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Systems · verified 2026-09-12 · formula v1.0

Atlas Armor

Hurricane-first system carrying named Miami-Dade Notices of Acceptance, with almost no published specifications.

Atlas Armor · Direct, hurricane markets

30rank #5 of 7

out of 100 on published,
verifiable information

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What Atlas Armor publishes · each figure links to its source
Published pricingnot published
Wire diameternot published
Mesh weavenot published
Mesh alloy gradenot published
Frame materialnot published
Mesh retentionnot published
Test standardMiami-Dade NOA — NOA 21-0914.06 and NOA 23-1206.04 cited on the product page src
Warranty10-year transferable warranty; terms not detailed src
Break-in guaranteenone published
Made in USAnot published

Why this score

DisclosureTestingCommitmentRetentionMade in USA
Buyer disclosure0 / 30

Can you find out what you are buying before you sign? Published pricing is weighted hardest because it is the rarest and least game-able signal in this category.

  • No pricing published0 / 12
  • Wire diameter not published0 / 5
  • Mesh weave not published0 / 5
  • Frame material not published0 / 4
  • Mesh alloy grade not published0 / 4
Independent testing21 / 25

ANSI/SMA 6001, AS5039 and AAMA 1901 all count equally here — each is a recognised third-party protocol. We do not rank the standards against each other, because they measure different things and no neutral crosswalk exists.

  • Third-party standard: Miami-Dade NOA18 / 18
  • Testing laboratory not named0 / 4
  • Publishes numeric test results — NOA 21-0914.06 and NOA 23-1206.04 cited on the product page3 / 3
Commitment to the buyer9.3 / 30

What the maker is still on the hook for after the install. A long warranty that covers labor and transfers with the house is worth more than a headline number on parts only.

  • 10-year warranty9.3 / 14
  • Warranty does not state both labor cover and transferability0 / 6
  • No break-in guarantee0 / 10
Retention mechanism0 / 5

How the mesh is held in the frame is the usual failure point under lever attack. Naming the mechanism is a competence signal; refusing to describe it is not.

  • Mesh retention method not described0 / 5
Domestic manufacturing0 / 10

Stated editorial position, not a performance metric: we weight US manufacturing because it shortens warranty recourse and supply lead times. Readers who do not share that preference should subtract these 10 points — the breakdown below makes that easy.

  • No made-in-USA claim published0 / 10

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