Two coveted R+T Innovation Awards crown a thoroughly successful trade fair appearance

“We were absolutely thrilled,” says Andreas Böck of SELVE’s double success at the 2024 R+T Innovation Award. The fact that the SE Breeze-com awning drive was awarded Gold by the independent expert jury as a forward-looking innovation is “a very pleasing confirmation of the path we are taking with our technical developments,” he explains. SELVE works continuously to deliver value-adding benefits for customers with its products. Behind every new, compelling solution there is always a team effort: “It thrives on the successful interplay between the originator of the idea and the team that implements it, as well as direct coordination with our professional customers,” reports Böck.

“Gold” for the SE Breeze-com – freewheel wins “Silver”

The innovative SE Breeze-com drive solution, which also assumes wind protection for premium articulated-arm awnings, was developed in close dialogue with customers, tested by them in advance and is now being used in series production. At R+T, SELVE made a major splash in textile solar shading and showcased the powerful awning motor in action. “Also thanks to its top placing in the Innovation Award, our drive was one of the absolute highlights for many trade visitors,” says Böck. High-quality articulated-arm awnings deserve special protection: the SE Breeze-com protects them optimally against wind damage. The integrated, automatic wind detection in the motor makes additional sensor devices superfluous, saving effort and cost.

Speaking of textile solar shading: as a market first, the SEZ-NHK was also in the spotlight. Thanks to this drive, motorised zip screens can now be used as a second escape and rescue route for the first time. Manual opening of the fabric is ensured in the event of a power failure by operating the hand crank. For absolute operating safety in an emergency, a newly developed freewheel ensures that the fabric can only be cranked in the correct up direction. With this innovative solution, SELVE not only offers a unique selling point on the market – the mechanical freewheel also earned the expert jury’s Silver award in the R+T Innovation Awards. What is special about SELVE’s new development: “With this simple yet ingenious product idea, all other emergency hand-crank systems can also be retrofitted – for example with our SEE-NHK roller shutter drive,” emphasises the Managing Director.

Further highlights at the stand

R+T also receives the designation “successful” from the Lüdenscheid-based company. The additional SELVE innovations were “superbly” received by the professional audience, reports Marketing Director Alexander Vogt. The same applies to the new stand concept, designed to bring people and modern technology together. Plenty of activity, lots of movement and “full house” on all days at the 300 m² stand: “Our overall verdict on the fair is positive across the board,” Vogt concludes. At numerous exhibits and sample windows, visitors were able to try out everything newly conceived for R+T.

Lasting impressions were made by the particularly quiet drive generation SI (SELVE Intelligence). The new radio drive SI Pro-com scores, compared with standard motors, with significantly lower noise – and additionally offers the option of actively reducing travel speed to further minimise noise. According to Vogt, the “market launch already eagerly awaited by customers” will take place over the course of the year. SELVE will also introduce the SIZ-com, a quiet drive optimally tuned for use in zip screens.

The stand design not only referenced sustainability and energy-saving aspects; SELVE also presented a new, perfectly matched solution in the programme. With the new solar drive set, roller shutters can be motorised autonomously and completely self-sufficiently. The package consists of the bidirectional radio motor SE Solar-com, powered by a battery that in turn is charged by a solar panel. “Our professional partners were very impressed by this fast, cost-effective and clean drive solution, which is particularly recommended for renovation,” says the Marketing Director.

commeo innovations and much more

The innovations and range refinements in the controls segment also met with a positive response at R+T. The bidirectional commeo radio family has been expanded with receivers specialised for specific applications – for example, to control various electrical devices or garage door operators. To match, there is a small commeo transmitter for the keyring. New to the programme is also the central multi-channel wall transmitter “commeo Wall Send 5”. Modern, functional and with a clear design language, the new look of the commeo hand transmitters shines through. “The fresh, contemporary look – reminiscent of trendy multimedia remote controls – was very well received,” reports Vogt. Customers also appreciated having a choice between the classic and the new hand transmitter design.

Further portfolio refinements were also presented. These include plug-in motor leads for Series 1, as well as modified motor heads for different applications. For the MAN Rescue emergency manual system used for emergency opening of motorised roller shutters, SELVE has designed a new handle to allow significantly higher roller shutter weights to be raised within seconds.

Offering more value for customers

The wide variety of SELVE innovations at R+T shows: “We have done our homework – and invested a lot of time and effort to implement suitable solutions and interesting features for our customers,” stresses the Managing Director. Especially in demanding times, the focus must be placed more than ever on product and customer benefit. “We cannot influence the overall economic situation,” says Andreas Böck. “But we hope that the new SELVE products and their added values will provide our professional partners with strong arguments to convince end customers to continue expanding and upgrading their roller shutter and solar shading systems.” In addition to energy efficiency, living comfort, quality of life and increased home security remain top topics that clearly demonstrate to end users the great potential of forward-looking solar shading solutions.

About Selve

SELVE is a global market leader in the field of roller shutter belt winders and a sought-after specialist for drives and controls in the areas of roller shutters and textile sun protection. Based in Lüdenscheid, Sauerland, SELVE represents a high level of expertise in the development and production of roller shutter components as well as innovative drives and controls for sun protection as a medium-sized family-owned company. Founded over 150 years ago in 1866 at its current location, SELVE remains under the ownership of the founding family to this day.