
The challenge
To design a self-locking lock existing in an electric and manual version that was vandal and burglar proof.
The solution
My initial conviction was that I should find an off-the-shelf solution. After numerous tests with several types of existing locks, however, I had to conclude that an (affordable) solution did not exist. Together with the customer, we decided to make our own design.
Electric Lock connected to the internet
After just a month, I finalized the mock-up test and, 2 months later, I was already testing the first prototypes, which endured successfully a test of 30,000 actuations. A month later, the first series were running. The locks are now used in bike shelters in Brussels and are an important part of the growth strategy of Velo-Boxx.