SELVE: 'Two R+T Innovation Awards crown a successful fair'

The R+T could not have gone better for SELVE. "The customers enjoyed our revamped booth and so did we and it was great to finally meet in person again," says Managing Director Andreas Böck. In addition, the fair was awarded both gold and silver for SELVE at the R+T Innovation Awards in the category Drives and controls for roller shutters and blinds.

"We were tremendously pleased!" said Böck. "That our awning motor SE Breeze-com was awarded gold by the independent expert jury is confirmation of the path we have taken. Every new solution is the result of a team effort. It is about the successful interaction between the person with the idea and the team that develops it as well as the coordination with our subject specialists. Even the innovative SE Breeze-com, which provides wind protection for articulated awnings, was developed in close consultation with customers and tested by them beforehand." 

Gold for the SE Breeze-com, freewheeling awarded silver

At the R+T, SELVE offered a lot in the field of awnings, including the presentation of the powerful SE Breeze-com in operation. "Partly due to the Innovation Award, the motor was a highlight for many trade specialists," said Böck, "because high-quality articulated awnings deserve special protection, and the SE Breeze-com optimally protects against wind damage thanks to the integrated automatic wind detection." 

At the R+T, SELVE also presented the SEZ-NHK, with which motorized zipscreens can now also be used as escape routes. This is because with this drive they can also be opened manually with a hand crank. For reliable operation in an emergency, a new freewheel has also been developed that ensures that the element can only be turned upwards. SELVE also won an R+T Innovation Award for this freewheel. "The special thing about this innovation is that it is also suitable for all other installations with an emergency crank, such as our SEE-NHK shutter motor," Böck said. 

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Other innovations presented by SELVE at the R+T were also well received, says Head of Marketing Alexander Vogt. "The fair was positive across the board and visitors were able to try out all the new developments for themselves. For example, SI or SELVE Intelligence, the generation of quiet drives, made a big impression. Compared to standard motors, the new SI Pro-com is considerably quieter. In addition, it can actively reduce speed to further reduce noise levels. The motor will be introduced in the course of this year. We will then also offer an SIZ-com, a quiet drive especially for zipscreens. The new solar drive SE Solar-com with solar panel and battery for roller shutters was also well received." 

SELVE also presented innovations and product improvements in the field of control at the R+T. The bi-directional, wireless commeo range has been supplemented by receivers for specific applications, such as controlling various electrical appliances or garage door motors. Also new is the central multi-channel wall transmitter commeo Wall Send 5. "The new design of the commeo handheld transmitters is modern, functional and sleek and reminiscent of trendy multimedia remote controls," said Vogt. "Customers appreciated being able to choose between the classic and the new design of the hand transmitter." For the emergency control system MAN Rescue, which allows motorized roller shutters to be opened in an emergency, SELVE designed a new handle to also lift heavier roller shutters in seconds.

Added value for the customer

"We have done our homework and invested a lot of time and effort to offer our customers suitable solutions and interesting features," concludes Andreas Böck. "In demanding times, it is important to focus on product and customer benefits to convince end customers. Energy efficiency, living comfort, quality of life and safety remain topical issues and future-oriented sun protection solutions offer many opportunities for end users."