ISSUE: Large paper manufacturer, Weyerhaeuser, was looking for a way to effectively insulate an outdoor liquor tank while also reducing surface temperature and providing protection from corrosion and weathering.

SOLUTION: Miller Painting, Industrial painting and coatings specialists in Savannah, Georgia, recommended Nansulate® Translucent PT as a durable exterior insulation and protective coating.

They applied six coats to reduce the exterior temperature from approximately 200F down to approximately 138F, while also providing corrosion resistance and an insulation solution that would stand up to years of weathering.

Their next project for this customer will be another exterior tank application to reduce exterior surface temperature from approximately 225F to approximately 120F.

Miller Painting is a member of Industrial Nanotech’s Contractor Referral Network. They provide coating services throughout the Southeast. www.millerpainting.com

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ISSUE: Find a solution to reducing energy consumption in their plants globally to lower costs, reduce their carbon foot print and also reduce heat expelled into the envionrment to improve employee health and safety.

SOLUTION: After extensive energy saving studies were completed on Nansulate® insulation coatings in two of their facilities, Nansulate® was chosen as a key component of their corporate sustainability initiative to reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions. Nansulate® High Heat and Nansulate® EPX were used on the exterior of their yarn dyeing machines.

"As a business we have an ongoing commitment to reducing our impact on the environment and continuously improving the working conditions in our facilities worldwide. Having comprehensively tested Nansulate coatings we found they significantly reduced process energy whilst standing up to the harsh environment of an industrial dye house. We anticipate the change will have a dual effect: reducing our process steam consumption by over ten percent - and therefore our carbon footprint by around two percent - and significantly improving the working conditions in our dye houses, which is great news for both our business and the environment."

- Michael Schofer, Coats Chief Supply Chain Officer

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Nansulate® Distributor - Turkey - Kolorgen Ltd.

ISSUE: Increase energy efficiency in paper manufacturing facility and insulate to improve lifespan of sensor units.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent PT was used to provide thermal insulation and corrosion prevention for equipment in their paper manufacturing facility.

The customer of Nansulate® Distributor Angstrom Technology, presented a paper at Papertech 2011, held in Hyderabad India. The paper was presented by Dr. T.G. Sundara Raman, Head of Energy and Climate Change Development, Seshasayee Paper & Boards, Ltd, and was presented in the Energy & Environment category. The paper titled, “Energy Conservation Using Nanotechnology Based Insulation Coating in Paper Machine Dryer At Seshasayee Paper” describes the benefits experienced in the pulp and paper industry by using patented Nansulate® thermal insulation coatings for insulation and protection of paper manufacturing equipment.

Equipment was insulated with Nansulate® Translucent PT at a 300 micron (12 mil) dry film thickness (six coat coverage). Dryer end covers were coated and showed an average temperature reduction after 30 days (prior to the full 45-60 day cure time being completed) over one dryer of 39.6 F, a 15.7% reduction in temperature, and on another dryer of 48.6 F, an 18.7% reduction in temperature. Another piece of equipment insulated to increase sensor and unit longevity was a scanner sensor unit, which showed an average temperature difference of 28.2F, prior to cure time being completed, while also showing more effective sensor functioning due to the lower temperature. Comfort for approaching the operating unit and increased longevity of the scanner unit were benefits also noted in the paper due to the Nansulate® insulation technology.

Applications areas in the paper mill were noted as: Paper machine dryer unit, hot and warm condensate, boiler feed water and process fluid lines, LP steam pipelines and accessories, heat carrying valves and fittings, satellite cooler annulus exterior of lime kiln, heated HFO lines and storage tanks, chiller lines in CI02 unit, CPU-PHE & EOP head covers.

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ISSUE: Reduce heat loss through concrete digester tanks so more of the energy can be recaptured from the treatment process and transferred for use in other areas of the facility. Project is one that was qualified for a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) energy rebate credit.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent GP is being applied to the exterior of the concrete digesters to reduce heat loss and improve energy efficiency. After review by an Energy Consultant, the project was expected to save 48,899 therms.

Nansulate® insulation technology was well suited to the exterior envionrment, as it is highly moisture resistant, mold and UV resistant and does not need exterior cladding, allowing it to insulate effectively for long-term performance.

