FEMA-Rated Aluminum Grille protects storm shelters, safe rooms.
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FEMA 320- or FEMA 361-rated for storm shelters and save rooms, XAV-545 withstands design loads of 300 psf produced by extreme wind phenomena. This AMCA-certified, 5 ½ in. aluminum grille, with free area of 49%, has been tested with impacts of 15 lb – 2 x 4s traveling at 100 mph per ICC 500. Compliant for wind borne debris in all regions of USA, solution suits buildings requiring protection against such violent weather as hurricanes and tornadoes.
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Pottorff Announces New FEMA-Rated Aluminum Grille for Storm Shelters and Safe Rooms
Fort Worth, TX – Pottorff has introduced its new 5-1/2 inch aluminum grille for buildings needing protection against violent weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes. The XAV-545 is FEMA 320 or FEMA 361 rated for storm shelters and save rooms. It is AMCA certified and can withstand design loads of 300 psf produced by extreme wind phenomena. The XAV-545 has a free area of 49%.
The XAV-545 aluminum grille has been tested with impacts of 15 lb.- 2x4’s, traveling at 100 mph as per ICC 500. The makes the grille compliant for wind borne debris in all regions of the United States.
Pottorff, based in Fort Worth, Texas, is a leading manufacturer of air control and back-draft dampers, UL rated fire, smoke and ceiling radiation dampers, steel and extruded aluminum louvers and penthouses, access doors and panels, actuators and accessories and noise control products. For more information about the company, go to www.pottorff.com.
