About Minatronics
Unmatched Experience
Minatronics Corporation has been the recognized leader in computer protection since 1986 when it first invented the LightGard Fiber Optic Security System. LightGard’s Pioneering users were Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, to protect the college-owned personal computers and science labs as well as all kinds of other equipment located on campus.
Since 1986 Carnegie Mellon University has had thousands of pieces of equipment protected by the LightGard Fiber Optic Security Systems. Now the LightGard Fiber Optic Security Systems are being used internationally by hundreds of leading Colleges and Universities throughout the USA and Canada and are protecting over one million computers and scientific equipment as well as all types of peripheral equipment.
The Invention
Like many great inventions, our fiber optics systems were born of necessity. The highly versatile system which protects computers 24 hours a day even as they are being used, is also being used to protect microscopes, drums of nuclear material, outboard motors on boats, Banzai and Palm Trees, musical instruments, bicycles, golf carts, jet skis, guns, outboard motors, propane tanks and any other valuable item that can be secured with the 1/8 inch diameter Plastic Fiber Optic Cable.
Can be used in Explosive and Chlorinated as well as Nuclear Radiation Environments.
Minatronics Corporation now has received 10 LightGard related US Patents and has yet another one pending.
Endorsed by Security Professionals
LightGard has been proven in the college and university environment, starting at Carnegie Mellon University, and then spreading all over the United States.
Here, the Computer Labs Manager and the Chief of Police at Carnegie Mellon University weigh in on some of the advantages of the LightGard Fiber Optic Security System.
Ease of installation, quick and accurate reporting of security breeches, and maintenance flexibility make LightGard the first choice for security professionals not only in high schools and universities, but anywhere expensive or vital equipment needs to be protected.
Security Threats on Campus
Computers and all sorts of scientific equipment are frequently items that are easy for a thief to steal since if unprotected they can be stolen and carried across campus, even during the day, inside a typical knapsack/bookbag. However, it is very easy to protect vulnerable equipment with a relatively inexpensive LightGard Security System which is not only far less expensive than staffing an area with personnel, but also does not require lunch breaks, bathroom breaks, vacation or sick leave and scheduling is not a problem. It can be active 24 hours a day 7 days a week for multiple years even as students and faculty are using the protected equipment.
And with the new LightGard WIFI, you don’t need an expensive conventional alarm system control panel, AC power, phone line or anything but a local WIFI coverage, and the LightGard WIFI unit will report theft attempts by immediately texting designated mobile phone numbers.