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ISSUE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Multiple Locations - needed a durable and longterm solution to pipe insuation and corrosion control.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent PT insulation and corrosion prevention coating provided an easy to install, and longterm solution for pipe insulation that retained insulating abilty over time, and stood up to humid, wet and harsh environments.

Nansulate® coatings have been used by several Army Corps of Engineer locations throughout the United States.

Sipetrol
Insulation and corrsion prevention of offshore oil platform piping.

ISSUE: Sipetrol needed a solution for the pipelines on their AM6 offshore platform to reduce heat loss from the transported petroleum product.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent PT was applied at an average thickness of 350 microns dry film thickness to the exterior of the pipelines. The surface temperature of the pipelines was measured to indicate reduction of heat loss.

Prior to being coated, the average temperature of the pipeline exterior was 140F (60C). After coating the lines with Nansulate® PT, the average pipeline exterior temperature was 107.6F (42C). Their average temperature reduction was 32F (18C). Nansulate® also provided corrosion protection in the severe marine environment.

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ISSUE: A petrochemical facility in the Middle East needed to significantly reduce vaporization of methanol inside storage tanks. traditional insulation could not be used due to the high humidity in the region. Secondarily, they also wanted to prevent corrosion on the tanks..

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent High Heat insulation coating was used on the exterior of the tanks, with an overcoat of a blue tinted top coat in their desired color.

Nansulate® provided them with an effective thin film solution which was highly durable and effective in the demanding environment, stopped the vaporization and offered long-term protection. The tanks are checked every six months for corrosion, and none has been detected since installation of Nansulate® in summer of 2008.

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ISSUE: Caribbean snack food manufacturer, Holiday Snacks needed to reduce hot surface temperatures for worker safety and also wanted to find an insulation that would be safe to use around food manufacturing equipment.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent High Heat was applied at a thickness of 6 coats (approx. 300 microns) to the exterior of a Casa oven, a vent duct and a peanut fryer to reduce surface temperature and insulate the equipment to reduce energy costs, lower surface temperatures to both reduce worker burn injuries and improve the temperture of the working environment.

The application was done in April 18, 2010, and readings were taken throughout the curing period, with the last readings taken on June 15th. Two separate temperature readings were obtained for each piece of equipment.

Casa Oven
Uncoated Surface: 95C (203F)
Nansulate® Surface: 75C (167F)
Temperature Difference = 20C (36F)
Vent Duct
Uncoated Surface: 127C (260.6F)
Nansulate® Surface: 112C (233.6F)
Temperature Difference = 15C (27F)
Peanut Fryer
Uncoated Surface: 99C (210.2F)
Nansulate® Surface: 72C (161.6F)
Temperature Difference = 27C (48.6F)

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ISSUE: Grupo Modelo needed insulation at their Guadalajara, Mexico facility to insulate, reduce surface temperature, protect equipment from corrosion and moisture.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent High Heat was applied to heat interchangers and other equipment to insulate, protect against corrosion, and decrase the amount of energy used for equipment processes. Preliminary results showed a 20 degrees Centigrade (36 Fahrenheit) difference after a 3 coat coverage (approximate thickness of 7 mils dry film thickness).

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ISSUE:A large client for PT Nukote Indonesia needed to reduce the surface temperature of a hot water pipeline from the variable 74-95 deg. C surface temperature to 65 deg. C or lower. They also wanted corrosion resistance to protect the pipeline and increase the lifespan. Their prior experience with corrosion under insulation (CUI) and the short lifespan of traditional insulations meant they needed a new technology solution.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent PT was spray applied to a 24" diameter hot water pipeline to insulation and provide corrosion resistance. Thickness applied was 310 microns (approx. 3 coats).

Temperature of pipeline suface before: 74 deg. C (165.2F)
Temperature of pipeline surface after: 59 deg. C (138.2F)

Nansulate® PT provided the combination of benefits that the client had been looking fore - effective insulation, corrosion resistance, moisture resistance, and longevity and consistency of insulating ability.

