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NEW PRODUCT / SHOWCASE | by Tom Miller | o Smaller is Better! Rolling Shutters in North America need to be smaller to increase public acceptance. The rolling shutter was imported from Europe, but building techniques there hide the boxes inside the walls. American and Caribbean installations, however, almost always have the shutter housing protruding from the building���s face. has just been met with the development of the Qompact shutter system. Protected by patents developed by QMI of Itasca, Illinois, this new system currently includes up to 12 different incrementally larger slat sizes to compose the shutter curtain. Each subse- ���The slats perfectly nest with the adjacent roll of slats which provides virtually no wasted space, giving us the tightest roll diameter in the market,��� said Ken Pendleton, QMI���s Sales Manager of Storm Protection Division. A standard patio door roll shutter can now be covered with just a 6.5��� coil housing and most windows only require a 6��� housing. ���Qompact shutters typically have a 40% smaller coil size than almost any other shutter manufacturer,��� said Pendleton. Qompact Box Sizes Box Sizes accommodate the ever-increasing roll diameter. 6��� Shutter Heights 6.5��� 7��� 8��� 83��� 122��� 156��� 210��� ���We are really excited to bring our Qompact system to the hurricane market. I���ve been involved with hurricane dealers and manufacturers for 20 years has looked at the engineering of a roll up and found a truly unique solution. Plus, this system is comparably priced with shutters much bulkier than ours,��� stated Pendleton. Strength is important to the QomQompact engineers as well. QMI designed a hinge for the coil showing 83��� curtain with a 6��� coil. ADVERTORIAL than other roll shutters. The pull-a-part strength of this hinge exceeds 2,600 lbs. The strong hinge is further enhanced with an end retention system using #10 x 2��� truss torx 410 stainless steel Dacromet-coated screws with Delrin�� shoulder bushings. The retaining screw at each end of every slat creates 4,450 lbs. of pull-out strength per slat.