TESA locks are identical with locks "Azbe", but with better technical characteristics: durability, perseverance and designed for use on doors weighing up to 200 kg.
TESA cylinder mechanisms are much superior to their "relatives" in similar market segments. But unlike the latter they have mushroom pins, but sawtoothed pins, which dramatically increases breachproofness of the mechanism in a whole. As a result, "safecrackers" respect TESA as a worthy opponent!
TESA is the only Spanish manufacturer of locks, which have not moved the production capacities to China (as opposed to companies "Azbe" and "MCM", which are much inferior in quality, but have the same price). In addition, cylindrical machines have the highest resistance to jimmy opening and drilling. TESA locks have protection against pulling the rotor, the control pin and other proprietary "tricks"!
New modifications of the cylinders with 5th and 6th (higher than European standards) level of secrecy, similar cylinder mechanisms "KABA" and "EVVA". Meanwhile these TESA products have six keys in the factory version. Prices for TESA cylinders are 20-30% below the prices of their competitors ("ISEO", "MAUER" etc.).
TESA manufacturing capacities have been based in Irun since 1941. TESA is the leader among lock-manufacturing companies in Spain: "MCM", "Azbe", "AMIG". All TESA products are produced entirely in Spain and that all appropriate European standards.