Don't you think it is MUCH better to have a small digital deadbolt lock on a condominium door with a vertical door handle?

We say

• it is more proportionate to have a small digital lock fit the tiny space next to the handle bar - and not to squash fit a big lock in that space
• it is more logical not to have duplicate handle on the lock and on the door (you do pay for that duplication!)
• it is more appropriate to pay for a lower price for a small lock and yet accomplish the job better and probably looks better too

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You don't really want an elephant of a lock on your condo door and pay for it (the size).

​We say have a look at the pictures below and think AGAIN!

interlock.com.sg/ubolt

Note: This is not a full lock review of Samsung P718, Samsung P728, Samsung 708, and all the gigantic push pull digital locks out there. 

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Where?

It is hard to spot the exquisitely designed Gateman Shine digital lock on a glass door on a shop front in Singapore.

Blending in so subtly on a glass panel is the key design point; it stays out of attention along public walkways.

Besides key card and pin code access, the lock can be fitted with a remote controller for the receptionist to unlock.

New 2019: it now sports a an extra master pin to prevent (other) staffs from making unauthorized changes to lock settings and card key and pin code registrations.

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Sometimes, you just need a simple digital lock that does not skimp on the features and built by Korea's #1 digital lock company. This could be for your master bedroom, study room or the main door or for that storeroom in an office. Something that has strong security controls that prevents non-trusted parties that may have access to the premises from making changes (staffs, guests, tenants etc). 

Introducing Gateman WV40 digital door lock in Singapore.

​Gateman WV40

Check in with us on this in a few months for Ultraloq U-bolt Pro deadbolt lock.

Perfect for most HDB and condominium in Singapore. 

Sep 2019 Update: U-Bolt Pro is now available in Singapore!
Click here for details>> UBolt Pro

Over the years, we have customers who wanted to fit digital locks on room doors. 

• Residential premises:
  - a study room where important documents are usually kept
  - a bedroom where privacy is needed
  - a storeroom or a walk-in wardrobe where valuables may be kept (or even a wine cellar)
  
  When the premise is tenanted, or you have a helper or maid, or when friends/relatives frequently stay over, a digital lock is a very effective way to keep things out of view (and access) up front - than to suspect when things are lost or privacy intruded.
  
  Or if you are a tenant, you want to install a digital lock that can be reversed when you vacate.
  
  
• Small businesses or company departmental use:
  - rooms that has to be locked at all the time as they are reserved for special usage and authorised people, houses important equipment or documents for a project, or just for the few VIPs
  
  Customer examples include: storeroom in F&B industries, reserved-used toilets , reservation only meeting rooms and nursing rooms.
  
  

Requirements for these locks may fall under the following:

• simple to use and administer by home owner or the secretary
• fingerprint for more secured applications (where pin code and card access may be inadvertently compromised)
• dust and water resistant (eg. toilets)
• easily reversible (if you rent the premise, the lock can be removed, and the previous mechanical lock re-instated, and leaves no hole on the door)

The private wine cellar at a residence in Leedon Park in Singapore requires more privacy and security to their wine collection. The room is temperature and humidity controlled and the entrance door is a glass aluminium framed swing out casement door. 

A Gateman fingerprint digital lock does this job well and security can be hardened to the point only authorised changes can be made by the person owning a special pin. Multiple pins and fingerprints can be created to allow staffs on premises to enter and if needed, access can be logged via a bluetooth application. 

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For inquiries, please send a few photos of the wine cellar door to Tony @ 9830-7788 on WhatsApp.

Sep 2019 Update: The Gateman Z10-IH has recently been updated with new firmware and rear body color (minor). It is also called Gateman G-Swipe .

This is a often asked question: what is the difference and which one is better - Gateman WF20 or Gateman G-Swipe (2019 updated model for Gateman Z10-IH).

Well, it depends. In general, they are both good locks in the small fingerprint digital locks industry. Gateman makes the best and proven fingerprint locks over the last 10 years. We like to say: buy the one that looks best to you because that may matter more to you (how it looks). But if you are looking for other perspectives, we drew up a table below for further inputs.

Again, they are both good locks. Just go for one that your buying profile dictates ( price range , looks). Sometimes the door won't allow any of these locks to be installed - so check with us first with a few pictures of the door (or a condo name) - before you deep dive into the differences.

