PalmShield News Articles
Project Blog: January 2020
Check out what we did last month! January brought on many new things for PalmSHIELD. We made updates to our website to make it more user-friendly for you, we got a brand new powder coater, released new products, and are continuously bringing our customers excellent projects and installations. Featured Project: At the beginning on January, […]
READ ARTICLEFactory Finish: Standards, Practices & Product
PalmSHIELD meets and exceeds the following standards for applying our factory finish to aluminum fence panels, posts and gates to receive a polyester powder coating. We strive to offer the most pristine product for our customers and in doing so we also want to offer a complete resource for our factory finish standards, process, and […]
READ ARTICLEEconomical Screening is Flexible and Affordable
PalmSHIELD’s Economical screening takes your screening to its most basic elements: posts, rails and planks. Economical screening is the perfect solution for large enclosures with varying elevations or tight budgets. It allows the installer to quickly and accurately field determine post spacings and heights. Economical provides a basic approach to building screening with a very […]
READ ARTICLENew Product: Sampson Commercial Swing Gate
PalmSHIELD is proud to introduce a new product to our wide-range of privacy screen solutions. The Sampson Gate is a unique swing gate that utilizes a hollow U-shaped tube for a frame that offers both stability and security. Infill Options Composite solid screen Vinyl solid screen Aluminum solid screen Mini louver Semi-private Element Specifications Widths: […]
READ ARTICLEPalmSHIELD now incorporating Locinox Mortise locks
PalmSHIELD is excited to announce that we are now incorporating the Locinox Mortise lock into all of our PalmSHIELD gates with lockable drop rods. These industrial and polished locksets include a keyable cylinder and auto-latching mechanism. PalmSHIELD’s signature gate design is a 4” wide gate frame for louvered gates. This requires a unique locking mechanism […]
READ ARTICLESolid Architectural Screening is PalmSHIELD’s Hot New Product Line
Already, PalmSHIELD’s new solid architectural screen fencing and wall is rolling off our production lines. The photos show the new architectural solid screen fencing in aluminum tongue and groove infill. PalmSHIELD is excited about the modern architectural finish and overall appearance of this new product line. In line for production are some composite and vinyl […]
READ ARTICLEPalmSHIELD finds success in new solid architectural screening
Already, PalmSHIELD’s new solid architectural screen fencing and wall is rolling off our production lines. The photos show the new architectural solid screen fencing in mill finish aluminum tongue and groove infill. These panels are awaiting quality control before entering our blasting and powder coating facility. PalmSHIELD is excited about the modern architectural finish and […]
READ ARTICLEArchitectural Solid Screening is Industrial and Economical
PalmSHIELD is excited to announce that our solid architectural screen fencing and wall is now available in both a vinyl tongue & groove horizontal slat and a composite horizontal slat. These two new options make a great counterpart our popular aluminum horizontal slat system. PalmSHIELD’s solid architectural screen fencing and wall is a perfect solution […]
READ ARTICLEHow to Select Your Mechanical Equipment Screening – Engineering Required
In our How to Select Your Mechanical Equipment Screening publication, we state that designers should either calculate their own wind loading or request this engineering from the manufacturer. Regardless how it comes to fruition, this level of engineering is very time consuming and expensive. Unfortunately, designers do not have the time or the resources to […]
READ ARTICLEPalmSHIELD Standard Powder Coating Colors
Stock Powder Coating Color Deck PalmSHIELD requires our customers to choose a RAL number for their paint and powder coat color. RAL numbers are an industry standard for color selection. Both our paint and powder coating suppliers use these RAL numbers as their standard. PalmSHIELD is now offering our official list of standard powder coating […]
READ ARTICLEImportant Performance Outputs and Design Criteria for Louvered Screening
PalmSHIELD loves to be poked and prodded by engineers. Our system has been evaluated many times to meet specific design and site criteria. We also recognize that not all installations require this level of engineering; however, end-users do want some assurance of performance and design criteria. PalmSHIELD is now providing engineering summaries for our common […]
READ ARTICLEPalmSHIELD dazzles in the California sunshine
This is a PalmSHIELD Atlas horizontal louvered screen system protecting a Shell hydrogen refueling station in Citrus Heights, California. This hydrogen refueling station is a prototype and one of the many to come to California. These refueling stations are necessary in support of hydrogen as an alternate fuel source for automobiles. For this alternate energy […]
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