Lock Your World

What Lock Your World does

Lock Your World GmbH & Co. KG is a German security technology company founded in 2011, headquartered in Bad Orb, that develops and markets pylocx, a patented electronic locking system designed for critical infrastructure, banking, logistics, and industrial applications. The system's defining technical innovation is the pyKey — a mobile, PIN-protected keypad that simultaneously transfers power and data to lock components through a patented three-pole contact interface, enabling offline, battery-free operation with no internet connectivity at the lock component. The architecture eliminates the cybersecurity attack surface of internet-connected electronic locks and removes battery maintenance cycles. The technology is complemented by the pyware software suite (pyware, pywareS, pywareU, pyconnect) for centralized administration of authorization, one-time code generation, multi-database hierarchy management, and integration with customer order/ticket systems.

The company sells a hardware-software-services bundle primarily through direct enterprise field sales, with a consultative approach including personal consulting, workshops, pilot runs, installation, training, and certified technician programs. Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time hardware sales of pylocx components (electronic cylinders, tube safes, high-security locks for ATMs, key depots, safety boxes, profile cylinders, and mobile containers), software licensing of pyware modules, and recurring professional services for consulting, installation, retrofitting, training, and certification. Pricing is non-public and quoted on request, with net ex-works pricing and payment due within 8 days of invoice. Distribution is supplemented by OEM integration with bwh Koffermanufaktur (mobile container manufacturing) and technology partnerships (Kruse for key depots).

Following a February 2024 acquisition by Steinbach & Vollmann GmbH (STUV) via a transferring restructuring (übertragende Sanierung), Lock Your World operates as the Digital Solutions business unit of STUV. Named enterprise customers include Commerzbank AG, Frankfurter Sparkasse von 1822, DB Systel GmbH, STEAG Energy Services GmbH, Knürr Outdoor Solutions, Apprich Secur GmbH, and BWSG Wohnen und Bauen Gesellschaft mbH Wien. The company holds VdS certification, EN1300 Class 2/3 (B/C) certification for high-security locks, IP65 rating, ATA certification for air cargo containers, and BSI-certified one-time code concept, and its systems are deployed at classified security sites (Geheimschutzstandorten) in Germany.

Name

Lock Your World

Legal name

Lock Your World GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://lockyourworld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lock Your World (founded 2011, Bad Orb, Germany) develops pylocx, a patented battery-free, offline electronic locking system using a pyKey contact-based power and data transfer device, serving critical infrastructure, banking, logistics, and industrial enterprise customers. Now operates as a subsidiary of Steinbach & Vollmann GmbH following a 2024 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Locking Systems

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Smart Lock Hardware (Keypad, Keyless, Biometric, Connected) (HSAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Lock Software Platforms & Mobile Apps (Access Control SaaS) (HSAHAEAG), POS Security, Encryption & Key Management (P2PE, HSM, Key Injection) (FSAMADAK)

Keywords

• Electronic locking systems
• Access control solutions
• Key management systems
• Secure transport chains
• Critical infrastructure security

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Orb

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales — pylocx Lock Components: Sale of proprietary pylocx hardware products including the pyKey mobile keypad, contact points, electronic knob sets, tube safes, furniture/invisible safes, high-security locks for ATMs and value containers, profile cylinder systems, key depots/cabinets, safety boxes, trolleys, and sky boxes. Components are sold as one-time purchases with no recurring hardware costs due to the maintenance-free, battery-free design.
2. Software Licensing — pyware Modules: Licensing of pyware, pywareS, pywareU, and pyconnect software modules for central administration of pylocx systems. The software manages one-time code generation, lock authorisation, database hierarchy, and integration with customer order/ticket systems. pyware anywhere offers virtualised database hosting.
3. Professional Services & Training: Consulting, rollout planning, installation, setup, database installation, administrator/operator instruction, on-site user training, webinars, remote maintenance, and certification programs. Services also include retrofitting, integration, and ongoing support contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lock Your World sells the pylocx electronic locking system — a patented, maintenance-free, battery-free, and offline locking architecture in which the pyKey mobile keypad delivers power and authorization data to lock components via a three-pole magnetic contact point. The offering includes electronic profile cylinders, tube safes, invisible furniture safes, VdS-certified high-security locks for ATMs, key depots, mobile safety boxes/trolleys/Sky Boxes, and the pyware central administration software for one-time code generation, with consulting, installation, training, and certification services.

Product overview

Lock Your World offers pylocx, a comprehensive electronic locking ecosystem consisting of the core pylocx platform, pyKey handheld devices (standard and NFC smart variants), hardware products including profile cylinders, tube safes, furniture safes, high-security locks for ATMs, safety boxes/trolleys, key depots, and control modules/G-box systems. The software suite includes pyware (administration), pywareS (decentralized configuration), pywareU (databank organization), and pyconnect (automated code generation). Services cover consulting, installation, training, and certification. All products share the common architecture of battery-free, offline operation with power supplied by pyKey on contact, managed centrally through the pyware platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• pylocx: Patented maintenance-free electronic locking system operated via pyKey mobile keypad. Components are offline, battery-free, and immune to internet attacks. Includes various lock types (tube safe, profile cylinder, furniture safe, key depot, safety boxes) and software modules (pyware, pywareS, pywareU, pyconnect). VdS-certified and BSI-certified one-time code concept. Made in Germany.
• pyKey

