The entrepreneur invented a high-tech security device that has now gone national.

With a billion dollars worth of equipment stolen from construction sites around the country each year, Dan Wolfe of Highland saw a need.

The entrepreneur invented a high-tech security device that has now gone national.

The DeWALT tool company purchased the idea from Wolfe two years ago and it’s now debuting on the market, Wolfe said. From a pencil box-shaped black plastic container it has evolved into a sleek, hand-sized model called MobileLock.

Though the device was designed to prevent theft and vandalism at construction sites, it can be used for a variety of other purposes, Wolfe said.

“A billion dollars worth of materials and equipment are stolen from construction sites each year,” he said. “I saw the need because I was in the business,” Wolfe said.

The MobileLock is a box that contains a GPS unit, cell phone and several infrared sensors to detect motion. It can be programmed from a cell phone or computer with definite times and sensors to recognize an intrusion.
The device’s GPS locating ability works even in most indoor spaces, and the alarm can contact up to three people by phone or e-mail, according to a statement on www.DeWALT.com. The device also has built-in sensors for vibration and temperature and is weatherproof, impact resistant and heat resistant.

Herald Extra