Processing Roofing Granules

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Processing roofing granules.

Producing quality granules for the roofing industry for over 85 years. Roofing granules 3m has been added to your cart. Material processing thermal processing. Made of a natural mineral product coated in ceramic the granules meet the toughest tests of time weather and visual appeal.

We provide a wide range of thermal processing equipment for all of your roofing granule production needs including pre heaters combustion chambers rotary dryers rock dryers rotary kilns and rotary coolers. These granules are colored with durable pigments bonded in a ceramic matrix and treated to promote adhesion to asphalt. Explore and search for over 24 000 3m products currently available in the united states by product category industries or featured brands. 3m classic roofing granules are dense non porous uv ray resistant and tough enough to stand up under handling.

All of our thermal processing equipment is engineered around the unique characteristics of the material to be processed to ensure an optimal. While roofing granules may not look like much more than rocks they are actually a highly engineered product the result of advanced processing techniques that work to create a premium roofing granule product. A typical process of transforming rock into roofing granule is outlined and illustrated below. A roof containing white armor granules.

Using 3m science in processing coating and adhesives technologies allows us to improve the performance and durability of our granules giving manufacturers a better product that will stand the test of time. The durable high opacity granules have an ultra high reflectance that prolongs roof life and contributes to overall energy savings. For these reasons the industry relies on rotary drums to carry out granule production as these machines boast a heavy duty build high capacity. White armor cool roofing granules are specifically designed for use in modified bitumen roofing applications.

3m roofing granules are ceramic coated minerals used as surfacing material in asphalt roofing products. Prime roofing granules are the protective pixels of beautiful shingles.