A pan former is a piece of motorized roll-forming equipment that pulls flat sheet metal from a coil and bends it into continuous roofing panels, complete with standing seams or interlocking edges. Roofers often bring portable pan formers directly to the job site to extrude custom-length panels, eliminating horizontal end-laps and reducing shipping damage.
Heard on the job
Set up the pan former at the gable end so we can run the sheets straight up to the roof deck.
Also heard as
- roll former
- panel machine
Related terms
Standing seam
A metal roofing system where continuous panels are joined by raised interlocking seams.
Double lock standing seam
A metal roofing joint where adjacent panel edges are folded over twice to create a watertight seal.
Seam
The line or joint where two pieces of building material meet and are fastened together.