Blinds & Shutters - Issue 2/2022

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MOTORISATION A new dawn arrives Louvolite has created something new Our industry is always looking to create something different, show an improvement and move the goal posts as it were. That in itself is fine, the industry should always look at ways of improving the products we offer, however this should really only be done when the change expands or improves the performance of a product or – in this instance – a family of products. For over 5 decades, Louvolite has been recognised as designer, manufacturer and supplier of first class products that are right first time and operate exactly as the customer wants the product to operate. Such products seldom need radical change as the designs have been considered often and changes have been minor but done to reflect changes in use or changes to products are operated by the systems. In the not too distant past, it seems that somebody decided that glass was cheaper than bricks and windows became wider and deeper, particularly in the commercial world where architects and designers seemed to fall in love with what you couldn’t see – glass. That in itself is fine, but as we all know, those glass facades have to be furnished and our industry is charged with this task. Whilst One Touch motorisation is the obvious and preferred choice to operate a large blind featuring a heavier fabric – heavier by fabric construction, physical size or both - the individual responsible for the purchase often doesn’t have the budget for the motorised item and chooses a manual system. Previously this could have created some concerns, as larger, heavier blinds of course require greater effort in order to raise them. In addition greater weight also results in greater stress on the overall operating system including the tube, where deflection can be an issue resulting in distortion to the shade itself. In order to help overcome this issue and, at the same time, extend the range of their industry respected System 40 roller blind operating system, Louvolite has designed its new planetary-geared control set. As the name suggests this unit uses gears of different sizes to reduce the physical force needed to raise heavier shades. Rather than having a 1:1 ratio where one metre pull of operation results in 1m of lift the new unit features a 1.5:1 ratio resulting in a reduction in the amount of effort required to raise the blind. Louvolite of course hasn’t stopped there – if you used its new planetary System 40 on a standard design tube, the extra weight would likely cause deflection which could in turn act against the operating unit reducing the performance. Louvolite has therefore introduced a new heavier gauge System 40 tube that has been designed specifically to operate with the new System 40 planetary geared control set. For those of you engaged with manufacturing and supplying larger, heavier blinds of this type, Louvolite believes its new system will make a world of difference. Using the combination of the Louvolite System 40 Planetary Gear control and the new heavy duty System 40 tube, blinds can be manufactured up to 3.2m wide and 6 kilos in weight. 48 Blinds & Shutters • ISSUE TWO 2022
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