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Oklahomas Imperial Upgrades Micromarket Health Locks To Include Remote Monitoring

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- TriTeq Lock & Security LLC, a provider of electronic locks and monitoring technology for vending and micromarkets, announced that it has expanded its agreement with Tulsa, OK-based Imperial to include remote monitoring capability for its micromarket locks. Imperial has been deploying the TriTeq Series 2000 FreshIQ Health Timer Locks across its micromarket-based fresh food coolers and freezers for the past several years. The health timer lock continually monitors...

March 13, 2018

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- TriTeq Lock & Security LLC, a provider of electronic locks and monitoring technology for vending and micromarkets, announced that it has expanded its agreement with Tulsa, OK-based Imperial to include remote monitoring capability for its micromarket locks.

Imperial has been deploying the TriTeq Series 2000 FreshIQ Health Timer Locks across its micromarket-based fresh food coolers and freezers for the past several years.  The health timer lock continually monitors the temperature and the power source to the cooler. A function of time and over-temperature or a power outage will cause the cooler/freezer to lock and prevent the consumer from accessing product that is potentially unsafe.

Available for both single and double door models, the NAMA-certified and NSF compliant FreshIQ lock can retrofit the following cooler and freezer manufacturers: Habco, Imbera, Liebherr, MinusForty, Mimet, Royal, QBD, True, Pro-Cool and FrigoGlass.

In 2017, added the FreshTraq temperature-monitoring system with remote lock and unlock, which continuously monitors refrigeration equipment and allows operators to control their entire operation remotely.

"The ability to see the temperature of refrigeration and the status of components is a huge advantage," said Imperial Vending chief technology officer Craig Hunt. "We had a new client that was experiencing refrigeration issues during the busiest morning hours. We looked at the site history on the TriTeq portal and noticed that the door remained open much of the time, resulting in temperature spikes and a locked door. A service person was dispatched to realign the door.  We remotely diagnosed the problem and quickly solved a thorny issue with a new client."

Imperial, provides vending, micromarkets, office coffee service, catering and corporate dining, and has more than 600 employees throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.