Robert Kershaw

Managing Director, Magnet Schultz Ltd.

Robert Kershaw is Managing Director of Magnet Schultz Ltd (MSL), a world leader in the design and development of special-purpose electric locking & holding mechanisms and electromagnet subassemblies. Rob has held the post since January 2019 having previously been Sales Director, Business Development Manager and Business Development Engineer prior to that in a tenure at MSL that spans almost 32 years. Rob holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Engineering from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Articles by Robert Kershaw

Moving to sophisticated electric locking

In part one of this feature, we introduced the shotbolt – a solenoid actuator – as the workhorse at the heart of most straightforward electric locking systems. Shotbolts remain at the core...

Electric locking: more than meets the eye

Electric locking is among the most ubiquitous examples of everyday security. Yet the complexity of electric locks and the advanced technologies deployed to provide simple, dependable and, for the most...

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