​In summary, we believe Gateman G-Swipe delivers unparalleled premium build quality in the small fingerprint rim locks category. This is expected as Gateman is Korea’s #1 digital lock manufacturer and this company is dedicated to digital locks. In the non-premium category, the Gateman WF20 is definitely the one to go for as it shares some common attributes as the Gateman G-Swipe. 

iRevo Gateman recently updated the Gateman F10 digital lock that has served users very well all over the world. Historically, there was the Gateman F10 ... and then the spin-offs Gateman F10, Gateman F10-Hook, Gateman F50, Gateman F50-Hook, Gateman F50-FD, and the more recent Gateman WF10, and not to mention the Yale 4110!

Today, we see the Gateman WF20, both a physical update and an electronics firmware revision to the family (and what a family lineage!) of Gateman fingerprint rim lock that is easy and practical to use with a very attractive price.

What's new and what's the same for the Gateman WF20?

• The front body retains the same body format and shape of the Gateman WF10 and we think it is a very good decision as we find the design subtle and accessible.
• The rear body is now more compact (10mm shorter horizontally) which allows it to better fit tight spaces for door with architraves (protruding wood inlays typically in the form of rectangular boxes on older timber doors).
• The rear body (as a result of the compaction) has shed the mechanical switches for volume, automatic/manual lock and double lock. The volume and automatic/manual lock settings are still available as electronic settings but it is not as easily accessible. The double lock setting has been removed completely in the WF20 - so go for the WF10 modelsif you need this privacy feature.
• The rear body has a flip outwards top open battery cover which we find to be not as easy to use as the previous model Gateman WF10 and some condo handle bars may obstruct the opening of the battery cover and hence not suitable for Gateman WF20
• The firmware has been revised with new features which is summarised in the attached diagram. The new features may appeal to premises with non-trusted parties (eg. office, shared residential/tenanted premise, or any premise which expect regular changes for users due to attrition)
• (update Feb 2018) The voice guide language has been recently updated to include English and Chinese, in addition to Korean.

Conclusion:
Gateman WF20 is a welcomed update mostly in firmware for those looking for more controls in a lock settings. Current Gateman WF10 users should be very happy with what they have; the Gateman WF10 is one that has almost everything a normal user will care for and we for one will miss it -- and for that reason we stashed a few in our warehouse for our employees and for those who asked for it. If you are getting a new digital lock and wanted a fingerprint lock, the Gateman WF20 should be the top two in your consideration, with the other being a Gateman Z10.​

This may be the most interesting biometric fingerprint lock we have ever seen.

• It has the smallest footprint for a biometric fingerprint digital lock with handle
• It has three access methods for a digital lock
  - fingerprint
  - token
  - mobile via bluetooth app
  And an over the air/internet access via a bridge device.
• It has excellent design points
  - an intuitive thumbprint (literally) placement
  - long battery life (inherent in lever lock)

Some of us may still want the number pad option and it may not suit all purposes but for a HDB master bedroom or important office room door, it could be quite a good fit. 

April 2018 Update: We still like a biometric lock with a numeric input. It is more practical. So Ultraloq UL3 is the model:  Interlock.com.sg/UL3

The Gateman G-Swipe is a 2019 edition of the flagship Z10 digital lock from iRevo, a company whose origin is Korea but has since became a core component of the international company called Assa Abloy (which by no coincidence owns the Yale brand which borrows lock designs from ... no price for guessing - none other than iRevo).  iRevo Gateman digital lock brand dominates the Korean market by 50% by some estimates, and if one has the time to inspect the locks, the reason is clear: solid build quality and attention to design details.

The Gateman G-Swipe Z10 exemplifies those qualities: it is heavy in the hands hinting at less plastic and more metal, a brushed matt touch panel surface that is more finger-stain resistant, large and brightly lit numbers for all age-group to use, a very sensitive fingerprint scanner, a double-action OPEN button to prevent use of objects for unlocking, a double-hook bolt for physical intrusion. Last but not least, a very modern new-age look to top it off.

The small footprint Gateman G-Swipe Z10 is ideal for Singapore - be it a HDB door or a condo door with a vertical door handle. All the wear and tear is localised to the existing door handle (and not the digital lock) - and Gateman G-Swipe Z10 does faithfully the locking and unlocking and maintain it's pristine look over years.

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We love this Gateman A20 digital door lock. The Gateman A20 - with it's attention to details - beats Milre, Epic, LogHome and Samsung digital locks hands down.

Even the 9V emergency battery terminal is nicely tucked in, to maintain the slim and elegant facade and to shield it from oxidation. 

