UEI Teams With Hunter Douglas on Automated Shade Product

Hunter Douglas tapped Universal Electronics Inc. to co-develop and manufacture its recently released PowerView Gen 3 Remote and PowerView Gen 3 gateway for the window covering manufacturer’s automated shade system, the companies said Monday. The system was redesigned to make automated shading simpler, more reliable and scalable, they said. Bluetooth Low Energy wireless technology provides a larger operating range than previous versions with real-time two-way communications for improved reliability, they said. The third-generation gateway facilitates connectivity with the home Wi-Fi router to boost performance and add voice control capability via Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa; it also enables integration with third-party control systems.