Roofing Shingles Manufacturing Process

The beauty and environmental friendliness of a classic metal roof is the result of our highly specialized and proprietary manufacturing process.

Roofing shingles manufacturing process.

For anyone interested in roofing materials or simply how things are made this short video offers a snapshot of certainteed s world class asphalt shingle manufacturing operations. The deep lines and authentic grooves of a classic metal shingle roof are created when specially coated aluminum coil goes through a series of dies in a large bed high tonnage stamping press similar to what was used to make the body of the vehicle you. The same machine can be used to make. Class a is the highest level.

Roofing shingle manufacturing process. Here they make. Our panel of experts here at american standard roofing decided to talk about the manufacturing process roofing shingle goes through. The manufacturing process asphalt shingles are produced by passing the base material through a machine that successively adds the other components.

Asphalt roofing shingles are reinforced with a thin fiberglass mat made from glass fibers of specific length and diameter bound together with the help of stable resins and binders. Ul 790 and astm e 108. Due to the materials used in their construction most asphalt shingle roof assemblies have a class a fire resistance rating. As mentioned the manufacturing process uses a continuous web or sheet which provides the foundation upon which the asphalt and other materials are applied.

An underappreciated process this will be eye opening for contractors distributors and consumers alike. There are three levels of fire resistance. See how roof shingles are made. Fire resistance is based on two test standards.

Once installed on a roof the shingles are heated by the sun and this adhesive is activated to bond overlapping shingles together for increased wind resistance.