Number of En-Fold Units on a Single Control System
From a single (twelve drive beam) unit up to 6 (two drive beam) units can be operated with a single
control system.
Fabric Support Beam Length (Overall Width)
The width of the En-Fold system can range from as few as 20 feet to over 200 feet in a single unit.
Fabric Support Beam Spacing
The fabric support beam spacing ranges from 2 feet to 5 feet and depends on the drive beam spacing and
the maximum allowable wind pressure required for the application.
Tru-Tension - Multi-Position Extension System
Up to three, fully tensioned, stopping points for the En-Fold canopy. With the Tru-Tension system the
operator is able to easily extend the canopy to a variety of positions to provide just the right amount
of shade, airflow, or rain protection while ensuring that the fabric canopy is fully tensioned and safe
from the damage that is caused by lose fabric fluttering in the wind.
Drive Beam Span
From 20 feet up to 45 feet in continuous extruded aluminum profiles
From 45 feet up to 90 feet in spliced extruded aluminum profiles
Number of Drive Beams
A single En-Fold unit can have as few as 2 drive beams or as many as 12 drive beams
Drive Beam Spacing
The standard drive beam spacing is up to 20 feet on center with spacing of up to 28 feet on center with
reduced wind loading.
Curved Fabric Support Beams
A slight pre-camber can be rolled into the fabric support beams when drive beam spacing is pushed to the
limits to ensure proper drainage
Edge Overhang
Cantilevered edges from a minimum of 12 1/2 inches up to a maximum of 8 foot 6 inches, or 35 percent of
the drive beam spacing is possible
Drive Beam Connections
En-Fold drive beams can be supported by a number of standard wall mount, column mount, and transfer beam
mount brackets or can mount to the bottom surface of supplemental support beams
True-Tension® technology
En-Fold’s patented Tru-Tension® technology allows users to deploy the awning at three
points—one-third, one-half, and two thirds—yet remain fully in tension for top performance, while
providing the optimal amount of shade, airflow, or protection from precipitation.
Drive Beams
The primary horizontal supports, En-Fold drive beams are constructed of 1/4” thick extruded aluminum.
Measuring 11-1/16” x 7-5/8”, these beams dwarf the competition. Why so robust? For strength, certainly.
But equally important, for minimalist aesthetics. Larger but far fewer beams means fewer visual
obstructions. When En-Fold is retracted, it’s virtually all sky - not a lattice work of beams.
Motors
Powerful yet compact and remarkably quiet 3/4 HP electric synchronized gear motors smoothly deploy and
retract the En-Fold awning. Motors are cleanly concealed and protected within aluminum housings.
Architectural Fabric Membrane
Not your ordinary awning fabric (like canvas), with En-Fold you get a top-grade, precision-woven
architectural fabric membrane—the very same used on the world’s premiere stadiums. En-Fold fabrics are
engineered to endure decade after decade, remain brilliantly pristine, block UV rays, and beautifully
diffuse light.
Leading Edge Beam
This extruded aluminum beam is deployed and retracted to open and close the En-Fold awning.
Idler Beams
Spaced every 4-1/2’, extruded aluminum En-Fold idler beams hold fabric membrane panels securely in
tension and create a weathertight seal.
Edge Cable Assembly
Edge cable assemblies—made from Dyneema® rope that is 15 times stronger than steel—located along both
sides of the awning and within each fabric membrane panel, create a true architectural tensile membrane
structure when deployed.
En-Fold Remote
Deploying and retracting your En-Fold awning is in the palm of your hand. En-Fold remote’s rugged
protective housing is ergonomic and easy to grip.
Command Center
The brains of the operation, En-Fold’s touch-screen command center is securely located nearby under lock
and key. The command center receives and responds to signals from the En-Fold remote, En-Fold wind and
rain sensors, and building automation systems. Uni-Systems engineers can access the command center, via
secure cloud technology, for diagnostics and any technical support you may require.
Structural Framing
Fully customizable to match the requirements of your space, En-Fold’s all extruded aluminum or high
strength steel structural framing is constructed for the ultimate in sleekness and strength.