For automotive manufacturers, designing glove box latching applications into new vehicles means finding high quality solutions with low tooling costs that are not only functional but also keep up with the latest design trends and help get the finished vehicle to the market faster. Working closely with automotive OEMs, system integrators and first tier suppliers, Southco has developed a wide range of cutting-edge mechanical and electronic glove box latching solutions.

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When designing automotive interiors, engineers face challenges in preserving the quality and integrity of the vehicle’s overall design while still delivering a cost effective, functional solution. Furthermore, the need to enhance user comfort and experience has placed increased focus on the concept of ergonomics and brought even the smallest details to the forefront of the design phase.

Natalie Brannelly of Southco explains how the company is working closely with the Parcel Locker sector to deliver the optimum electro-mechanical latch

Atos is a leading manufacturer of electronic and electrical enclosures in France with over 400 employees. When they decided to strongly position themselves in the growing datacentre market, the company chose Southco’s H3-EM and EA-K1 systems. For Atos, Southco is the ideal collaborator because the company offers easy to implement, flexible, and highly secure access solutions as well as excellent technical support.

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Market-leading Dzus quarter-fasteners meet the growing demand for cars and trucks to be designed with lightweight underbody protective shields. They improve both the aerodynamic efficiency and the overall fuel economy and stand out for their strength, accuracy, and convenience.

Southco^® has recently launched its H3-EM Electronic Locking Swinghandle with Integrated Proximity Reader which includes the same intelligent electronic locking and monitoring features as the original H3-EM, but also accepts HID 125 kHz prox cards or tags and produces a standard 26 bit Wiegand output. This fully integrated swinghandle can be easily combined with any new or existing Wiegand-based access control system to add additional keyless entry points to active security systems, and incorporates existing operator credentials.