Besides avoiding obvious issues that can arise from decreased functionality, or the complete breakdown of the padlock, weather-resistant padlocks also protect from the issues you don’t detect. When a lock begins to break down, it can become much easier to pick or bump open. Lock picking and key bumping are some of the more popular forms of covert entry.
It is extremely important for the security you invest in to last as long as possible. For that reason, it is crucial to make sure all of your padlocks are weather-resistant. A lock that can stand up to the elements is necessary for any private individual or company looking to keep something they care about safe. Let’s looks at some of the most important ways that weather-resistant padlocks help to maintain your security.
Did you follow our blog last week? Well then, you will already know that the Viro item 304 padlock (rectangular padlock with a brass body and 60 mm base), was found, after being subjected to the corrosion resistance test, together with a product imported from the Far East, to be perfectly operational, unlike the competitor’s product.
In this week’s blog we will see how much resistance the Viro Made in Italy product proved to have during the cutting and shackle pull-out tests, compared to the competitor’s imported product.
As we mentioned in last week’s blog, this week it is time for facts, and we will tell you how the two padlocks (one original Viro and one not) reacted to the corrosion resistance test. Just like the tests carried out on the Viro and imitation chains, we also used for the padlock comparison tests, within our testing laboratory, instruments to determine the true quality of the products.
The main purpose of the tests is to monitor the behaviour of the materials used and the products made from these materials, reproducing the actual conditions of use.
To conclude this short series of blogs, which discuss an Original Viro Blocca Catena and an imitation made in the Far East, we are talking about a third experiment carried out on both the padlocks, to test their strength.
It was seen in the last blog, which described the chain cutting test, that the original Blocca Catena passed the test well, withstanding attempts to cut with a hacksaw, whereas its copy was cut very easily. Would this also have been the case with the respective padlocks? Let’s see how the two products reacted to the impact test.
After a few weeks break let’s look again at Padlocks & Chains. This blog will show photos and videos of experiments performed in the laboratory to test the strength of original Viro products and the copies imported from the Far East. This week we will examine the Viro “Blocca Catena”, comparing it with an imitation.
After having talked about materials and treatments, in this last (but no less important) blog in the series “how to recognize a good quality lock“, it is time to explore the theme of the padlock mechanism. To make the explanation clearer we will make use of some videos.
In this second episode we will talk about all the thermal and chemical treatments which may be performed to guarantee a greater resistance in a padlock.
In the last blog we presented the Viro “Marine” Series padlocks, which have been designed and manufactured to withstand the harshest environmental conditions. When you need to select a safety padlock there are many elements to be considered: for example, the planned use or the environmental context. The first step, however, is to assess the quality of the product. How do you do that?
Whoever uses a boat, or simply visits nautical settings or lives near the sea, and also anyone who works in an environment with fumes and vapours (e.g. fuel distributors, galvanic baths, foundries, etc.) knows well the consequences that atmospheric agents or particular environmental conditions can have on objects that remain exposed for a long time. In fact, in certain contexts we can wear a protective mask, but we cannot “put the mask” on the objects which are found in those environments.