Retractable Awning Specifications

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.

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.

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.

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.

This extruded aluminum beam is deployed and retracted to open and close the En-Fold awning.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

From a single (twelve drive beam) unit up to 6 (two drive beam) units can be operated with a single control system.

The width of the En-Fold system can range from as few as 20 feet to over 200 feet in a single unit.

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.

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.

From 20 feet up to 45 feet in continuous extruded aluminum profiles. From 45 feet up to 90 feet in spliced extruded aluminum profiles.

A single En-Fold unit can have as few as 2 drive beams or as many as 12 drive beams

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.

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

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

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