The insulation industry makes use of several different materials to help protect workers from high temperatures, contain radiant energy, and maximize system efficiency. However, many of these materials, like fiberglass, Foamglas®, calcium silicate, and mineral wool,...
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Are you overlooking opportunities to insulate energy-losing components?
Overlooking opportunities to insulate energy-losing components is more about ignorance than neglect. But even one component radiating high temperatures can add up to a significant amount of lost energy when multiplied by time, which means squandered capital. How much?...
Insulation is critical, yet facility owners often ignore that
Although insulation is critical for keeping workers safe and maintaining maximum energy and production efficiency, plant managers sometimes adopt a “set it and forget it” mentality. Instead of a reusable insulation system, many facilities install traditional...
Shannon has the tools to insulate large or hard-to-access components
Customers regularly call on Shannon to insulate large or hard-to-access components with removable and reusable thermal and acoustic insulation. With its CAD-CNC-ERP design and manufacturing process, Shannon’s customers have given the award-winning manufacturer kudos...
Energy surveys, the first step towards energy savings
Energy surveys are a path toward addressing uninsulated components that can radiate heat energy, waste resources and reduce overall efficiency of a system. Insulating these exposed pieces helps preserve that energy, maximizing retention of heat to achieve peak...
A proven, tested design for stopping the loss of heat energy
To run at maximum efficiency and avoid loss of heat energy, steam systems require properly tested and designed insulation like the kind in place at Baxter Medical Center and Miramichi Regional Hospital. But when facility and maintenance managers need to inspect or...
Protect your Assets with UL 1709-tested Rapid Rise Fire Blankets
Made to protect equipment like actuators and valves from dangerously high temperatures, Shannon’s UL 1709-tested Rapid Rise Fire Blankets block and retard flames. Along with testing its products, Shannon designs every blanket according to a set of standards. For its...
To reduce risk of CUI, Shannon introduces quality hydrophobic insulation blankets
Quality, reusable hydrophobic insulation blankets are beneficial for many industries, whether for keeping workers safe or helping to protect equipment. When constructed correctly and with the safest materials, the benefits of using hydrophobic insulation blankets...
Energy surveys and thermographic imaging pinpoint opportunities, inform design
The one-two punch of energy surveys and thermographic imaging mark the starting point for determining what kind of insulation design best suits a client. Through the energy surveys, a sales person determines not only the geometry of the system but also the...
Lack of heat trace wiring kits and heat tracing played role in Texas power outages
For 30 years, many Texas power plants ignored warnings to weatherize generation equipment using solutions like heat trace wiring kits and heat tracing insulation. Some, like Garland Power & Light and Bryan Texas Utilities, saw past failures and shifting climate...