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Controls

CONTROL SYSTEMS

In order to run a production line efficiently, a complete control system needs to be in place that can be fully integrated with your equipment with fully personalized controls. At Reichel & Drews, not only can we design and manufacture complete shingle production lines and roofing & water proofing membrane production equipment, but we can also manufacture and supply fully integrated control systems for your production needs.
We are committed to being your full service automation provider for your roofing production operation. The start-up phase is a critical step in getting your production up and running. Reichel & Drews can help with the process of control systems start-ups. We offer state-of-the-art industrial automation solutions for controls and automation engineering, custom control panel design and fabrication, electrical equipment installation, and factory floor data collections.
Controls
Working with software packages like Factory Talk and Wonderware, custom screens can be provided to monitor specific processes and gathering of real-time data. We can integrate with devices such as sensors, valves, pumps, motors and more, integrated directly with HMI controls. Our team of highly-skilled engineers have experience encompassing the design, programming, and installation of complete control automation systems, upgrades and modernization of equipment, and drive system replacements.

Standards & Certifications

      • UL 508A Certified
      • NEC, NFPA 70E
      • CSA, EN, IEC
  • IEC 61508 (SIL)
  • ANSI
C-UL-US Listed
CSA
IEC
American National Standards Institute

Capabilites

Hardware

Design and UL Listed build panels
HMI Operator Stations
In-house testing

Software

Rockwell/ Allen Bradley
Siemens
Wonderware
Bosch Rexroth

ROOFING PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

Reichel & Drews supplies completed Asphalt Shingle and Waterproofing Membrane Production Equipment and the controls necessary to improve your production needs:
  • Unwind Stands
  • Splice Table
  • Dry Mat Accumulators
  • Pull Roll & Tension Control
  • Coaters
  • Blenders
  • Surfacing Section
  • Granule Press Module
  • Cooling Sections
  • Finished Product Accumulators
  • Pattern Cutters
  • Laminators
  • Cut-to-Length Cutters
  • Stacking
  • Bundle Wrapping
  • Palletizers
Reichel & Drews also supplies the ancillary equipment for roll roofing and modified bitumen production lines including:
  • Shock Rolls
  • Pull Rolls
  • Winders
  • Dual Compound Coaters
  • Core Inserters
  • Pre-Mixing Systems
  • Mixing Systems
Reichel & Drews supplies completed Asphalt Shingle and Waterproofing Membrane Production Equipment and the controls necessary to improve your production needs:
  • System Integration
  • Field Troubleshooting
  • Start-Up Services
  • Web Processing
  • Data Acquisition
  • Coordinated Drives
  • Non-Coordinated Drives
  • SCADA Systems
  • PLC Systems
  • DCS Systems
  • HMI Controls

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