Modern safes have long ceased to resemble heavy metal boxes with a combination lock, which are fixed to the floor or wall. The wide range of safes available for private and corporate use means, above all, refined details, innovative construction solutions which can sometimes surprise, and even original design. We present the most interesting solutions used in modern safes.
An alarm system in a safe or seismic sensors are only examples of proposals from manufacturers. An interesting proposal is a safe with a double bottom (ghost safe) or a wall. Opening the safe gives access to the first compartment, but the real compartment is hidden deeper and is completely invisible. Of course, for the sake of disguise, it is worth placing some money and valuables or good imitations thereof, including false documents, in the first section. Thanks to it, you can outsmart thieves if, despite security measures, they force the safe or force the owner to open it. In the latter case, the so-called silent alarm is also indispensable. How does it work? If the user of the safe acts under duress, he opens the safe not with the usual code, but with a second - emergency code, which immediately alerts the appropriate services.
Safes are often associated with characteristic knobs which can be turned left and right by entering a code. These are the so-called mechanical combination locks, but the range of available solutions is much wider. These include traditional key locks, mechanical and electronic code locks, as well as the most modern – biometric locks. The latter usually have a built-in fingerprint reader and thermal reading method. This is an intelligent and at the same time safe solution, because the user drags his finger along the reader, thus not leaving his fingerprint, which could potentially be copied. More and more often safes use the most advanced solutions, e.g. locks that allow retina or iris scanning. Voice recognition or facial scans are used less frequently due to the greater difficulty of verifying users.
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The empty interior of a safe is now a rarity, although such safes are also commercially available. More and more frequently, safe producers meet customers' expectations and offer models adapted to their individual needs. We are talking about safes for special purposes as well as completely personalised products. Among the proposals are watch safes and jewellery safes with pull-out drawers, appropriate compartments and handles (usually individually configured) and at the same time equipped with high-quality watch rotators, illuminated with LED technology and even display cabinets with glass so as to form an interior decoration.
They are also key depositories for key management. There are also safes for data carriers, which are especially protected against the effects of fire, smoke and fire extinguishing agents, but also equipped to facilitate the storage of a large number of media. These are also safes for collectors, for valuable artefacts, enabling a compromise between security and joy of exhibiting the collection. Elegantly made with armoured glass and beautifully lit, they meet the highest requirements of private collectors, jewellery showrooms or museums alike.
A modern safe no longer has to tarnish an interior. More and more safes, including exclusive custom-made models, are true gems of modern design. Not everyone knows that many of them are created with the participation of renowned furniture and applied arts designers. A safe that looks like an elegant piece of wooden furniture, or perhaps a safe upholstered in snake-skin material? Gilded fittings, hand paintings or stylish engraving? Interior lined with velvet or natural leather? Nothing is impossible for manufacturers such as Hartmann Tresore!
Thanks to the wide range of products on offer, everyone can find the right solution, both in terms of practicality and aesthetics. The latest technology allows you to combine maximum security with the convenience of using the safe on a daily basis.
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