PROFILE GUIDE

Find a Roll Forming Machine by Profile

Choose the closest profile family below, then send a dimensioned drawing. Halcyon carries out a configuration review with our factory team against the specified material, punching and output target; no family label alone proves that a particular line can make your section.

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Find a Roll Forming Machine by Profile

Direct answer: Pick the profile you want to sell and open the machine that makes it. Every machine is built in our Xiamen factory to your own profile drawing; send the drawing and we reply with a configuration and price within 24 hours.

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Trapezoidal roof sheet (e.g. R-101 in Mexico, TP-40 in Brazil — to your drawing)

Use: Roofs and walls of warehouses and factories
Machine: See machine →

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IBR sheet

Use: Industrial and residential roofs (common in Africa)
Machine: See machine →

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R-panel / PBR panel

Use: Metal buildings, barns and sheds (Americas)
Machine: See machine →

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Corrugated (sine-wave) sheet

Use: Roofs and fences — made on our corrugated machine
Machine: See machine →

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Step tile / metal roof tile

Use: Pitched roofs of houses and villas
Machine: See machine →

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Tile + trapezoidal on one machine

Use: Two products from a small workshop
Machine: See machine →

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Open-rib composite floor deck

Use: Composite concrete floors in steel buildings
Machine: See machine →

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Re-entrant (dovetail) deck

Use: Thin composite slabs, ceiling hanger slots
Machine: See machine →

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Non-composite deck / permanent formwork

Use: Formwork only, no composite action
Machine: See machine →

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C stud

Use: Drywall partitions and light steel walls
Machine: See machine →

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Omega / hat furring channel

Use: Ceiling and wall furring, cladding sub-frames
Machine: See machine →

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Top hat roof batten

Use: Roof battens over rafters and purlins
Machine: See machine →

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C purlin

Use: Roof and wall purlins of steel buildings
Machine: See machine →

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Pre-punched C purlin (bolt holes)

Use: Purlins bolted to cleats on site, no drilling
Machine: See machine →

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Z purlin

Use: Lapped continuous purlins over long roof spans
Machine: See machine →

Profiles not listed (cable tray, guardrail, rack upright, door frame and more) are on the products page.

Send your profile drawing — proposal in 24 hours

Stacks of galvanized roll-formed metal sections photographed during a production-base workshop site visit — Site-visit reference: stacked formed sections in our Xiamen production base. This photograph illustrates physical profile inspection; it does not identify every profile family below, prove the material grade, or show that a proposed machine passed a trial.

COMMON PROFILE FAMILIES

Compare finished-section families

These are buyer selection families, not fixed tooling limits. Final dimensions and tolerances need an approved drawing and a sample trial for the quoted machine.

C purlin

Roof and wall secondary framing for warehouses, factories and steel buildings.

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Z purlin

Overlapped secondary framing where continuous spans and efficient nesting are required.

View purlin machines →

Stud & track

Drywall partitions, ceilings and light gauge steel wall systems.

View keel machines →

Hat profiles

Furring, battens and secondary support sections. Omega-shaped variants need separate tooling confirmation against the drawing.

Review the LA hat-profile example →

Sigma & custom structural

Joists, rack members, solar support and special cold-formed structural sections.

View structural machines →

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Roof & wall panels

Corrugated, trapezoidal, standing seam and glazed tile profiles.

View cladding machines →

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Floor deck

Composite deck and permanent formwork profiles for building construction.

View structural machines →

Your custom profile

Send the cross-section, material grade, thickness, hole pattern and output target.

Discuss a custom profile →

Which dimensions decide the equipment?

The profile name is only a starting point. Two drawings called “C purlin” can differ in lip, corner, hole positions and steel grade. Compare a machine proposal with the finished-section drawing and record actual sample measurements after forming.

Profile family	Drawing detail that changes the proposal	Trial check
C/Z purlin	Web, flange, lip, corner, thickness and hole datum; list every C and Z size.	Measure both sections and post-changeover samples; check the intended Z overlap and hole alignment. Compare C/Z configurations.
Stud and track	Matching stud/track pair, service holes, flange return and cut lengths.	Test the fit of finished stud and track together, then measure holes and lengths. Review keel equipment.
Roof sheet	Rib geometry, formed width, effective cover width and specified lap.	Trial two sheets together; verify lap fit and installed cover width. See a cover-width trial.
Floor deck	Rib pitch and depth, overall width, embossing if required, and specified material.	Measure the formed section and run the specified sample length. Structural design approval is a separate check. See the sample checks.

The trial establishes whether the agreed equipment can form the stated part under recorded conditions. It does not establish the building system's load capacity, code compliance or coating durability; obtain those from the relevant design and material evidence.

WHAT TO SEND

Five inputs for a useful first review

A clear PDF, DWG, DXF or photo of a marked-up sample is suitable for the first review. Our factory team must verify the final drawing and proposed machine scope.

Section dimensionsWeb, flange, lip, angles and corner radii
MaterialSteel grade, coating and thickness range
PunchingHole shape, spacing and datum
Finished lengthTypical and maximum piece length
Target outputPieces per shift and expected product mix

Upload a profile drawing

Profile selection questions

Can one set of rolls make C, Z, U and hat profiles?

Do not assume so from a machine-family name. Ask the supplier to identify tooling, adjustments and trial samples for every drawing in the quoted scope.

Why include steel grade and thickness range with a profile drawing?

Material properties and thickness affect forming, punching and the sample acceptance plan. Quote comparisons are meaningful only when suppliers work from the same material specification.

Does a profile sample prove the installed building system is safe?

No. A sample can demonstrate geometry and fit under stated conditions. Structural design, fastening, corrosion and code approval require separate project-specific evidence.

Source and review: Halcyon Machinery drawing-led buyer review, updated 24 September 2026. Halcyon handles equipment selection with our factory team; the actual machine and trial evidence are confirmed for each quotation. For equipment families, see the roll forming machine selection guide.