Potens PRF-M Portable Mechanical Standing Seam Panel Forming Machine

The Potens PRF-M Manuel Shear Series is a state-of-the-art standing seam profiling machine engineered for precision and ultimate on-site portability. Designed to meet the high demands of professional contractors, this 120 Volts machine produces high-quality mechanical standing seam panels with a standard seam height of 1 inch (26 mm).

Key Features:

• Unmatched Portability: The unit can be quickly separated into four manageable pieces, allowing for easy transportation in light commercial vehicles and rapid, straightforward reassembly directly on the job site.

• Versatile Panel Production: Accommodates coil widths ranging from 8 to 27.5 inches, yielding finished panel coverages between 4 11/16 and 24 1/4 inches.

• Manuel Shear: Equipped with shear guillotine operated by a manual lever.

• Programmable Batch Controller: Simply enter your desired panel length and total quantity, and the machine will automatically execute the production run.

• Directional Selector (1-0-2 Switch): Gives operators the flexibility to manually jog the material forward or backward during setup or troubleshooting.

• Safety Controls: Standard Start/Stop buttons and a prominent Emergency Stop ensure safe, immediate control over the machine at all times.

• Robust Power & Reliability: Runs safely on a standard 120V input with a 1,100 Watt motor and comes with an emergency stop safety features.

• Dimensions (LxWxH):  43 5/16 x 41 3/8 x 29 1/2 inches

• Weight: 630 lbs

Rib Rollers

The Machine comes with two pairs of Bead Adjustable Rib Rollers. Rib roller is a specialized roller assembly designed to add raised or indented shapes (ribs) to the flat central area of a metal panel,

What a rib roller does and why it is used?

• Increases Stiffness and Rigidity: The primary structural purpose of a rib roller is to add strength and stiffness to the flat part of the profiled panel.

• Minimizes "Oil Canning": "Oil canning" is an undesirable, wavy distortion that can naturally occur in the flat areas of metal panels. Rib rollers add structure that helps minimize or completely eliminate the appearance of this waviness.

• Hides Imperfections: Adding ribs can conceal potential defects in the metal material itself (such as an incorrectly slit coil) or issues that occur during the roll forming process (like deformations caused by a machine being out of adjustment).

• Enhances Aesthetics: Ribs are often added purely for curb appeal and decorative purposes, providing a styled finish to the final product.

Those two pairs of Bead Rib Rollers are fully customizable, You can do your own set up by moving the Rib Rollers. Even you can take out one of the Rib Rollers and finish with only one mark on the finished panel. Our Recommendation for 20 to 24 inches coils to use two rib rollers spaced equally on the finished panel. For 16 inch coils or smaller coils just mark with one rib roller at the center.