Span Lok Improvements
Longer length panels, advancements in clip designs, a customized hook, and a new on-site roll former are many of the value-added improvements AEP Span has made with the designers and installers in mind as we continually upgrade our climate-tested Span Lok profile. Our new on-site roll former now offers long length capabilities greater than 70 feet and up to 150 feet, saving on shipping charges and handling damage long length panels are sometimes subjected to. These longer panels eliminate the numerous end laps associated with multiple panels, resulting in a cleaner detail with less worry about water infiltration.
Additional changes to our low profile bearing clips not only make the on-site seaming of the panel smoother and easier, but the recent modifications now allow installers to preassemble the clips prior to climbing the roof, reducing the installers time on the rooftop. These proprietary changes to our clips now aid in a tighter and flatter seam, giving a sharper aesthetic look to any field seamed project of yours. Further adjustments to the angles of our Span Lok Profile allow for snap down application onto adjoining panels. These value-added modifications avoid roll-locking the seams many competing panels require, allowing for simple and unblemished installation.
Ongoing improvements to our Span Lok panel are backed by tests conducted at our in-house testing facilities. In fact, most recently, AEP Span’s Span Lok hp panel survived wind loads exceeding 130 pounds per square foot, leading to a project in Pensacola, Florida for the U.S. Navy on their new Diver Training Center.
AEP Span. Protecting reputations. [Buildings too.]
Prestige Series
AEP Span now offers a solution to those jobs demanding greater dimensional and aesthetic flexibility. A recent modular change to the existing concealed fastener of our Prestige Series profile offers varying highs and lows on walls, soffits and ceilings including 6 inch high and 6 inch lows, while continuing to offer the 12 inch sleek pan designs. Use Prestige vertically or horizontally – it’s beautiful any way. Choose from 22 or 24 gauge steel in 24 trendsetting colors. Please contact an AEP Span representative for more information.
Cool Colors and Extended Warranty
AEP Span is proud to introduce an additional 8 colors to our Cool Color palette for a total of 24 energy efficient Cool Colors. Our newest Cool Colors include: Tahoe Blue, Forest Green, Terra-Cotta, Regal Blue, Leaf Green, Jade Green, Hemlock Green and Matte Black. These popular Cool Colors are made with a specific technology so our 24 products are Energy Star-compliant, meeting the .25 reflectivity standard on low-slope applications. Now all AEP Span colors can be used to reduce the demand for air-conditioning, lessening energy costs to building owners and local resources. Additionally, the enhanced coating system now carries a 30 year performance warranty against chalk and fade.
Retrofit Systems
For the first time, AEP Span is now offering a stand alone CD detailing our pre-engineered retrofit systems. From specs, to pictures and installation drawings, designers, architects and building owners will now be better equipped to familiarize themselves with the variety of retrofit systems AEP Span has to offer, therefore helping them choose the right profile for the right application. Please ask your Customer Service Representative for a CD today.
AEP Span is pleased to offer its customers two intensive training programs designed for installers. These day-long classes touch upon such subjects as roofing systems, interpreting metal roofing details, retrofit framing and metal installation, as well as shop drawings and product demonstrations. If you are interested in these programs, please contact Jim Daniels by email at: jdaniels@aepspan.com.
MultiLok – 24
MultiLok 24, a 24 inch trapezoidal roof system just got better with a modular 18 inch panel to help finish the roof. Installers can better optimize panel rib placement with the 18 inch wide panel which supplements coverage at the rake of the roof. The same three seaming options are available depending upon the climate and specific applicable uplift resistance that is required. Let AEP Span Multi-Lok panels bring the structural integrity of a standing seam roof with the clean-pan appearance of an architectural panel to your next project.
Design Span HP in Fontana
Responding to the requests of architects and designers in the Southwest area, AEP Span is now producing the high performance Design Span HP in our Fontana, CA facility. The structurally rated standing seam panel offers higher uplift values that meet the UL 90 wind uplift requirements and replaces the original Design Span profile. This trustworthy standing seam panel is now available in 24 Cool Colors that are energy Star-compliant, meeting the .25 reflectivity standard on low-slope applications. And improved coating system now carries a 30 year performance warranty. This snap-together panel affords designers and architects classic standing seam beauty with modern engineering in mind.