Bond Bridge Announces Partnerships

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April 19, 2023

Bond Bridge Announces Partnerships

The Bond Bridge platform brings smartphone/tablet control to RF-controlled shades from Somfy, Rollease Acmeda, Nice, Bofu, A-OK, and Dooya. One Bond Bridge ($99) can manage thirty shades (plus ceiling fans and fireplaces) throughout a 2,500 sq. ft. home. The more advanced Bond Bridge Pro ($379) brings Ethernet and Power Over Ethernet; it can manage fifty appliances in a 3,500 sq. ft. home and integrates with Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI, Homebridge and Hubitat home automation systems. Neither requires wiring and for even larger jobs multiples can be used. The Bond Home App is intuitive to use and adds both scheduling and voice-activation via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings Apps and Josh.ai.

At IWCE Bond will unveil its Gen2 SideKick for Shades wireless keypad ($99) which provides direct individual and batch remote-control of even more brands now including Somfy RTS, Rollease ARC, Coulisse/Motion Blinds, PowerShades, Progressive Screens, Dooya, A-OK, Nice, Gaposa and AMP Motorization. When used with the Bond Bridge Pro hub, the Bond Home App and home’s connected automation system communicate the status of the shades operations (i.e., opening, closing, stopping), which is a great fail-safe feature. The Gen2 keypad ships with both a pre-installed 5-channel keypad and optional 1-channel keypad; a decora wall plate (mounts flush on wall or electrical box) and a replaceable 10-year coin cell battery.

New 2023 Bond Partner Announcements

Bond has announced 14 new partnerships, listed below. Nine of the companies will feature the Bond technology at their IWCE 2023 exhibits:

MagnaTrack Defender Series Outdoor Screens by Progressive Screens: Screen motors now Bond Bridge Pro compatible; MagnaTrack distributing bridges and Sidekick for Shades to dealers, featuring branding in Bond Home App.
Coulisse/Motion Blinds (IWCE booth #511): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible; Motion Blinds distributing to customers, featuring branding in Bond Home App.
Forest Drapery Hardware (IWCE booth #501): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible; featuring branding in Bond Home App.
Gaposa Motors and Controls (IWCE booth #828): Shade/screen motors now Bond Bridge compatible; featuring branding in Bond Home App.
PowerShades: Shade motors now compatible with Bond Bridge Pro and SideKick for Shades; PowerShades distributing both solutions to its dealers.
JStar (IWCE booth #1012): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible.
Savant: Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible. Savant offering direct to dealers.
BTX: Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible.
Schildr Outdoor: Motors now Bond Bridge compatible; featuring branding in Bond Home App.
Unique Fine Fabrics (IWCE booth #213): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible; featuring branding in Bond Home App.
Universal Screens (IWCE booth #539): Outdoor screen motors now Bond Bridge compatible; Universal offering Bond Bridge directly to dealers.
BON Windows (IWCE booth #443): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible.
Ronco (IWCE booth #917): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible.
Dendo Systems (IWCE booth #130): Shade motors now Bond Bridge compatible.