Takshay Bansal shares how the brand is redefining smart access solutions by seamlessly integrating advanced digital locking technologies with refined design. With a focus on customisation, intelligent security features, and multi-layered access ecosystems, he highlights how evolving user needs are shaping smarter residential and commercial spaces. He also offers insights into the brand’s latest innovations and what visitors experienced at Smart Home Expo 2026.
Could you provide an overview of the range of digital and smart access solutions offered by Dorset?
Built on a legacy of over three decades, Dorset brings deep expertise into the world of digital and smart access solutions, designed to deliver a seamless blend of security, convenience, and modern technology. Our portfolio includes a comprehensive range of digital door locks and smart access systems tailored for residential, hospitality, and commercial applications.
We offer an extensive variety of access modes, including Face Recognition, Palm Vein recognition, Fingerprint Recognition, PIN Access, RFID cards, mobile-based access, and mechanical override, ensuring maximum flexibility, advanced security, and user convenience across use cases. Features like integrated video surveillance, Google Assistant, Alexa, Wi Fi enabled, and Smart Watch integration.
Our solutions are designed to cater to diverse door applications, including wooden and glass doors, with offerings across rim locks, mortise locks, advanced push-pull systems and digital furniture locking systems for drawer and wardrobes. These options not only enhance ease of use but also elevate the overall design language of the space, helping with the Home Automation requirements.
A key focus for us is the integration of aesthetics with performance. Our latest innovations bring a fusion of design and technology, making security a seamless and non-negotiable part of modern interiors. With customisable elements and thoughtfully designed accessories, our solutions go beyond functionality to become an integral part of the space.
At Dorset, we continuously evolve our portfolio by experimenting with the latest technologies and features, ensuring that our solutions not only meet but anticipate the growing demands of smarter, safer, and more design-conscious environments.
How is Dorset shaping the next generation of digital access solutions through its latest innovations?
Dorset is shaping the next generation of digital access solutions by focusing on the convergence of technology, design, and adaptability. Our latest innovations are not just about adding features, but about rethinking how users interact with security in their everyday spaces.
With solutions like F-LUX, we are introducing a new perspective, where digital locks are no longer standardised products but customisable elements of a space. By allowing flexibility in conventional metal handles, finishes, and formats, we are making design an integral part of security rather than an afterthought.
At the same time, we continue to strengthen the core of our solutions with advanced access modes such as Palm vein recognition, Face Recognition, fingerprint, PIN, RFID, mobile connectivity, and emerging technologies, supported by intelligent features like dual authentication, intrusion alerts, and seamless user management.
Our approach is future-focused, building solutions that are intuitive, scalable, and ready to integrate into evolving smart environments, while maintaining the reliability and robustness that Dorset is known for.
What new product ranges did you launch at Smart Home Expo 2026? Apart from the new launches, which other product ranges did you showcase at Smart Home Expo 2026?
Every edition of Smart Home Expo has been an opportunity for Dorset to showcase innovation and this year was no different. At Smart Home Expo 2026, we brought our latest advancements in security solutions, continuing our commitment to smarter, more connected living.
At Smart Home Expo 2026, while we introduced new advancements in our digital locking portfolio, F-LUX & Lodging Systems were a key highlight of our showcase, reflecting Dorset’s vision for the future of smart and customisable living.
F-LUX stands out as the world’s first fully customisable digital lock, allowing users to choose from a range of handles and finishes to seamlessly match their interiors. It is equipped with advanced access modes such as 360° fingerprint recognition, Bluetooth-enabled mobile access, and mechanical key override, ensuring both convenience and reliability. In addition, features like lift-to-lock functionality, universal handed operation, emergency exit, and app-based administrative control make it a highly intuitive and user-friendly solution designed for modern lifestyles.
Alongside this, our Lodging System is designed for hospitality environments, enabling secure and seamless room access through electronic hotel locks. With features like audit trails, emergency access, and support for MiFare cards, it ensures efficient, secure, and scalable access management for hotels and managed spaces.
In addition to these highlights, we showcased our comprehensive range of digital door locks, mortise-based smart solutions, and architectural hardware, presenting a complete ecosystem for smarter and safer spaces.
What is Dorset’s vision for creating a cohesive and intelligent access ecosystem across residential and commercial spaces?
Dorset’s vision is to move beyond standalone products and build a connected access ecosystem, one that seamlessly brings together security, convenience, and control.
We aim to integrate multiple layers of access, from main door entry to internal spaces, through a unified approach that combines digital locks, architectural hardware, and smart access solutions. This ensures consistency in performance as well as a seamless user experience across residential and commercial environments.
A key focus is on interoperability and user-centric design, enabling solutions to adapt effortlessly across varied use cases, whether homes, workplaces, or specialised environments like hospitality. Our entry into lodging systems for hotels and managed spaces is a step in this direction, allowing for more efficient, secure, and scalable access management.
Supporting this ecosystem is Dorset’s strong nationwide service network of 258 trained professionals, ensuring timely assistance, reliable after-sales support, and a consistently smooth experience for users.
Ultimately, Dorset is working towards creating environments where security is not just present, but intelligently integrated, effortless, and aligned with evolving user needs.
Dorset has been associated with Smart Home Expo for several editions. Could you share your experience and your views on how platforms like Smart Home Expo contribute to the growth and awareness of the smart home industry?
Dorset’s continued association with Smart Home Expo has been both enriching and impactful. The platform brings together key stakeholders, i.e. Home Automation Integrators, Architects, Interior Designers, Space planners, etc., from across the smart home ecosystem, creating opportunities for meaningful engagement and knowledge exchange.
Events like these play a vital role in increasing awareness about evolving technologies and their practical applications. They also help bridge the gap between innovation and implementation by enabling direct interaction between brands, industry professionals, and end users.
For Dorset, it is an opportunity to showcase our advancements, understand market needs, and contribute to the growing adoption of smart and secure living solutions in India.
