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      Roller Refresh

      Our product engineers at Hunter Douglas Architectural took a fresh look at roller shades, taking the best from decades of experience to create the RB 500+ system. Features to solve tricky conditions, ensure smooth and quiet operation, and lift oversize shades with a wide selection of motorized options. Plus, a few hundred fabric choices.

      The key feature of the RB 500+ automated roller shade system is its versatility, with components to support numerous motor types and mechanisms. Perfect for commercial applications, this modular system allows installation in a wide range of shade sizes and positions.

      Product Details

      Key Features

      • Select RB 500+ Automated Roller Shade systems now UL Certified
      • Standard Duty and Heavy Duty brackets and clutches designed to fit seamlessly together, creating a sleek profile
      • Redesigned dual bracket allows for both automated and manual shades on one system
      • High-performance fabrics available including E Screen with KOOLBLACK® Technology, and Cradle to Cradle Certified™ fabrics GreenScreen Revive® and GreenScreen® Evolve™
      • Modular operating system accommodates numerous automated applications
      • Universal spring-loaded end plug mounts shades securely and provides for smooth and easy installation
      • Counter balance weight system provides for ease of lifting roller shades over large expanses.
      • Backed by our Lifetime Guarantee

      System Description

      • Mechanism: automation
      • Fabrics:
        • Over 70 fabrics in more than 500 colors
        • All fabrics are FR rated for commercial applications
        • Openness factors range from 0% to 25%
      • Widths:
        • 22"-170" (Automated, varies by fabric)
        • Up to 360" (Coupled Systems*)
      • Heights: 12" to 240" (varies by fabric*)

       

      * Can be exceeded with engineering approval

       

      Design Options


      • Motorization With Switch and Remote Control
        • Standard Motor with Centralized Group Control
        • AC motors raise and lower shades via a switch or remote control
      • Automation With Intelligent Control
        • Intelligent Wireless AC and DC Motors operate via radio frequency (RF) communication and can include wall switches, hand-held remotes, smartphones/tablets, sun sensors, or third-party control devices
        • Intelligent Wired AC and DC Motors offer a virtually unlimited number of timers, control input devices, and the highest level of third-party integration available
        • Battery operation available
      • Fascia, Fascia With Top and Back Cover
        • Aluminum fascia (standard 3" or 4") with top or back cover (standard 3"or 4") to conceal shade mechanism from front, sides, and top/back
        • Widths from 12" to 192"; heights from 12" to 240"
        • Available in anodized aluminum finish, white, vanilla, bronze, or black
        • 7" fascia available for dual shade systems only
      • Blockout With Side Channels
        • Aluminum side channels, sill channels, and RB 500 bottom bar, fitted with light-blocking wool pile to prevent light leakage around edges and bottom of shade
        • Ideal for room-darkening and A/V applications
        • Available in anodized aluminum finish or painted white, vanilla, bronze, or black
      • Reverse Roll
        • Fabric mounted to descend from the interior (rather than window-facing) side, concealing the roll and creating a more finished appearance
      • Oversized Shades
        • Special accommodations for oversized window applications available
      • Dual Shades
        • Add versatility to any space by allowing two different styles of fabrics to be used on the same window (one in front of the other)
        • An unlimited number of combinations available for different shade materials

      NOTE: Color and fabric images are for illustration only. For accurate specification, please request product samples.
      Click on fabric to view colorways and specifications.
      The color of a fabric and the openness of its weave play a significant role in determining occupants' views to the outside. Check out our View Through Simulation Tool to find the ideal combination for your next project.

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      1-2%

      3-5%

      6%+

      PVC-Free

      Cradle to Cradle Certified ™

      High-Performance

      Acoustical

      0% Openness Factor

      Flocke®

      GlacierScreen+ RD 0%

      Morocco

      SheerWeave 7000

      SheerWeave 7100

      SheerWeave 7400

      Verona Twilight™

      1% Openness Factor

      E Screen 7501

      E Screen 7701 with KOOLBLACK® Technology

      E Screen Deco™ 1%

      GlacierScreen+ Basketweave 1%

      GlacierScreen+ Twill 1%

      GreenScreen Revive® 1%

      M Screen 8501

      SheerWeave 2500

      1% Openness Factor

      SheerWeave 2701

      SheerWeave 4800

      SheerWeave 4901

      SheerWeave Infinity2™ 1%

      SheerWeave Performance+ 2500

      T Screen™ 1%

      Verona Daylight™

      Vizela

      3% Openness Factor

      9803™

      E Screen 7503

      E Screen 7703 with KOOLBLACK® Technology

      E Screen Chroma™

      E Screen Deco™ 3%

      GlacierScreen+ Basketweave 3%

      GlacierScreen+ Twill 3%

      GreenScreen® Evolve™

      3% Openness Factor

      M Screen 8503

      M Screen Deco™ 3%

      SheerWeave 2410

      SheerWeave 2703

      SheerWeave 4400

      SheerWeave 4600

      SheerWeave 4650

      SheerWeave 4903

      3% Openness Factor

      SheerWeave 8000

      SheerWeave Infinity2™ 3%

      SheerWeave Performance+ 2410

      T Screen™ 3%

      5% Openness Factor

      E Screen 7505

      E Screen 7705 with KOOLBLACK® Technology

      GlacierScreen+ Basketweave 5%

      GreenScreen Revive® 5%

      M Screen 8505

      M Screen Deco™ 5%

      Natte 5%

      SheerWeave 2000

      5% Openness Factor

      SheerWeave 2390

      SheerWeave 2705

      SheerWeave 4000

      SheerWeave 4500

      SheerWeave 4550

      SheerWeave Infinity2™ 5%

      SheerWeave Performance+ 2390

      10% Openness Factor

      E Screen 7510

      GlacierScreen+ Basketweave 10%

      Natte 10%

      SheerWeave 2100

      SheerWeave 2360

      SheerWeave 2710

      SheerWeave 4100

      14% Openness Factor

      SheerWeave 3000

      25% Openness Factor

      SheerWeave 1000

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      RB 500+ Standard Duty Auto Bracket 46 Ceiling MountRB+MOT-SDB46-CEILING
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      RB 500+ Heavy Duty Auto Bracket 75L Face MountRB+MOT-HD75L-FACE
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      Standard Motor with Centralized Intelligence recommended for projects that can be commissioned quickly and easily in the field.

      Intelligent Wireless for site conditions where running wire for controls is a challenge.

      Intelligent Wired* recommended for mid to large projects as a stand-alone system or integration with automation systems, building management systems. Solar tracking and two-way communication.  

      (*Note: Knowledge of low voltage wiring is strongly recommended for this system)

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