Allegion India Private Limited, a leading provider of security products and solutions, has launched its engineering centre in Bangalore. The centre has two business divisions - Engineering Centre & Trading of Security Technologies business. Inaugurated by Todd Graves, Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Allegion, plc, the centre will commence designing and developing activities for a variety of safety and security products for both residential and commercial markets across India and the globe.

The India Engineering and Technology centre is at the forefront of innovation and development, supporting many of Allegion's global product lines. Products include automatic doors, electronic locks for commercial and residential applications, access control systems, and time and attendance systems.

"Allegion was built on a century of innovation in safety and security. Our investment in research and development capabilities in India demonstrates the creativity, skill and commitment of the team here in Bangalore," Graves said. "The type of engineering talent found here is not only in demand, but will be instrumental in pioneering the next century of innovation. Allegion has already invested more than $500,000 USD to fund the new facility, with an annual spend projected to be nearly $3.3M USD in the first year."

The centre, which currently has 80 employees, will design and develop various security and time management related products like biometric technologies, mechanical and electric locks, door knobs and levers, CCTVs, portable security products, cables, and software which analyses access systems. Other operations include research and development, design, and software customisation and conceptualisation.