Preventing the Frozen Pipe Nightmare
Summer is nearly over, now is the time to prevent pipe line freeze-ups! Frozen piping doesn’t only happen with water lines, there are many other substances and chemicals that are piped within a facility. Some pipes can cause shutdowns of production lines if the line freezes and breaks, creating hazardous conditions and in general wreak havoc!
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Case Study: Removable Insulation at UVM
How the University of Vermont Saved 6,500 MMBTUs per year with Removable Blanket Insulation UVM University Heights mechanical room with insulation jackets on gate valve bonnets (jacket material is PTFE-coated fiberglass with 15mm Pyrogel® insulation
Color-Coded Insulation Blankets
This article was written by Jack McTigue of Thermaxx Jackets
Food Grade Insulation Blankets
Thermaxx Jackets has worked with many clients who are trying to make their food processing plant more energy efficient, safer, and cleaner (such as Calabro Cheese). The USDA recommends insulating pipes in food processing facilities, providing a layer of protection between the piping and your product. The insulation blankets used should be food grade or food safe. “Food grade” or “food safe” means...
Improve Boiler Efficiency with Thermaxx Insulation Jackets
This case study was written by Jack McTigue, an employee of Thermaxx Jackets.
Insulation Blankets for Clean Rooms & Airtight Rooms
Insulating in an airtight or clean room application can be extremely difficult. Good clean room design has the mechanical insulation out of the airtight or clean room environment to avoid the possibility of fibers being introduced into the air. At the same time, there can be equipment in the clean room that must be used in a production situation and has an elevated temperature that can cause an...
Insulation Blankets for RV Accessories: Improve Safety & Lifespan
Thermaxx Jackets was asked for expert insulation advice concerning a barbecue that was placed too close, in the customer's opinion, to the exterior side of the RV for safe operation of the BBQ. BBQ’s can reach temperatures of 400°F and above, which, when placed too close to a fiberglass surface could cause serious problems. The biggest worry was not fire, although that was a consideration. The...
High Temperature Insulation Materials & Applications
This article was written by Chuck Murphy, an expert at Thermaxx Jackets.
Water & Fire Resistant Insulation Materials
This article was written by Meghan Reilly, an insulation expert at Thermaxx Jackets
