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,...
Sustainability
Protecting the Environment One Spray Shield at a Time
Designed with the Earth in mind, the Shannon Safety Spray Shield mitigates the effect of an industrial liquid spill. Shannon’s custom-designed safety shield – most commonly used in the oil industry – not only helps prevent leaks from spreading but also withstands the...
You can conserve energy with insulation, but that’s not all
A typical goal when buying a Shannon product is to conserve energy with insulation, specifically where a facility manager looks to maximize efficiency or minimize waste. Reaching maximum performance with insulation design starts with an energy survey. Typically, a...
Removable, reusable insulation blankets and shields designed with versatility in mind
Facility, plant and energy managers can apply removable, reusable insulation blankets in such a wide variety of different situations – even within a single facility. “It could be a below-ambient temperature condition, like a chilled water application, where the...
Shannon’s chemical spray shield protects workers and the environment
Shannon Global Energy Solutions has recently taken its CAD-CNC-ERP process for making reusable and removable insulation blankets and developed a chemical spray shield to protect people and places in other ways. This new product, known as the Safety Spray Shield,...
Here’s how to stop corrosion under insulation
Corrosion under insulation is a serious matter impacting the process piping industry. Corrosion under insulation, or CUI, is the chemical reaction of carbon-based metals subject to prolonged exposure to water and moisture, which can become trapped under insulation...
An inside look at securing energy rebates for manufacturing firms
Identifying and successfully getting energy rebates for manufacturing plant owners is one of Shannon’s specialties, and the result can be billions of BTUs saved per year. Saving money is good for manufacturers, and saving energy is good for the environment. But plant...
Selling not only reusable blanket insulation but also support, satisfaction
Many of Shannon’s representatives and resellers of our reusable blanket insulation won’t profess to be the “price” company, but ask the industry, you’ll quickly learn they’re known as companies that back our product. One of our successful sales reps, whose firm...
Here’s why CAD is the universal language of insulation blankets
Shannon is known for its commitment to quality, truly reusable insulation blankets created with the goal of thermal efficiency, increased workplace safety, and acoustic management. Quality is achieved, in part, through Shannon’s CAD-CNC-ERP design system, but what...
Shannon insulation blanket saves hospital 15 million lbs. of steam
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. – July 15, 2020 – Through a contract with Shannon Global Energy Solutions, Horizon Health Network (Horizon) has made a one-time investment in the Shannon insulation blanket (model LT450SS) and heat shield (model LT500HS-TC) for the boiler room at...