Southco Refreshes Successful Hood Latch with New Ultra-Thin Design

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 22 April
2020 – Southco Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Southco Inc., a leading global
provider of engineered access solutions such as locks, latches, captive
fasteners, electronic access solutions and hinges/ positioning technology, has refreshed its successful line
of hood latches to accommodate
the space limitations of next-generation servers and data centers. The new and
improved HH Hood Latch features a thin profile, maintaining robust performance
with a form factor of just eight millimeters. The redesigned latch features an
easy-to-use pop-up handle for intuitive operation.

HH Hood Latch

Southco’s HH Hood Latch meets the requirements of
limited-space applications for the Data Center and Telecom industries, such as
new designs featuring added hard disks and expansion slots. The HH Hood Latch
offers a dual engagement hole mounting design, allowing for convenient
installation with pin allocation at either location. Additionally, the
appearance of the HH Hood Latch can be customized, allowing customers to choose
complementary colors that match their overall equipment design.

Global Product Manager Ike Teng adds, “The
redesigned HH Hood Latch extends the versatility of one of Southco’s most
successful products. The new and improved latch features a thin, low
profile deign that is ideal for servers and data centers requiring simple
operation in constrained spaces.”

About Southco

Southco, Inc. is the leading global designer and manufacturer of
engineered access solutions. From quality and performance to aesthetics and
ergonomics, we understand that first impressions are lasting impressions in
product design. For over 70 years, Southco has helped the world’s most
recognized brands create value for their customers with innovative access
solutions designed to enhance the touch points of their products in
transportation and industrial applications, medical equipment, data centers and
more. With unrivalled engineering resources, innovative products and a
dedicated global team, Southco delivers the broadest portfolio of premium
access solutions available to equipment designers throughout the world.

Southco Asia Limited

2401-2406, Tower 2, Ever Gain Plaza

88 Container Port Road, Kwai Chung

Hong Kong