Control System Integration for Building Products

Quad Plus engineers have many years of experience working in the building products industry. This experience has allowed us to increase line speeds and output quantity over the years through the process of continuous improvement. We analyze systems and provide recommendations for optimization, which can reduce waste and eliminate obstacles.

To gain the most out of your equipment, adding controls and programming are essential. Our team of control experts will design, develop, and package everything needed to make your line easy to run from day one. Our commissioning approach for controls and control systems is what sets us apart from other system integrators.

Correcting problems and product defects before they occur means your line runs for longer and produces more. Fewer serious interruptions and less downtime mean better efficiency and happier customers.

The teams at Quad Plus have experience in tension and loop control. We can help your line run faster, with fewer breaks. We can even implement ways to prevent breaks from happening in the first place and make sure no rethreading is necessary, thus reducing downtime.

Web handling requires an experienced team of engineers to properly feed the materials through the machine. Once the material begins moving, the proper tension and controls must be programmed and maintained to prevent breaks, wrinkling, and jams.

Our control engineers will ensure that your gauging systems are properly calibrated to monitor the thickness of asphalt on the shingle backing during the coating process. This includes automatic monitoring, which can alert your team if there is an issue with application coatings. Actions can then be taken to correct the issue.

As mentioned above, drive and control systems are properly calibrated by our team for the correct application of coatings, whether that be asphalt, rock, or other coatings. Because an even look is essential, a measured and controlled amount of filler is added to asphalt for rock application and once asphalt is applied, rocks must be dropped in such a way to achieve consistency across all shingles.

During the shingle base construction process, multiple layers are brought together to form the heavier and stronger base of laminated shingles. Controlling this process and ensuring smooth and accurate combination of materials is our expertise.

Once large rolls of shingle have been manufactured, the shingles can be cut to size. Quad Plus will align your machines to make the most precise and systematic cuts.

The final step is to package cut shingles and place them on pallets. As with the other steps in the process, our skilled team will develop the most efficient means to do this.