Despite using integrated steel barricades, hardened steel padlocks, and shields, our client was struggling to prevent break-ins and theft. They needed a locking system that could withstand a burglar’s attempts to weaken the existing barriers with acetylene torches.
The new design features a steel shield that completely covers the shackle, making it impossible to get a grip on it with bolt cutters or other tools. The shield is also welded to the main body of the barricade to make it even more difficult to remove. Custom barricades that make it more difficult to quickly smash an ATM open or pull it from its foundation by using a vehicle and chain are being designed. The existing design included a very thick, steel shield that would go over the barricade lock leaving only a small portion of the lock’s shackle exposed, however that was not enough to deter theft.
Further security challenges include protecting the ATM from theft by withstanding acetylene torch attacks and integrating with existing ATM security.
We used a grade 6 hardened steel body shrouded Abloy padlock with a hardened boron steel shackle and raised shoulders to fully protect the ATM. The padlock with a case-hardened steel body, raised shoulders, and a top loaded cylinder provide the highest level of security and protection. The high-security padlock eliminates the shackle from being exposed outside the integrator’s specially designed thick steel shield. Now, the maximum-security padlock is shielded completely from an acetylene torch attack.
Burglars have recently given up on attempts to compromise ATM barriers. Their late-night attempts have been foiled due to the burglar’s unreachable attempt at cutting through the lock’s shackles.
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