Markilux MX3
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PRICES STARTING FROM £2479 +VAT
The Markilux MX3 is the next-generation awning from Markilux, featuring a contemporary design that combines elegant curves and clean lines.
- Available widths up to 6m, projections up to 3.5m
- Over 250 fade-proof, water and dirt-resistant fabrics
- Fabrics offer a UV protection factor of 50+
- Elegant styling with high functionality
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Colour Options
Markilux Awning Colours
The awning’s frame colour complements the fabric cover, creating a seamless architectural integration. Our premium awnings offer a versatile colour palette ranging from various white tones to a timeless anthracite finish, allowing you to select the perfect complementary shade for your design.
Traffic White RAL 9016
Off-white Textured Finish 5233
Metallic Aluminium RAL 9006
Stone Grey Metallic 5215
Anthracite Metallic 5204
Grey Brown Similar to RAL 8019
Havana Brown Textured Finish 5229
Any RAL as an Optional Extra
Awnings with Customised Front Panels
The visual impact of a designer awning lies in the interplay of its frame, cover, and screen colours. Markilux enhances this with eight new matte screen colours, tailored for four top models (MX-1 Compact, MX-3, MX-4, and 970). These carefully curated shades, ranging from classic-chic to fashionable-elegant, harmonise with the awnings’ clean, functional designs, transforming them into personalised statement pieces for modern outdoor living.
Light Ivory RAL 1015
New Champagne 5062
Golden Yellow RAL 1004
Carmine Red RAL 3002
Deep Orange RAL 2011
Pale Green RAL 6021
Steel Blue RAL 5011
Jet Black RAL 9005
Lighting Options
LED-Line
Light up your evenings with Markilux LED-Line awnings. These slim, energy-efficient LED strips fit seamlessly into your awning’s cassette or front profile. Available for patios and pergolas with optional lighting on side tracks and support tubes.
LED-Spots
Transform your patio with adjustable LED spots. These compact, swivelling lights are built into your awning’s front profile, offering precise, dimmable illumination for any occasion. Perfect for both standard and pergola awnings.
LED Spotline
Meet the versatile Markilux LED Spotline: a wall-mounted lighting solution for any awning model. This adjustable, dimmable strip installs easily under your awning cassette, available in 180cm (3) or 300cm (5).
Operation Options
Smart Awning Control
Upgrade your outdoor experience with smart awning technology. Control your awning effortlessly via an app or remote, enhancing comfort and convenience.
- Convenience: Manage your awning with ease using an app.
- Energy Efficiency: Minimise indoor heat by extending the awning.
- Flexibility: Customise control settings to suit your preferences.
Somfy TaHoma Switch
The TaHoma Switch turns your home into a smart, connected space, simplifying life and boosting comfort. It integrates your Markilux awning into your system.
- Centralised Control: Manage multiple smart devices, including your awning, from one hub.
- Mobile Access: Operate your TaHoma Switch conveniently via smartphone.
- Smart Integration: Synchronise your awning with other smart devices for a fully connected experience.
Smart Home Ready
Not ready to fully transition to a smart home setup yet? With Smart Home Ready, you can lay the groundwork for seamless future upgrades and integration.
- Choose io Radio Motors: Look for Somfy’s “Smart Home Ready” label for integrated, secure io radio protocol.
- Seamless Integration: All motorised sun and glare protection products come Smart Home Ready.
- Gradual Transition: Start with compatible devices and build your smart home over time.
Types of Awning Control
When choosing an awning, consider not only design and size but also operation. You can opt for manual control with a winding handle or a motorised option with a remote control. Optional sensors for sun, wind, and rain allow weather-dependent adjustments. For added convenience, smart home integration lets you control your awning remotely via your smartphone or tablet, perfect for when you’re away or forget to adjust it before the weather changes.
Winding Handle
Manually operated awnings are easy to use. Insert the crank handle and turn it to extend or retract.
Radio Control
Effortless well-being. Control awnings, shades, lights, and heating with a Markilux remote.
Automatic Awning Control
The smart system automatically adjusts the awning based on weather conditions like sun, rain, and wind.
Awnings with Radiant Heater
An infrared heater, attachable to an awning or sun protection system, ensures warmth and comfort outdoors. Markilux infrared heaters deliver efficient, low-glare infrared heat for a cosy atmosphere, perfect for gardens, patios, balconies, and awnings. They are energy-saving, effective, and offer warmth at the push of a button.
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Special features
- A slender folding arm full cassette awning exhibiting excellent technological features which enables areas up to 6 meters wide to be shaded
- Self-supporting cassette profile with the brackets installed at each end of the awning enabling the system to bridge larger distances
- When retracted, the arms are encapsulated into the awning housing lending a harmonious overall appearance to the awning
- The cassette obscures the roller tube when the awning is extended
- Option of directional LED spotlights fitted to the underside of the cassette which provides an appealing atmosphere in the evening
- Various styling panel colours including the New optional selection MXS can be combined with the standard awning colours
Dimensions
- Cassette in the standard version is a slender 120mm high and 230mm deep
- Single unit minimum 1830mm at the smallest projection of 1500mm and either 5000mm wide unit and a projection of 3500mm or 6000mm at a maximum 3000mm projection
Roller Tube and Lateral bearings
- Round roller tube of 85mm with keyway galvanised steel-excellent stability ensures near-perfect cover performance even at the largest widths
- The arm bearer is made of Die-Cast Aluminium powder coated with an integrated infinitely variable pitch-setting mechanism
Awning Profiles
- Extruded aluminium in façade quality powder coated
- Two-piece cassette with clever inner profile providing the awning cover with optimum protection against the elements
- The lower cassette profile has a slot into which the LED line can be recessed
- Front profile harmoniously rounded at the front with an integrated gutter
Folding Arms
- Profiles in extruded aluminium in façade quality powder coated
- Moving parts made of drop forged aluminium-the arms are therefore extremely fracture resistant
- Pivot bolts in stainless-steel run-in Teflon-coated bronze bushes-practically maintenance free virtually silent and extremely hard wearing
- Power transference via the innovative bionic tendon at the elbow joint. Made of high textile, high tech fibres and low in friction, noiseless, incentive to corrosion and UV resistant
End Caps
- The end cap insertion sections are made of high-quality plastic, powder coated or in a polished chrome finish
- The front profile end caps are made of high-quality plastic, powder coated with water drainage holes
Fixture Brackets
- Face fixture, top fixture or eaves fixture solutions
- Extruded aluminium powder-coated brackets
- Pitch range 5-35 degrees for face fixture or 5-70 degrees for top or eaves fixture
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