customers’ needs. To replace manual, mechanical keys and cylinders, they chose Code Handle Door, a digital PIN door lock housed within an elegant handle. A secure 4- to 6-digit PIN unlocks the Code Handle. There’s no key to use, lose or track — and no worries that it’s been copied.

“Everything was easy and effective,” says Adelfio Marino, Logistics Center Manager at ExpoFactory. “And it makes our final product of higher quality. The customer prefers it.”

Installation is fast and easy: the Code Handle fits over a standard cylinder, fixed in place by two screws. Batteries slot inside for a minimal footprint. There’s no wiring or software to worry about. When the event is finished, it’s simple to reset the device ready to incorporate in another trade show stand.

Code Handle instantly upgrades booth security. It makes sure only the right people have access, not just anyone who happens upon the key. With no keys to track, organizing stand security is easier, too.

Everyone on the stand works faster because they don’t wait for a keyholder to appear. With Code Handle, the team leader chooses up to 9 different PINs for authorized staff (and cancels them anytime). It’s a convenient digital solution tailor-made for busy trade shows.

*: www.displaywizard.co.uk/trade-show-statistics