SureTight Insulated Panels uses the manufacturing processes developed by SMCI, combined with new efficiencies to be gained from added technology, a newly designed physical plant lay-out and modern material-handling practices. We have developed proprietary processes and tools that allow us to manufacture panels with less manpower than the other providers.

SureTight insulated panels offer our customers state-of-the-art energy efficient building systems using stress-skin panel technology. Panels are manufactured in a controlled environment in which two 7/16” Oriented Strand Board (OSB) skins are laminated to one pound density Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) cores using an industrial grade waterproof adhesive under controlled pressure to form a one-piece panel with the strength of a monolith.

Under testing, SureTight panels are more than twice as strong as a comparable conventional (stick-frame) wall, and will not twist, rack or warp.

SureTight panels are environmentally safe, contain no CFCs, emit no toxins or known carcinogens, and are technically inert. Scrap materials created during the manufacturing process are up to 100% recyclable.

Due to the low-permeability and closed-cell nature of the EPS cores, and the waterproof nature of the adhesive; SureTight panels retain their high R-value for the life of the structure without the following common drawbacks of conventional structures using fibrous installation:
• Thermal short-circuits at each stud due to the low R-value of the wood
• Heat-robbing thermal siphoning due to the “breathing” of fibrous insulation
• Indoor drafts from voids in the insulation, openings around electrical outlets and mechanical chases, etc.
• Depreciation of the R-value due to the moisture content of the air within the fibrous insulation

Standard SureTight panels are manufactured in five thicknesses:
• 4.5” (Two 7/16” OSB Skins) 3-5/8” EPS Core R-17
• 6.5” (Two 7/16” OSB Skins) 5-5/8” EPS Core R-25
• 8.25” (Two 7/16” OSB Skins) 7-3/8” EPS Core R-32
• 10.25" (Two 7/16" OSB Skins) 9-5/8" EPS Core R-43
• 12.25" (Two 7/16" OSB Skins) 11-5/8" EPS Core R-53.
• The 4.5” panel is typically used in commercial applications.
• The 6.5” panel is the standard residential wall and roof panel.
• The three largest sixe panels are used when a higher R-value, and/or greater roof spans or loadings are required.

SureTight manufactures its panels in 8’ x 24’ one-piece units. These are then cut and machined to individual building requirements. The size of these panels helps to add efficiency for the builders by allowing the installation of very large areas (up to 192 square feet) of walls or roofs in one piece. Electrical chases are precut into all 4.5” and 6.5” wall panels at 16” and 44” from factory edges. Factory edges can be identified as those that have a colored coating on the edge of the OSB sheathing.

SureTight follows strict quality control procedures and are continually testing and evaluating our panels. All panels are warranted for a period of ten years from the date of manufacture against delamination and structural defects. SureTight panels are building code approved under NER # 467. PFS Corporation of Madison, WI independently monitors the manufacturing process and quality control for SureTight.

Each SureTight panel delivered to our customers is cut to exact specifications directly from the architects’ or builders’ plans. Again, this adds to the installers’ efficiency by eliminating the necessity for many on-site measurements and cuts. Our panel packages are shipped directly to the job site ready for installation complete with a working set of drawings and with all window and door openings rough-cut. SureTight can also supply all plates, splines and adhesives necessary for installation. Accurate door and window openings, intricate dormers and complex ridge and roof cuts are fabricated by our skilled craftsmen using CAD “instructions” and proprietary equipment. Fully pre-cut panels are supplied to most project sites resulting in significant savings in time, labor and clean-up.

Because the entire structural panel shell is fabricated in large sections in a controlled environment, panel shells for buildings from the simplest ranch to multi-floored and multi-winged custom buildings can be installed in just days rather than the weeks required by conventional structures.