2024: Year Review!
Sharing our 2024 recap and future plans!
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August – Product Improvements!!!!
Excited to share a bunch of product improvements we launched in August!
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More than you want to know about Fabric choices.
While there is plenty of discussion about “polyester versus fiberglass”, or the benefits of “precontraint“, or the incredible thinness of solution-dyed PET, the truth is that that each screen installation would benefit from the right fabric. If you want to keep things simple, we don’t believe there is a “wrong” fabric (as long as the
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Flexi-Track Technical Drawing
You’ve probably seen the videos of us jumping up and down our screen system to prove how ridiculously strong our Flexi-Track side retention is. Check out the interactive drawing below for some insights into how it works. We combine the material sciences of aluminum, stainless steel, PET, rigid PVC, semi-rigid PVC, and heavy-duty vinyl on
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The 5B Idler Spindle
Check this thing out! Why “5B”? Because it takes 5 separate bushings and bearings to ensure that every moving object is in contact with a tolerance controlled surface and to eliminate EVERY metal on metal interaction. With a 3/4″ spindle just might be the coolest part of our screen system.
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2023 Dealer Price Book
If you’ve created a login account on TemplarScreens.com, you have access to the Dealer Portal and a bunch of documents we keep behind that login. One of those documents might be useful to you and your sales team: the Retail Price Book! To find it, login and click the “Dealer Dashboard” link. Under the list
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Tubular Motor Tear-down
We offer two different motorization options – Alpha and Somfy. There are some key differences between the motors, but they are both great options with their own pros and cons. Check out this video for a look at the insides of the motors and testing of the overheating point for both motors. Fun fact: in
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“Motor Testing” meets “Truck Pull”
We offer both Somfy and Alpha motors in our exterior screens. Both are great options and we recommend both of them depending on the install situation. Because Alpha is the newer motor supplier of the two, we’ve been testing it a bit more rigorously and trying to find out where it will finally fail. Last
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How we maintain amazing lead-times
Speed matters. Blame Amazon. Your customers want quick responses, immediate gratification and installation the day after they sign your quote. Their complaints when you quote 6 weeks to delivery won’t lose you the job, but it certainly won’t make them happy. Toss in a couple freight delays and you’re already apologizing before the installation has
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Cross-hatch Testing
Every Knight Shade at Templar Screens is individually powdercoated on a just-in-time basis. It’s part of the secret to providing you with quick lead times throughout the entire summer season. It also ensure every your cut ends are coated and prevents peeling in the years after installation. But… you’ve got to make sure you’re getting
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