Smart control of indoor and outdoor sunshades for everyone!

BREL HOME is known as an innovative company when it comes to smart solutions for the electric operation of indoor and outdoor sun protection. In addition to a very complete range of motors for window decoration, outdoor sun protection, and shutters, BREL HOME also offers intelligent control solutions.

In BREL HOME's delivery program, there are bi-directional motors that not only receive up and down commands wirelessly but also provide feedback on their functioning. With the compact yet highly versatile BREL HOME USB Hub DD-1554, a quick and easy connection can be made between the bi-directional motors in and around the house and the existing Wi-Fi network. The setup is easy and fast via the BREL HOME App, which is downloadable for both Android and Apple mobile devices. This allows up to 30 motors to be controlled via smartphone or tablet, and the status of each motor can be viewed. The BREL HOME Wifi Hub DD-7002B offers even more functionality, recognizing and controlling not only bi-directional motors but also mono-directional motors.

“Do not underestimate the demand for App solutions from consumers”

According to Erik Budding and Reinoud Arts, consumer demand is hard to keep up with. Budding: “When I see how many inquiries we receive from end users, I can only conclude that the consumer is more than ready.” The BREL HOME concept is fully compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Home. This brings voice control of window decoration, curtains, outdoor sun protection, and shutters within everyone's reach. Arts adds: “It also makes sense. In the past, new technology was introduced when the developer thought the market was ready. Nowadays, consumers are already ‘snatching the technology out of your hands’ before it is even properly launched. We owe this to the smartphone era we live in. The commercial digitalization leap is far ahead of the industrial one. Our advice to the trade is not to underestimate the demand for App solutions from consumers but to actively engage with it. Simply put: you can not only generate more revenue with smart control, but it can also cost you revenue if you cannot deliver it. The customer still determines what the market looks like.”

When wireless really needs to be wireless

BREL HOME is seen in the Netherlands as the pioneer of the latest trend in motor technology: the battery motor. A characteristic of BREL HOME battery motors, whether used indoors or outdoors, is that the battery is located in the motor tube itself. This greatly enhances the applicability of battery technology. For the battery motors used in outdoor screens and shutters, BREL HOME has developed a solar panel that is attached to the casing of the sun protection or shutter. The battery is charged by daylight, eliminating the need for a power cable. This saves drilling indoors and also removes the need to neatly hide the wiring.  “It also becomes entirely possible to install electrically operated products in places where no power cable can be laid. Think, for example, of installing screens on French doors or placing shutters on dormers,” Budding outlines.

In conclusion, Arts says: “Our message to all sun protection professionals who have not yet made the step to smart control and battery motors is to just try it. Start with a first screen with a battery motor. Install the BREL HOME App and be amazed at how user-friendly everything works. You will naturally become a fan and effortlessly sell a product that is completely up-to-date.”