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ISSUE: Need to insulate steam process equipment and both interior and exterior steam lines with a durable, effective solution that can stand up to weathering, humid environments,and also conform to shapes of steam valves and tank doors.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® High Heat was used as a primer beneath a 2.5 to 3 mm application of Nansulate® EPX. The coating was easily sprayed onto the many steam component surfaces.

Initial temperature readings were taken on an exterior steam line, and showed a surface temperature reduction from 160C to 80C (320F to 176F) with Nansulate®

The project continues with insulation of cold liquid lines and storage tanks.

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ISSUE: Henateks, a textile manufacturer for Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, and others was looking for a way to increase energy efficiency in their dyehouse and reduce their carbon emissions.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® High Heat coating was used to insulate their steam boiler, steam pipes and valves, heat exchanger, and dye machines. The overall thickness was between 13-15 coats (650-750 microns dry film thickness).

Their charted energy savings and cost savings were as follows during 2007 (the year they installed Nansulate®) and 2008 (factory operating at lower capacity):

Liquid Natural Gas Consumption Reduction: 2007/1,114,152 Sm3; 2008/1,097,447

Energy Cost savings: 2007/$392,275 USD; 2008/$460,162 USD

Overall energy savings: 20%

Payback time on project: 7 months

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ISSUE: Erenko, a textile manufacturer for Disney, Champion, Puma, and others, wanted to reduce steam consumption to make their facility more sustainable.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent High Heat was used to insulate heat exchangers, dyeing machines, and steam system components.

“We have closely monitored a dyeing process which takes place at 60C (140F) for a 60 minute reaction time; the steam-based heat exchanger of the un-insulated machine needed 24 heat-on cycles, whereas the Nansulate machine's heat-exchanger only needed 2 heat-on cycles. This proves that by proper insulation, heat losses are minimized, it also shows that oscillation of temperature is
decreased.

With a Nansulate coated dyeing machine, we have observed that the colour of fabric was surprisingly identical to one another, whereas in un-insulated machine, there is always a small difference in colour.”

-Ahmet Turgut, Factory Manager, Erenko Tekstil

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ISSUE: Bandvulc Tyres is one of the leading suppliers of commercial remould tyres to the transport industry. They operate at the forefront of tyre technology using the best available machines and quality control systems. They needed to reduce heat transfer on heat exchanger plates used on equipment in their facility.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® High Heat coating was used to insulate heat exchanger plates.Prior to cure time being completed, the plates were showing a reduction in temperature of approximately 24.6 percent, with more expected as the coating completed the cure cycle.

"Bandvulc Tyres Ltd. applied Nansulate to the exterior of a heat exchanger plate. The first coat was applied thinly and left to set for just over 20 days. After this period, the coats were applied more liberally up until the 8th coat. The 8th coat result now shows a temperature difference of roughly 30 degrees C."

-Calum Williams, Bandvulc Tyres Ltd.
www.bandvulc.com

Note: Study was done before all 8 coats had completely cured. Nansulate reaches its full insulation ability after full cure, therefore thermal results will improve as the moisture dissipates from the material during the cure time.

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ISSUE: A large Middle East chemical facility needed to insulate and prevent corrosion of large Brine Super Purifiction Columns. They needed an insulation that would stand up to the harsh environment.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® High Heat (3 coats, 150 microns dry film thickness) anda white finish coat were applied to the exterior of the large columns. Nansulate® provided protection from corrosion while reducing energy use by insulating the equipment. The coatings were designed for harsh environment service which made it the perfect solution for their insulation and surface protection needs.

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ISSUE: Reduce tank surface temperature to safer levels, insulate tank to reduce heat loss.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® Translucent PT was used by a customer on a tank that melts butterfat. The exterior tank temperature was noticeably reduced, creating a safer environment for employees, and the insulation provided by Nansulate® increased the melting efficiency of the tank, saving money and energy.

"We used Nansulate paint last year to paint a 5m(3) heated stainless steel tank which is positioned outdoors at a company on Cobden. This tank is used for melting butterfat. We achieved a measurable difference in the contents of this tank...The outside of the tank was previously too hot to touch. With three coats of Nansulate applied, the touch was now warm to touch and there was a visual improvement to the melting efficiency of the product inside. We are very happy with the performance of Nansulate and intend on using it to paint future tanks."