​Interlock.com.sg/A20

Digital door locks in Singapore is slowly but surely moving into mainstream. One sign is the proliferation of suppliers and lock models. We start to see some of the third rate brands from Korea appearing in the Singapore market. Some of these will be re-branded under more traditional brands and will carry a higher price tag (after the re-branding). Some are contract manufactured and sources from the same manufacturer - so you will tend to see the same look and profile under different brands. Some are cheaply manufactured.

That said, we are always pleased with the Korean Gateman brand. They tend to focus on build quality. Take the Gateman J20-IH with the industry's monocoque rear body for extra strength and rigidity. You see this monocque body only in the higher priced Gateman Z10-IH and A20-IH models but it is now available in this entry model. So it may not have fingerprint (Z10-IH) or the best slim look (A20-IH) but it shares the same high quality rear body as the siblings. 

The J20-IH rear body is way far superior to the plastic-heavy body you find in the third rate Korean branded or OEM'ed locks. Did I mention this J20-IH also has the advanced programming mode (as with A20-IH and Z10-IH?). Check it out the price here:

Gateman J20-IH digital door lock

Only a few (perhaps no others) make digital locks like iRevo Gateman do. Despite years being the leading digital lock manufacturer in Korea, the company does not sit idle but continue to push the envelop around innovation and build quality.

Case in point: which other manufacturer make monocoque body ie. single piece like leading automobile makers for rigidity and strength against forced intrusion? Look at their internal frame below - a single piece! 

Budget
It is more expensive to put a digital lock on the metal gate (than a wood door) because additional effort and components are needed:

• effort and fixtures to mount the lock on the gate which is different case to case 
• metal enclosure to box up the rear of the digital lock to prevent access to the OPEN button located on the rear of digital lock 
• remote controller to unlock from inside the home (because the OPEN button is now inaccessible)

A metal gate digital lock solution is approximately SGD 600 all inclusive.  ​
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Platform:
By platform, we mean how do we go about putting a digital lock on the metal gate. 

• There is the proprietary metal gate lock (which is expensive and typically one version behind the mainstream due to inherently much lower sales volume). This is not the right approach in our opinion . We do not do this.
• There is the flexible platform relying on popular and high volume regular digital locks which inherently means lower price, more choice of recent lock models, plug/play/remove if needed - and allows you to retain the metal gate handle and lock should you decide to fallback to a non-digital solution

Our flexible and non proprietary approach translates to a cheaper price, ability to use the latest model,  and more importantly the ability to retain the existing gate handle and lock make better practical sense.

Quality/Bill of Materials:
Our prices for digital lock on metal gate reflects our focus on using proper materials and fit on the metal gate. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and in our case:

• ​Use of solid wood panel custom fitted to your metal gate lines - as opposed to cheaper metal sheets (that will rust) and even cheaper dark acrylic/perspex (that scratches easily and will even break if chipped at the right which looks bad . Solid wood custom fitted not only ensures it is rust and scratch proof, but also gives a natural textured look some will love on their gate. 
  
  Note: Our gate installations with solid wood front looks as new as it was first installed.
  
  
• Use of industry smallest rear enclosure specific to recent smaller footprint Gateman locks such as WF20 and Z10 ensures a small package overall when viewed from the inside. This is industry smallest in Singapore. Some customers informed us that is the reason they prefer to use our metal enclosure.
  
  Note: The enclosure is also double powder coated against rust using catalytic process to ensure an aesthetically pleasant, complete and evenly coated surface. 
  
  
• A wide choice of popular locks from iRevo/Gateman - a subsidiary of global Assa Abloy means you are not constrained by the singular model offered by some vendors. These Gateman locks are in high demand and you will also get the latest models and will not get locked in by vendors providing proprietary singular model. 
  
  Note: lock choices includes Gateman Z10, Gateman WF20, Gateman A20, Gateman J20, Gateman S10.
  
  
• An aesthetically modern remote controller that sits on the wall and is used to unlock the gate digital lock when you leave home. Note: additional / optional keyfob controller as portable as your car keyfob is also available

Sliding wood or aluminium/glass casement doors proves to be a challenge to most home owners and interior designers because the traditional digital lock bolt (the rectangular block of metal than comes out when locked) works only for swing open type door; for a sliding door, the bolt will - well just slide out from the hole.

This is where Gateman digital locks come in with their vertical clamp bolt style. When locked, it clamps onto the small strike placed on the other side, gripping the panels together very strongly.

You can choose pin, card and fingerprint Gateman digital lock for your next sliding wood or aluminium casement doors in Singapore. Only from Gateman, an iRevo brand, part of Assa Abloy group.

Reference: Gateman Z10, Gateman A20, Gateman J20 (pictures below)