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OpenTech Alliance completes SAM Systems acquisition, opens TapLock orders
The Phoenix self-storage technology firm closed its purchase of the Netherlands lock maker on Nov. 4 and moved the first TapLock rollouts up to mid-December.
Nov 10, 2026
Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance has completed its purchase of SAM Systems B.V., a Netherlands company that makes smart locks for self-storage facilities, and is now taking orders for the lock worldwide, the company said in a press release.
The deal closed Nov. 4, following a letter of intent announced in August. OpenTech, a self-storage technology firm with headquarters at 2101 W. Peoria Avenue, Suite 100, in Phoenix, according to its website, is branding the product as INSOMNIAC TapLock.
The company said it moved the planned rollout up from the first quarter of 2027 to mid-December 2026. It is accepting orders from self-storage operators now and expects the first customer deployments before the end of the year.
TapLock uses near-field communication, or NFC, so renters can unlock a storage unit by tapping a smartphone, OpenTech said. Tenants can use the company’s Storage Genie app, or operators can add OpenTech’s software development kit to their own apps. The company said the lock uses “active NFC” intended to open almost immediately and does not require a new sitewide network, which it said can lower installation cost and complexity.
The lock is priced at $100, and OpenTech said service fees apply only when a unit is rented. The company also said it will offer other payment structures, including bundling service fees into the upfront price or a pay-as-you-go option with no upfront lock cost.
“SAM Systems was founded by a self storage owner, so it’s no shocker that TapLock is affordable, easy to install and has a service fee that only applies when a unit is occupied. We felt everything about the lock was innovative, and we knew we had to have it,” Robert A. Chiti, chief executive of OpenTech Alliance, said in the announcement. “People are already used to tapping their phones to pay at the pump, shop and go about their day. It’s only natural that tenants increasingly expect that same convenience in accessing storage units.”
OpenTech said TapLock will work with its existing IoE Control Center, alongside its other INSOMNIAC access-control and lock products. More information is on the company’s electronic locking solutions page.