Abloy

	Abloy
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Name	Abloy
Headquarters	Finland
Founded	1907
Founder(s)	Emil Henriksson
	Products
	Padlocks, Lock cylinders, Electronic locks

Abloy is a Finnish lock manufacturer that produces medium and high security padlocks, lock cylinders, and electronic locks. Abloy is one of the most well-known high-security lock manufacturers around the world. They are best known for their disc-detainer lock designs. Abloy products are widely used in padlocks, vending machines, and many high-security installations. The Abloy CY436T key-in-knob cylinder with Protec2 key system is UL 437 listed.^[1]

History

Abloy was founded in 1907 by Emil Henriksson of Helsinki, Finland. In the same year Henriksson designed the first disc-detainer lock. Industrial production of Abloy locks began in 1918. ^[2]

In 1994, Abloy was purchased by ASSA AB to form ASSA-Abloy.