Regards,
David Morabito
Project Engineer
Ultraspin Technology Pty Ltd
www.ultraspin.com.au

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ISSUE: Smart Fuels, a leading alternative energy company headquartered in Boston, was building a new biodiesel refinery in Florida and needed an effective insulation that would provide long-term protection of their fuel tanks and steam lines.

SOLUTION: Smart Fuels chose Nansulate® Translucent PT coating to insulate and protect new fuel storage tanks being
installed at their facility in Fruitland Park, Florida. Nansulate® High Heat was also applied to facility steam lines to reduce heat loss and corrosion. They chose
this unique patented technology for its ease of installation
and ability to insulate more effectively and over a longer
period of time than other types of insulation. It also
provided the added benefits of protection against corrosion
and resistance to moisture.

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ISSUE: LS Industries, a designer and manufacturer of large metal cleaning equipment for the industrial and automotive markets, needed to reduce surface temperature of industrial ovens to a worker safe level and to increase efficiency of oven insulation.

SOLUTION: LS Industries coated the exterior of five of their Heat & Block Blaster ovens which are used for cleaning engines by burning off residue at a temperature of 800F. The external temperature of the ovens after application and cure (7 mil dry film thickness) of Nansulate® High Heat dropped from 168F to between 100-115F and was safe to touch while in operation. Their customers were very satisfied with the results of the surface temerature reduction and increase in energy efficiency.

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ISSUE: A chemical facility in the Middle East needed an effective steam line insulation to give significant temperature reduction without adding bulk to the line. Corrosion under insulation (CUI) was also a problem they needed to solve.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® High Heat was used as a primer coat, followed by 1/2" of Nansulate® EPX epoxy system. (see photos & spray tips)

The customer achieved the desired temperature reduction from 302F (150C) down to 100F (38C) while only using a half inch of insulation. The system also elimated their issues with CUI. Temperature reduction acheived was 202F (112C)..

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ISSUE: Edward Moore Design, Inc., a Canadian Government recognized research and development laboratory, was developing a cooling and heating system to be utilized in three unique medical devices. They needed the unit to be as energy efficient as possible and also use insulation which was acceptable for the hospital environment.

SOLUTION: Nansulate® GP was specified into the heating and cooling unit for the three new medical devices.

The first device is an air conditioned/heated massaging mattress cover, which can be used for bed ridden patients, controlling the temperature of the mattess, providing comfort and preventing bed sores.

Edward Moore, President, describes the projects further, “Nansulate has been specified into the main cooling and heating system for this design. Nansulate added to the mattress cover system was found to reduce cooling temperature at a rate of 1.8 degrees per minute, as compared to the foam insulation alone which reduced temperature at a rate of 1.1 degrees per minute. All test were performed under identical conditions cooling one gallon of fluid.

By speeding up the cooling process, substantial energy savings were achieved. In addition, Nansulate prevented sweating during the cooling process and also prevents growth of unwanted substances on the surface of the system.

The same carefully researched cooling and heating system specifying Nansulate will be incorporated into a new machine to form x-ray invisible casts with perfectly even pressure over the entire area of a broken limb. The casts can be worn while swimming or bathing and re-formed, again with perfectly even pressure, when swelling reduces. Thanks to Nansulate the time to form a perfectly even pressure cast will be approximately three minutes.

An additional portable machine specifying Nansulate in the unique heating and cooling system, is to heat and or cool with adjustable massage any area of the body for sports medicine and general physiotherapy needs. This machine will free up the doctor or technician to perform other tasks. The portability of the battery operated machine is due in large part to the energy savings realized with Nansulate insulating coatings.”

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Nansulate® Translucent GP-NSF was used by Wolf Creek Nuclear Facility in Kansas for insulation and surface protection over the concrete walls of a cabinet room.

The coating reduces heat transfer as well as provides resistance to moisture, mold, and UV degradation.

Nansulate® Translucent PT insulation and corrosion prevention coating for metal surfaces was used by Konecranes Nuclear Equipment Service at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas for applications over metal structures.

This coating reduces heat transfer as well as provides excellent corrosion prevention, and resistance to moisture and UV degradation.

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