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Expert advice on Locksnapping and euro profile cylinders

Door cylinder snapping & bumping is on the rise. With everyday tools a burglar can get past a standard door cylinder in less than 30 seconds.

The Avocet ABS cylinder has special built in Snap Secure technology that ensures that if the door is attacked the cylinder snaps from the outside and blocks access to the internal mechanism of the door lock.

ABS features unique patented technology that locks the cam in position when the cylinder comes under attack

The ABS snap secure cylinder lock keeps the burglar out and in the vast majority of cases it can still be operated from the inside of the property after the external portion has been removed.

what's the problem with door cylinders?

Every other euro profile cylinder on the market is vulnerable to burglary attack by snapping of the cylinder because, once snapped, the central cam of the door cylinder comes away leaving the internal mechanism of the door lock accessible to the burglar.

All other snap resistant door cylinders try to stop the burglar snapping the cylinder.

With the forces generated using standard tools such as mole grips or a claw hammer we believe it is virtually impossible to stop cylinder snapping.

Therefore we designed ABS to overcome burglary attacks by giving no access to the lock mechanism.

The ABS cylinder has unique, patented technology, that retains the cam, solidly in position once the cylinder is snapped. This is the only lock available on the market that uses this system.

As you can see from the image below, the attacker is faced with no way of gaining access to the door lock once the ABS cylinder has been snapped.

The cam is retained solidly and securely in position.



With all other cylinders you would be faced with a gaping hole giving easy access to the lock mechanism.

It is possible, due to the forces generated, to snap all other, so called security cylinders.

ABS is the only door cylinder lock that is genuinely snap secure without the need for additional security devices such as cylinder clamps, guards and security handles, all of which require machining of the door to fit.

ABS is the only truly retro-fittable product to overcome this attack method.


Why choose an ABS door lock? ABS high security locks replace existing substandard europrofile locks in minutes. The result, An instantly secure lock that the burglar can't get past! A police approved high security lock. Secured by Design and British Kitemarked. Patented Snap Secure Technology. Pick, Drill and Bump Resistant. Keyed alike options - you can have all of your euro cylinders on the same key. Secure key registering visit abs-secure.co.uk

Click here to have a look at more features of the Avocet ABS High Security Door Cylinder.

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