NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR ONEAV AND GUDE OneAV and GUDE announce sales cooperation for IP-controllable power solutions.

OneAV’s recent addition of GUDE Systems GmbH (GUDE) to the OneAV brand portfolio exemplifies how distributor and brand partnerships are best built on understanding the challenges and trends facing technology installers today and in the future.

GUDE are manufacturers of innovative smart power distribution products. This ISO9001certified, family-run manufacturer from Germany has become renowned for making residentiallyfocused smart PDUs and power supply equipment with features and benefits directly tailored to the needs of AV and smart home technology installers. GUDE’s suite of smart products is now available to order from OneAV.

With the value of the equipment being installed in modern smart homes and the cost of maintenance of all these technology systems, it makes perfect sense to minimise risk of damage from the electrical system, reduce downtime caused by equipment needing rebooting and reduce costly call-outs to an absolute minimum by installing GUDE smart, IP-controlled PDUs with robust surge protection and intelligent power management into equipment racks.

GUDE’s Expert Power Control range of smart PDUs feature a range of output configurations and socket quantities to suit almost every rack installation and benefits like their built-in self-healing (auto-reboot) function, programmable sequential switching after an outage and proactive power metering, all promise to give both the end-user and technology installer reduced running costs over the (now longer) lifecycle of the installation and increased peace-of-mind.

Because OneAV serves technology installers across the spectrum of the industry, GUDE’s free integration drivers for Control4, Crestron, Domotz, ELAN, RTi and Savant add value regardless of their customer’s control brand preference. Of particular benefit to OneAV dealers however, is that GUDE smart PDUs can also be easily remotely controlled by uControl is known for being able to remove reliance on traditional control systems for projects where those are overkill or absorb too much of the available budget. Along with smart lighting and relay systems, adding GUDE to a uControl system gives integrators the ability to add everyday smart home functionality with uControl that adds real value without unnecessary complexity and cost.

HDANYWHERE (HDA) uControl via a uControl Zone Processor and the HDA Cloud. HDA dealers have the ability to incorporate specific power management functions into the uControl mobile app, Apple Watch app, voice integration or uControl Remote (available later this year). HDA Pros can even trigger uControl Sequences that switch GUDE ports remotely from anywhere in the world via HDANYWHERE’s uControl Cloud.

Find out more by visiting www.oneav.co.uk or call our team on 01684 576 348.