E.ON secures infrastructure with IKON-brand electronic master key system

Steckbrief:

• Object: E.ON SE, Essen
• Branch: Electric utility company
• Employees: approx. 79,000
• ASSA ABLOY components: eCLIQ master key system from the IKON brand

Challenge:

Reducing fossil fuels, expanding renewable energy sources – the fundamental transformation to environmentally compatible, digitalised energy supply is underway. What this means for a large energy company like E.ON is: The number of technical systems is growing and growing. The network of buildings, stations and lines is becoming larger and reaching further. At the same time, the requirements for site security technology are becoming stricter.

Solution:

With eCLIQ, E.ON has chosen a locking system that is ideally suited to network operators. It is based on a scalable offline system of wireless locking cylinders and electronic keys. Installing it on a door only requires the cylinder to be replaced. The wide range of cylinder types is considered a particular advantage, since it allows not only a wide variety of doors, but also smaller objects such as lockers and furniture or switchable locks, such as those in machines and vehicles, to be integrated into the system.

Thanks to its flexible structure and simple management, the master key system effortlessly adapts to the heavy and permanent changes caused by digitalisation and the energy revolution. At the same time, it meets E.ON’s defined mechanical and electronic security requirements. These include the possibility of blocking keys, logging locking operations and access restrictions based on time and place, depending on the user’s role and profile.

The central solution with the eCLIQ locking system now allows every E.ON subsidiary to replace its previous locking technology effortlessly.