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A swimming pool in your own backyard – that’s probably what even residents of the smallest rental apartments dream of. The Belgian manufacturer LPW Pools makes this wish come true with one-piece pools made of composite materials. This requires covers, which are manufactured by sister company Covrex. To keep the dream fun, the company uses products from Phoenix Contact.<\/p>\n\n

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What do swimming pools have to do with terminals, controllers and control cabinets? “Quite a lot,” explains Raf Olaerts of Covrex. The company, based in Aarscht near Brussels, manufactures automatic pool covers and their custom-fit drive systems. Together with pool manufacturer LPW Pools<\/a>, which has a presence in the Benelux and Germany, both companies are part of the TSPH Group of Companies (The Swimming Pool Hub)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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Raf Olaerts is responsible for automation at Covrex. And so right in the middle of developing the innovative products for which Covrex is known. Because without a cover, a swimming pool quickly becomes a problem. “More than 70 percent of all pool owners opt for a pool cover,” Olaerts reports in conversation. “The reasons for this are first of all safety and cleanliness, because a pool without a cover can already become a risk, especially in a family household. And without a cover, a pool quickly becomes a magnet for everything that flies around in the air, from leaves and twigs to waterfowl and dust. Plus, in our latitudes, don’t forget about temperatures during the cool months. If the water body is unprotected, it quickly loses its comfortable temperature or even threatens to freeze.”<\/p>\n\n

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When it comes to hardware, Covrex therefore relies on various pool enclosures with a clear-glass look, which turn the pool into a real swimming pool, and, in a less expensive variant, on slat enclosures, where Covrex has its own patents on its fully foamed variants. These fully foamed louvers offer better thermal insulation and are more resistant to weather conditions such as frost and hail. Customers can choose from a variety of shapes, colors and accessories for their pool.<\/p>\n\n

The electronic lifeguard<\/h4>\n\n

To ensure that this hardware can also be used sensibly, electrical helpers are essential. Pumps and filter systems, heating and lighting, and the drives for the motor-moved covers all require expert installation. Covrex’s in-house-built control cabinets are used, combining all functions into a user-friendly control system with remote control. “Our pool controls are standardized basic solutions that can be adapted to the specific situation on the customer’s site,” Raf Olaerts explains the approach.<\/p>\n\n