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Installation Equipment & Tools
Introduction
In recent years, many different roofing systems and equipment have been developed to meet design demands and to reduce installation time. The result of such improvements is to provide more uniformity in appearance, greater flexibility in design and more economy in installation.
In response to the construction industry's needs, power forming and seaming equipment of universal design have been introduces for use by the contractor. This equipment provides completed on-site fabrication and installation in dramatically less time than traditional manual installation techniques.
There are two basic pieces of equipment that have had a significant impact on the efficiency of installing a copper roof system: the pan former or roll former and the power seamer.
Power pan formers are designed for forming pans or roof accessory shapes from flat sheet or coiled stock in lengths limited only by specific project requirements. Transverse seams may be totally eliminated when full length sheet or coiled stock is used.
Profiles can be customized with digital or mechanical controls and roll-formed at accurate speeds as fast as 40 feet per minute. Some of the common roll-formed shapes are indicated below. Power roll-forming equipment is designed for portable use when required for on-site fabrication.
Roll-forming equipment is designed for both standing seam and batten seam roof pan profiles. Available equipment can handle sheets from 12" to 27" in width and up to 20 oz. in weight.
Power seamers are available for both standing seam and batten seam roof systems. The use of power seamers allows for precise, uniform seams without hammer marks typical of hand-forming equipment. Seams can be completed at a rate of 15 to 25 feet per minute with great accuracy at a fraction of the time required by manual seaming techniques.
Back to TopEquipment and Tools
Available installation equipment and tools include pan former, standing seam former, batten seamer, power curving machine, automatic brake, portable brake and gutter forming machines.
View additional details on these machines [PDF - 1.78mb].
Back to TopEquipment Manufacturers
Roll Former Corporation
25 Sunset Lane
Hatboro, PA 19040
(215) 441-0306
Pan Formers, Seamers, Shears, Cap Machines, Panel Curving Machines, Decoilets
Knudson Manufacturing Inc.
10401 W. 120th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80021
(303) 469-2107
Pan Formers, Gutter Forming Machines
ESE Machines, Inc.
21 S. Caln Rd.
Coatesville, PA 19320
(610) 466-9522
Pan Formers, Seamers, Shears, Hand Tools
Berridge Manufacturing Company
1720 Maury Street
Houston, TX 77026
(713) 223-4971
Pan Formers, Panel Curving Machines
Malco Products Inc.
Highway 55 & County Road 136
Annandale, MN 55302
(612) 274-8246
Tools, Fasteners, Accessories
Jobsite Tech. Inc.
3600 E. 40th Avenue
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 377-9412
Pan Formers
Aero Products Co.
19-21 North 8th Street
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 759-0959
aeroproducts@verizon.net
www.aerotorch.com
Manufacturer of the "Hado" torch
Roper Whitney
2833 Huffman Blvd.
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 962-3011
Beading Machines, Roll Bending Machines, Brakes, Shears, Punches, Presses, Hand Tools
Kett Tool Company
5055 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513) 271-0333
Power Saws, Shears, Nibblers
Gary Steel Products Corp.
2700 East 5th Avenue
Gary, IN 46402
(219) 885-3232
Coil Slitters, Scrap Choppers
National
P.O. Box 72
Smartt, TN 37378
(615) 668-3643
Shears, Box and Pan Brakes, Roll Forming Machines
Tennsmith Inc.
Route 5, Box 182
McMinnville, TN 37110
(615) 934-2211
Shears, Brakes, Slitters
Tapco Products Company, Inc.
45657 Port Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
(313) 451-8278
Portable Brakes, Slitters, Cutters, Tools
North American Böcker
315 North Dawson Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 832-8481
Tools, Tongs, Soldering Equipment
Design Handbook
Available in 2 formats:
Download AutoCAD Files
AutoCAD Detail Files
[ZIP - 4.5MB] is a complete set of CAD files for the designs shown in Architectural Details.
The AutoCAD files for individual details can be downloaded from individual topic pages by clicking the CAD File button next to an individual detail.
Order Design Handbook
(publication #A4050).
