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Chief upgrades Fusion digital signage mounts

AV mounting solutions provider Chief has upgraded its popular Fusion mounts to include new installer-friendly features while keeping all the benefits provided by the previous version, the company announced.

February 6, 2015

AV mounting solutions provider Chief has upgraded its popular Fusion mounts to include new installer-friendly features while keeping all the benefits provided by the previous version, the company announced.

"You can go to market with a great product, but there are always opportunities to improve it," Product Manager Kathryn Gaskell said in the announcement. "With a loved product like Fusion, we wanted to make sure to keep an open mind to make it even better without taking away what makes Fusion so special."

Chief engineers and designers held extensive interviews with installers as well as simply watching installations in process to note any trouble spots they could solve, the company said.

"We're constantly looking to provide more value to the customer," Gaskell said. "It's all about them and what we can do to make them happier each day."

The new fixed and tilt mounts still include the hallmark features of Fusion — including Centerless lateral shift, ControlZone height-and-roll adjustment, Centris low-profile tilt and ClickConnect tool-free latching.

The latest Fusion additions include:

• Super stability - included set screws can be used to keep the mount rigid and stable throughout the life of the installation;
• Nesting spacers - can be stacked to achieve any depth and reduce waste;
• Faster installation - integrated teardrop design intended to speed up and ease installation through use of lag screws;
• Quick-store cords - magnetized ClickConnect to store and access pull cords;
• Improved cable management - redesigned end caps allow cables to be routed behind the poles;
• Additional lateral shift - shifts wall plate around electrical and low voltage boxes on the wall;
• Enhanced security - integrated security lever makes safeguarding displays easier;
• Easy-reach handle - provides better accessibility to ClickConnect on extra-large mounts; and
• Improved packaging - for when displays will be mounted at a later time, hang the new interface hardware box on mount rails without losing pieces.

Fixed and tilt models will ship in April with upgrades to the Fusion pull-out mounts to follow, Chief said.