Detex History
Detex enters the builders hardware field, introducing products designed primarily for providing safe egress from and controlled access into industrial, commercial, institutional and educational buildings.
Construction on the Detex facility in New Braunfels is completed and operations in Texas begins.
Detex acquired F Systems in 1993. This acquisition expanded the ability of both companies to offer integrated security solutions to the safety and security requirements in the markets we serve.
Detex introduced the Advantex exit devices to the market in 1999. These products opened new market opportunities for Detex Corporation as we entered the new millennium.
In February 2008, Detex Corporation entered into an OEM agreement with Lockman Peck, LLC to sell a Detex branded, low energy, heavy duty automatic door operator named the AO19 Series. In 2009, Detex fully acquired the line.
2011 marked the end of an era when Detex discontinued the manufacture of the mechanical watchclock. Support would continue for another 10 years.
Detex discontinued electronic guard tour products. This ended a century of service in the guard tour/security watchman industry.
Detex celebrated 100 years of business on June 4, 2023.
The first phase of construction was completed. This phase renovated the office and expanded the factory floor space. Overall, Detex more than doubled production space.