Is Your Key System in Need of an Upgrade?

Does the thought of rekeying your facility cause that sinking feeling in your stomach? There can be a great deal of work that goes into a rekey. And of course, there’s considerable cost involved, too. There are many factors to consider when determining whether a rekey is necessary. What’s the age of the system? Are there different brands of hardware involved? Who has keys, and has a masterkey ever been lost?

First things first. How good (or bad) is your key system? Take our quick and easy key system self-evaluation to find out the answer. Once you’ve got the result, read on to see how Medeco can help.

Don’t stress. Medeco is here to help. Rekeying facilities is what we do (well, we don’t physically do the rekey, but we have lots of wonderful partners who do). We have the largest commercial retrofit capability in the industry and a fantastic customer support team that’ll walk you through the process, step-by-step.

Retrofit? What do we mean by retrofit? It’s a relatively simple process of popping out the existing cylinder in a door and replacing with a Medeco cylinder. That’s the physical action, but of course there’s a bit more planning needed to rekey an entire facility. But again, that’s what we do.

One last question…promise. Are you worried about the expense of replacing all the hardware on your door for the rekey?

Great news! You don’t have to. Perhaps the best feature of Medeco’s retrofit capabilities is that you do not have to replace any hardware. Our retrofit options fit right into the existing hardware on your openings.

This is often a very large hurdle, both logistically and financially. Medeco has spent years creating retrofit options for all commercial manufacturers with the express purpose of making your rekey process easy and financially manageable.

We’re often asked, “What other brands of cylinders can you replace in my door?” The answer is pretty simple: we retrofit virtually every commercial cylinder in existence. Our entire catalog has cylinders designed to retrofit hardware on existing doors.

But don’t just stop at the door. You may have cabinets, display cases, gates, desks, storage containers, and other types of ‘openings’ you need to secure. We can put your doors and your gates and your cabinets and your lockers and your containers all on the same key system!

There are options for high security, options for wildly versatile rekeys, and even options that will give you audit trails.

Yes, our product catalog is extensive. But again, we can retrofit 99.9% of commercial cylinders.

IMPORTANT NOTE: don’t be overwhelmed. That’s why we’re here. Our outstanding experts are going to walk you through the process, start to finish, ensuring you meet the demands of your facility.

And aside from actual humans to walk you through the process, we have great digital tools. The Key System Design Studio functions so you can build your own key system. Answer some questions, fill in your parameters, and the tool builds your system.

Our Masterkey Ordering Guide features a useful checklist to help ensure you have covered all the requirements for submitting a masterkey order.

There’s even a cross reference guide that directs you to the Medeco product that will be the ideal replacement for your current cylinders.

When you’re ready to rekey your facility, just remember, Medeco is here for you. It’s what we do on a daily basis. Just give us a call or drop us an email and we’ll be with you from start to finish. Contact us today, 800.839.3157 or customerservice.medeco@assaabloy.com.

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