Fremont, CA / ACCESSWIRE / Jul 14, 2014 / LockDowel Corporation, a leading innovator for hardware fasteners, today announced its new snap lock fasteners have been selected by Regency Corporation for its legacy Sandia and Harmony office furniture product lines. LockDowels’ new snap lock fastener system will provide stronger furniture joints, easy snap lock assembly, and the elimination of screws, glue, nails and cam locks. Sandia office products are available now for online purchase at http://www.regencyof.com/products/laminate-case-good-collections/sandia-collection/. The Harmony product line will be available for online purchase later this year.
“Regency was introduced to Lockdowel’s technology by a large office supply retailer and we’re very excited about our Sandia and Harmony lines incorporating this snap lock technology,” said Skip Summerville, President of Regency. “We believe Lockdowel’s fastener technology will revolutionize the RTA industry in both efficiency of assembly and overall quality. We look forward to expanding our relationship with Lockdowel and to the many applications where this new technology can add value.”
Lockdowel’s pre-installed hardware gives installers the ability to quickly snap lock furniture with minimal need of instruction manuals and no requirement for tools. Once installed, Lockdowel’s new fasteners give ready to assemble furniture the look and quality of casegoods, having no visible hardware, no missing parts and strong, sturdy joints that don’t loosen over time.
Lockdowel fasteners have successfully reached pull strengths that range from 120 to more than 200 pounds. Assembly time in most all cases has been reduced by 80 percent while some have reached almost 90 percent.
“Lockdowel is very excited to work with Regency and their office furniture product lines,” said Fred Koelling, LockDowel CEO. “Regency is known by big box retailers and large office supply retailers as a company that produces quality, innovative, functional furniture solutions. “We are honored that the company has chosen our technology to be included in their product offering and believe that together, we can provide consumers with efficient and strongassembly solutions.”
For more information visit http://www.lockdowel.com or contact the company directly at 650-477-7112.
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About the Lock Dowel Company
The Lock Dowel Company was founded in 2005 to produce and market a new line of "plug in" surf fins. In 2006 the company filed additional patent applications for a novel athletic shoe cleat system using the company's core intellectual property in it's design. It was recognized that the same technology could significantly improve the methods used to assemble and connect furniture with greater simplicity and tremendous joint strength for use in the furniture market. The company continues to develop new connection technologies for many targeted industries where it is believed the technology can add value by increasing functionality and reducing assembly costs.