PalmShield News Articles

Louvers – The most popular option in equipment screening

Whether you are designing a business with high customer traffic, or designing an industrial facility near a major highway visible mechanical equipment can be an unneeded eye-soar for your project. Many cities are even requiring that mechanical equipment, dumpsters, loading docks, etc. are screened from view of the public. That’s why more and more engineers, […]

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The Need for Louvered Rooftop Equipment Screening

Louvered mechanical screen fencing equipment provides necessary airflow for mechanical equipment and significantly improves an industrial area’s aesthetics. But, did you know louvered mechanical screen fencing equipment also provides protection from the elements? PalmSHIELD’s louvered mechanical equipment screens are engineered to meet IBC and ASCE 7-16 codes for wind loads on structures. Often, rooftop louvered […]

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PalmSHIELD’s new Commercial Horizontal Louver is ready for your next project.

PalmSHIELD is excited to announce our new Asia commercial horizontal louvers.  This new horizontal louver system was designed with the end user’s budget in mind. We recognize that our current Atlas industrial louver system is not for every customer or project.  Asia provides you with a more competitive product line that will guarantee greater sales […]

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Bundle saw in action at PalmSHIELD

Patriot Custom Metals a division of PalmSHIELD has the ability to cut large bundles of tubing or bar stock, with precision each and every time, thanks to our bundle saw. This allows us to quickly and safely cut your metal into pieces that are ready to use. Our bundle saw can handle any type of […]

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Custom cuts with PalmSHIELD’s plasma table

Our plasma cutting table is just one of precision tools Patriot Custom Metals uses on a daily basis to produce fully customized solutions. It is a very efficient and versatile tool for cutting even all sorts of materials, thin or thick, steel or aluminum, quite quickly. When it comes to cutting materials for your custom […]

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Powder Coating at PalmSHIELD

Powder coating is our specialty at IronShield. It is a form of dry coating that is applied electrostatically and then cured in an oven under high heats to turn the dry powder into an opaque, durable “skin.” Powder coating is ideal of metal items, but can also be used on other materials that can conduct […]

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How-to part 3: What to expect in the installation process

Why is PalmSHIELD the most widely used and number one louvered architectural screen system? PalmSHIELD is the only manufacture that provides step-by-step installation instructions for installing posts, panels, and gates. Now that you have read up on project expectations and pre-installation and tools needed, let’s learn the steps to the installation process. INSTALLATION STEPS It is best […]

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How-to part 2: Pre-installation and tools

Why is PalmSHIELD the most widely used and number one louvered architectural screen system?  PalmSHIELD is the only manufacture that provides step-by-step installation instructions for installing posts, panels, and gates. Now that you have read up on what to expect at the beginning of your project, let’s learn about pre-installation and the tools you will […]

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PalmSHIELD How-To: What to expect at the beginning of your project

Why is PalmSHIELD the most widely used and number one louvered architectural screen system?  PalmSHIELD is the only manufacture that provides step-by-step installation instructions for installing posts, panels, and gates. PalmSHIELD prides ourselves on having a reputation of being the most user-friendly louvered screen system to install.  We have been working directly with installers for […]

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ATLAS louvers: Perfect for any location

Atlas horizontal louvers are one of our most popular products. PalmSHIELD is the only standalone louvered system with unlimited gate heights and widths, which means Atlas louvers are sure to be the perfect fit for any project! Check out these beautiful louvers we recently installed for PreZero US all the way in California! Looking to […]

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Atlas Horizontal Louvers: A trusted name in the louver and mechanical screening industry!

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is a rapidly growing community college in central Iowa. They have selected PalmSHIELD as manufacturer on a couple of new projects on their campus. This beautiful enclosure was installed on their Boone Campus, surrounding the mechanicals at their athletic center expansion. It is a perfect example of one of […]

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Palisade Fortress Alternating Louvers: The perfect choice for your screening project

Palisade Fortress Alternating Louvers are a beautiful, but formidable louver screening option. The vertical screening resembles a palace wall with a shadow box pattern that may be overlapped or placed corner to corner.  Aureon Data Center in downtown Des Moines, IA recently opted to install Palisade Fortress screening in alignment with city ordinances for screening […]

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