Rofu 2960 Electromechanical Mortise Lock

The Rofu 2960 is an electromechanical mortise lock built for access-controlled openings where a standard mortise lock or a shear magnetic lock won't fit the application. Its niche is in-jamb or header installation, which makes it a practical answer for single or double-acting doors that need electric locking but don't suit conventional hardware. Rofu manufactures electric strikes, electromagnetic locks, and access control hardware, and the 2960 is its electromechanical mortise option for lighter-duty commercial doors that tie into a card reader, keypad, or building access system. It runs on 12 or 24 VDC and is field-selectable between fail safe and fail secure, so one unit covers either lock behavior depending on how you wire and set it.

What the Rofu 2960 does and where it fits

The value of this lock is application fit, not raw strength. On a double-acting door, or a frame where there's no room for a traditional mortise lock or where a shear lock isn't compatible, the 2960 mounts in the jamb or header and provides electric control of the opening. Energize or de-energize it, depending on your fail mode, and the lock secures or releases.

Because it's field-selectable, you choose the behavior at install. Fail safe means the lock releases on power loss, which suits egress-driven and fire-code openings where the door must be free when power drops. Fail secure means it stays locked on power loss, for secured areas where an outage should never leave the door open. Wiring it correctly to your access control or fire system is the part to plan, because the fail mode is a code and security decision per opening, not a default.

Rofu 2960 specifications

• Type: Electromechanical mortise lock for access control.

• Voltage: 12 or 24 VDC, field-selectable.

• Fail mode: Field-selectable fail safe or fail secure.

• Application: In-jamb or header installation. Suited to single or double-acting doors, and to openings where shear locks or standard mortise locks won't work.

• Duty: Entry-level electromechanical mortise option for lighter-duty commercial openings.

• Integration: Works with access control systems, keypads, card readers, and remote release.

• Manufacturer: Rofu (CDVI group), a maker of electric strikes, maglocks, and access control hardware.

Why choose the Rofu 2960

Honest positioning matters here, so here's the straight version: the 2960 is not a heavy-duty Grade 1 institutional mortise lock, and it isn't trying to be. It's a cost-effective electromechanical solution for a specific problem, an opening that needs electric locking but can't take a conventional mortise lock or a shear mag. For double-acting doors and tight jamb or header installs, that flexibility is exactly why integrators reach for it. If your opening is a standard single-swing door that can accept a full Grade 1 electrified mortise lock, you may be better served by a heavier platform, and we can point you to one. But for the in-jamb and header applications the 2960 is designed for, it's a clean, affordable fit.

The field-selectable fail mode is the other practical advantage, because it means you stock and spec one unit instead of separate fail safe and fail secure SKUs, and you set the behavior to match each door at install.

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