How to Run Your First Panel on the SSQ3™: NTM Technician Walkthrough
Learn how to run your first standing seam metal roofing panel on a portable roll former with hands-on training from a New Tech Service Manager. This guide covers coil prep, machine setup, and programming. Did you know training is FREE with every new SSQ3™ purchase?
Ready to run your first metal roofing panel on a portable roll forming machine? In this step-by-step guide, metal roofing expert Thad Barnett visits New Tech Machinery in Aurora, Colorado, for hands-on SSQ3™ training with Tim, New Tech Machinery’s Service Manager.
Tim walks Thad through the essential process—from checking safety covers and preparing the coil to jogging material through the machine, inspecting a test panel, programming a cut list, and running panels in auto mode.
If you are considering buying a portable roll former or are new to running standing seam panels on-site, this video provides a practical first-look workflow from the industry’s leading experts.
In this video, you’ll learn:
- Confirm machine safety covers, and emergency stops are ready
- “Dog-ear” coil material before feeding it into the roll former
- Set entry guides to the correct coil width
- Start and operate a gas-powered SSQ3™ machine safely
- Jog material through the machine and inspect your first test panel
- Program quantities, lengths, and cut-list settings in the control system
