Andersen Corporation and Honeywell Collaborate to Create “Smarter” Windows and Doors

November 10, 2011

Embedded Wireless Sensors Tell Security Systems if Doors and Windows are Unlocked BAYPORT, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Corporation and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) are collaborating to provide a first-of-its-kind system that allows security alarms to alert homeowners if their windows or doors are unlocked. The VeriLock™ sensor technology embeds Honeywell’s widely used 5800-series of wireless sensors inside the locking mechanisms of a select group of Eagle® windows and doors. Similar technology can only detect if a window or door is open or closed. VeriLock sensors are the first that can detect whether they are actually locked or unlocked, in addition to open or closed.

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