Function: To secure a door or entrance to an area by clamping the door to a wall or frame.
Personality: Durable, rugged, heavy, strong, secure
Who makes it? Master Locks
Markets: Everyone with something to lock: Teachers, doctors, janitors, police, etc. etc.
Materials: Steel.
Forming Technologies: Steel plates are made from iron and carbon. Laminated plates are placed together to make the body.
Cutting Technologies: Punch Press cuts and shapes steel into caps which are riveted into the lock bodies. A press pushes the cap onto the body. Cut steel rods into slivers which are bent in a form press. A carbine cutter gnashes the keys. There are thousands of key profiles with 2 keys per lock.
Finishing Technologies: Put in furnace to temper them. Pre-made locks, teeth, and caps are place inside.
Overall Impressions: I had no idea that the lock bodies were made out of multiple plates. I figured that they were solid body casts from a mold.
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