Products and services

• pylocx electronic locking system Patented maintenance-free, battery-free, offline electronic locking system operated via pyKey mobile keypad with digitised authorisation procedure. Powers and data are transferred on contact between pyKey and the lock's magnetic contact point. Made in Germany.
• pyKey (standard mobile keypad) PIN-code protected mobile keypad that transfers data and power to locking components upon contact with the magnetic contact point. Provides up to 1,000 openings per charge and operates from -40°C to +65°C. Eliminates key management by enabling one-time code authorisation.
• pyKey NFC smart NFC-enabled version of pyKey that receives one-time codes automatically from an authorised smartphone, eliminating manual PIN code entry. Accelerates the opening process by automatic code transfer.
• Contact point / NFC Smart Contact point Magnetic contact point where pyKey attaches to transfer data and power. Vandalism-proof stainless steel cover with encoded data transfer. NFC Smart variant (PL2131) works with smartphones.
• pylocx profile cylinder-locking system (PL6000) Electronic knob set with Euro-profile cylinder featuring retractable outside knob for high vandalism protection. IP65 rated, fire-door approved up to T90, suitable for high-security areas and private households.
• pylocx tube safe / key safe Vandalism-proof and weather-resistant electronic tube safe with metal cylinder and electronic slide-in module. Operating temperature range from -40°C to +65°C, available with optional reed contact for removal monitoring.
• pylocx furniture safe / invisible safe VdS-certified invisible safe installed via core drilling in walls, concealed behind a magnetic cover. Models available in lengths 185mm, 255mm, and 275mm for different wall thicknesses.
• pylocx high security lock for secure deposit units Certified for class 2 and 3 / B and C according to EN1300, designed for ATMs and cash devices. Supports one-time code procedure with optional dual control and alarm system integration via G-box.
• pylocx Safety Box / Sky Box / Trolley Robust mobile containers including Safety Box (PL8011), Safety Trolley (PL8021), and Sky Box (PL8031) with ATA certification for air cargo. Sky Box carries up to 4,000 kg with temperature resistance from -40°C to +80°C. Manufactured in Germany via OEM partnership with bwh Koffermanufaktur.
• pylocx key depot / key cabinet Key storage solutions with optional removal and return monitoring. PL4101 key depot and PL4106 key cabinet for managing large numbers of object and vehicle keys, manufactured by partner Kruse in stainless steel.
• G-box system / Control module Control modules (PL201x for class 2, PL301x for class 3) and G-box systems for operating alarm systems, electronic devices, and motor locks. Includes alarm system activation/deactivation and blocking functions.
• pyware software suite Centralised administration software for pylocx components including pyware (lock authorisation management), pywareS (decentralised configuration service tool), pywareU (databank organisation), and pyconnect (automated one-time code generation interface). Includes pyware anywhere for virtualised database hosting.
• Services & Training Consulting, rollout planning, installation, setup, database installation, administrator instruction, retrofitting, on-site user instruction, support service, hotline, webinars, and technician certification programmes for pylocx deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero maintenance, zero battery waste, zero CO2 emissions from locking system operation since 2011
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ENFIT (International Association Supply Chain Safety)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENFIT is the International Association for Supply Chain Safety covering logistics, transport, container, bulk, IBC loading/unloading. Lock Your World is a member, leveraging the association for industry networking and supply chain security standards development.
• BDSW (Bundesverband der Sicherheitswirtschaft)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Federal Association of the Security Industry with approximately 234,000 employees. Lock Your World is a member, using the association for industry representation and networking in the security sector.
• BMWL (Bundesverband deutscher Werte-Logistiker e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Association of German Value Logistics Companies. BMWL bundles the interests of medium-sized value logistics companies and represents them vis-à-vis customers. Lock Your World participates as a member supporting value logistics security standards.
• GS1 GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGS1 Germany Solution Provider membership. GS1 standards apply worldwide for product identification and supply chain data. Lock Your World implements GS1 standards in its pylocx logistics and transport chain solutions.
• BHE (Bundesverband Sicherheitstechnik e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for safety technology with around 890 member companies. BHE represents security technology manufacturers and integrators in Germany. Lock Your World participates as a member in the security technology ecosystem.
• BVMS (Bundesverband mittelständischer Sicherheitsunternehmen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Association of Mid-Size Security Companies. The association only accepts companies with fewer than 1,000 employees. Lock Your World is a member of this mid-market security industry network.
• K-EINBRUCH (Burglary Protection Works)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative to combat rising domestic burglaries in Germany since 2009. Supported by police crime prevention authorities. Lock Your World participates to promote its private household security solutions (invisible safe, electronic lock).
• Wirtschaftsclub Rhein-Main e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness club founded in 1950 by dynamic entrepreneurs and business leaders. Known for awarding the 'Innovation Award of the German Economy' (First Innovation Award of the World®). Lock Your World participates for regional business networking.
• bwh KoffermanufakturcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSystem supplier for custom container solutions. bwh Koffermanufaktur manufactures pylocx-integrated safety boxes, suitcases, trolleys, and sky boxes. All container products are made in Germany. The partnership enables Lock Your World to offer complete mobile security solutions without in-house manufacturing of containers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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