Automate Motorisation

What Is Automate?

Automate is the motorisation range from Rollease Acmeda, built for blinds and awnings. It covers solar, rechargeable battery and hardwired motors, the Automate Pulse hub and app, smart-home integration, and wind and motion sensors. Kawana Blinds supplies and installs the full Automate range alongside Somfy and Lynx, so we can match the motor to your blinds, your power access and how you want to control them.

Automate is a particularly good fit when there's no power where the blind is going, when you're motorising blinds you already own, or when you want app control without a lot of extra hardware. For a side-by-side look at all three brands, see our guide to motorised blinds Sunshine Coast homes are choosing.

Solar & Battery Automate Motors

Solar and battery motors need no wiring. The motor runs from a rechargeable battery built for the job. With a solar motor, a small panel mounted near the blind keeps that battery topped up from daylight, so you rarely, if ever, have to think about charging.

Because there are no cables to run, they're ideal for retrofits: you can motorise an existing Ziptrak blind or awning without opening walls or ceilings. They also suit patios, pergolas and pool areas with no power point nearby, and they keep working if the mains power goes out.

Hardwired Automate Motors

Hardwired Automate motors run from 240V mains power, so they never need charging. They're the natural choice for new builds and renovations, where cabling can be run to each blind before the linings go up. Hardwired motors need a licensed electrician to connect them, and we can supply one as part of your installation.

Automate Pulse Hub & App

The Pulse hub connects your Automate motors to the Automate app. From your phone you can open and close blinds from anywhere and set timers so they lower on hot afternoons and rise in the morning. Scenes let you move a set of blinds to a chosen position with one tap, and groups let you run every blind on one side of the house together.

Smart Home & Voice Control

Through the Pulse hub, Automate works with popular voice assistants and smart-home systems, so your blinds can sit alongside your lights and other smart devices. Ask for the blinds to come down, or build them into an evening routine.

Wind & Motion Sensors

Automate wind and motion sensors watch for movement and tell the motor to retract the awning or raise the blind when the wind picks up. On the Sunshine Coast, with strong southeasterlies and fast-moving summer storms, that automatic protection can save an awning from damage while you're at work or asleep.

Which Kawana Products Can Use Automate?

We can fit Automate motors to these products:

• Ziptrak® blinds
• Zipscreen blinds
• Wire guide blinds
• Fixed guide blinds
• Heavy duty side channel blinds
• Folding arm awnings
• Siena awnings
• Cafe blinds

Motorisation usually costs $600–$1,200 per blind, depending on the motor and extras (e.g. remotes, sensors, smart-home control). Our measure and quote is free.