New remote control products

12v ShadeSlider™ Bottom-up Window Blind & Skylight Shade

Our ShadeSlider™ skylight, door & bottom-up shade motor kit is also now available. It's good for blackout blinds too, and available with Z-Wave control.

12v Electric Window & Skylight Opener

Here's an unobtrusive 12 volt electric window opener for controlling windows, skylights, vents, and any other item you would like to move with a motorized actuator. It can be controlled by a simple switch, or with our optional remote controls.

The linear chain actuator pushes straight out from the fixed housing which lines up unobtrusively with your window frame, fastened in place with mounting screws. Attach the end of the chain actuator to the window with two screws and you're done!

You've seen how handy our window blind and shade systems are, now you can use the same safe, low voltage technology to open and close your windows. With our new group transmitter, you can use the same radio remote system that controls our blinds. This means you can also later extend your system to use your phone, tablet or PC (any web enabled device) to control your window openers.

For those of you that are Z-Wave fans, please note that we also have a Z-Wave controller that can be used with any of our radio motors.

It is simple to adapt this unit to most types of windows and skylights because it does not need to rotate in any way like hinged units do. These actuators have an adjustable stroke: 4" (100mm), 8" (200mm), 10" (250mm), 12" (300mm), and the opening/closing force is approximately 20 lb (9 kg), current consumption is ~1.5 A.

Use it to control the motion of windows, greenhouse vents, small skylights, etc. These units work well for motorized awning windows because most of the weight is supported by the hinges.

It can be adapted to work with most types of windows: single hung, double hung, hinged casement, skylights, etc. The internal electronics provide travel limit stops and motor overload cutoff.

You can buy these electric window openers in our online store.

We Have "Future Proofed" our RollerTrol Blind and Shade Products!

Don't like complicated systems? You can start with our very simple radio controlled motors and hand held remotes, with the assurance that your system can be expanded to meet any future needs. They are very simple to install and operate, and many of our customers find that it's all they need!

Be assured, though, that if you later decide to expand your system, we have created an easy pathway that uses your existing equipment, preserving your investment. Please read on to find out how ...

Control Our Blind & Shade Motors With a PC, Tablet, or Phone

We have implemented our radio encoding protocols with a Z-Wave solution. For more info, please see this ZWAVE section in our online store or this article series on how to install z-wave with Vera for blind and shade control.

Controlling your blinds with a PC can be convenient, but what if you could control everything with tablets placed (or wall mounted) at strategic locations around the house? What if you could control devices with your phone too? What if you could do this from remote locations when you are away?

We too have had the experience of using multiple remote controls in our living room. Our RollerTrol™ system has been designed from the ground up to eliminate this problem. The ability to interface our motors with the BroadLink^® hub (or any hub with ZWAVE) takes you one giant step forward to having a single, unified control system for all your devices.

You can use our shades and window openers with any z-wave hub, using our Z-wave interface products: Wink, SmartThings, Vera, Homeseer, Nest, Syslink, Zipr, Xuan, Razberry Pi, Staples Connect, Fibaro, Xuan, Homelive, etc.

Use PC's, Android^® tablets, Mac computers, Linux computers, iPhone^®, iPad^® and any other web enabled device!

We sincerely hope you enjoy using these advanced products; if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time!