Lutron Electronics designs and manufactures lighting controls, automated lighting control systems, shade controls and automated shading systems for both residential and commercial applications. The company offers a wide variety of light dimmers, whole-home and whole-building dimming systems, controllable window treatments and color matched accessories, including wall plates, receptacles, fan controls, and more. Holding over 2700 worldwide patents, Lutron was the first company to create a system of dimmer and motorized shades for controlling both electric and daylight.
PowerShades was founded in February 2017 by Jason Turner and Ryan Chacon, both electrical engineers and both natives of the Joplin, MO area. Their vision was to bring their expertise from various industries, including furniture, wireless charging, capacitive sensing, and industrial machinery, and direct it toward attaining a specific level of automation in multiple industries, but most specifically to the motorized window covering industry. PowerShades mission is to delight people and enhance quality of everyday life through perpetual innovation.
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