MagnaTrack motorized screens

Close in the patio. Keep it all year.

Motorized retractable screens that drop at the push of a button and close your patio off from wind, blowing dirt, bugs, and cold. When you don't need them, they roll up out of sight.

Screened patio with a fireplace, TV, and seating, looking out through lowered MagnaTrack screens

Why MagnaTrack

  • Rated up to 156+ mph with the Defender Hurricane Series. Standard screens are rated to 75 mph.
  • Patented magnetic side tracks flex and self-correct instead of jamming or tearing.
  • Four-season use. Lowered screens close the space in so a heater or the home's system can keep it comfortable.
  • Private from outside, open from inside. You keep your view.
  • Motorized so it's one button, not a crank.
Wind rating75 mph standard. Category 5, 156+ mph with Defender
Impact testingASTM E1886 / E1996, Missile Level D (hurricane system)
Track systemPatented self-tensioning neodymium magnet tracks with Keder interlock
Screen typesSolar, insect, vinyl window inserts, Defender hurricane
Install typeRetrofit on existing patios or recessed in new construction
WarrantyLimited lifetime
How MagnaTrack works

Built to give a little, so it doesn't break

Fixed tracks and zipper systems hold the screen rigid, and that's what jams and tears them. MagnaTrack's patented self-tensioning track uses opposing rare earth neodymium magnets. Both magnets are captured inside the track. When wind pushes on the screen, the sliding insert moves in, the magnets separate, and the fabric flexes without ever leaving the track. When the gust passes, the magnetic pull snaps the insert back and re-tensions the screen.

MagnaTrack track in calm and gust conditionsFixed trackFixed trackFabric, locked in at both edgesCalm: magnets togetherThe magnets pull the sliding insert tight, so the fabric stays taut.Wind gustGust: magnets separateThe insert slides in and the fabric flexes, but it never leaves the track.
Top-down view of both side tracks. Blue: magnet fixed in the track. Yellow: magnet in the sliding insert that holds the fabric edge. When the gust passes, the magnets pull the insert back and re-tension the screen.
98%

of common operational issues eliminated by MagnaTrack's self-tensioning design.

0Zippers

No jams, no snags, no hang-ups, no re-wraps. A Keder interlock keeps the screen edge running smooth in the track.

USPatent

The magnetic track is patented (U.S. Patent 11,421,474) and exclusive to MagnaTrack.

Magnets vs. springs vs. zippers

How the screen stays tight matters more than the screen

Every retractable screen has to hold its edges in a side track. There are three common ways to do it. Springs are great. On a trampoline.

FeatureMagnetsMagnaTrackSpringsSpring-loaded tracksZippersZipper tracks
What holds the tensionOpposing neodymium magnets pull the screen edge into the trackMechanical springs push the track insert against the screenZipper teeth on the screen edge lock into a fixed track
When a hard gust hitsThe insert slides and the magnets separate. The fabric flexes but stays locked in the track, then the magnets pull it backSprings compress and reboundHeld rigid, so the force goes into the fabric and teeth
Parts that wearNo springs to stretch or fatigue. Magnets hold their pull for yearsSprings flex on every cycle and every gust, and metal springs lose tension over timeTeeth wear and can pull out of the track
West Texas dustFewer moving parts for grit to work intoMore moving parts for grit to work intoGrit in the track adds drag on the teeth
The usual service callMagnaTrack's design eliminates 98% of common operational issuesAdjusting or replacing tired springsRe-zipping a screen that popped out, jams, and re-wraps
Built for all four seasons

A patio you use twelve months a year

Most patios out here get a few good weeks in spring and fall. Screens change that math.

Mar to May

Spring

Wind season. Drop the screens and keep the dust, dirt, and blowing debris off your furniture.

Jun to Aug

Summer

Solar screen fabric cuts heat, glare, and UV while you keep the view. Bugs stay on the other side.

Sep to Nov

Fall

The best weather of the year, minus the mosquitoes and the first cold fronts. Screens handle both.

Dec to Feb

Winter

Screens close the space in and cut the wind. Add a patio heater, or pair screen and vinyl window inserts, and the space holds its warmth.

Pick the right screen for the job

Screens for every season and every opening

  • Solar screens block heat, glare, and UV while you keep your view out.
  • Insect screens use a more transparent mesh for maximum view and airflow with the bugs kept out.
  • Screen and vinyl window inserts close the space in for the cold months.
  • Defender Hurricane screens for the openings that take the worst wind your property sees.
MagnaTrack screen over a flagstone patio
Defender Hurricane Series

Rated for Category 5. Not a typo.

The Defender Hurricane Series is MagnaTrack's heaviest-duty screen, rated for Category 5 storms with winds of 156 mph and up. It's built from Kevlar-like woven fibers and impact tested to ASTM E1886 and E1996 at Missile Level D.

From the outside, a Defender screen looks just like our standard screens. Same clean lines, same view. The difference is what it's built to take.

We don't get hurricanes in Amarillo. We do get straight-line winds that don't care. If your patio faces open ground, this is the one to ask about.

MagnaTrack screens lowered around a covered patio on a brick home
Ratings you can check

Anybody can print a wind rating on a brochure. Ask for the paperwork.

Some companies throw around big wind numbers with nothing behind them. We'll put the documents in your hands. The MagnaTrack hurricane system has been impact tested to ASTM E1886 and E1996 standards at Missile Level D, the same kind of testing storm shutters go through on the Gulf Coast.

If a company can't show you the test behind its rating, that tells you something.

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