Microtherm service
Even the very best products will be enhanced by the best support and service.
We believe that when choosing a Microtherm® thermal insulation solution you are getting the very best available. The very best products engineered into a system for optimised high efficiency performance, all covered by the best engineering, commercial, and logistical support in the industry.
Our Product Performance Brochure explains in detail about the range and performance of our products, and the service and support that comes with it.
Our service promise
We understand thermal management and energy conservation.
The use of Microtherm®, the most thermally efficient high temperature insulation available, brings many advantages but we know that it must be optimised and offered in the simplest possible design to ensure that the final thermal insulation solution is totally cost effective.
Efficient insulation saves space, saves weight, and saves energy. Design optimisation saves cost whether it is for a single high technology project or for high volume series production.
We have been the industry leaders for 40 years and our background expertise and experience, coupled with our state-of-the art manufacturing facilities, ensure that the quality of our products is matched by the quality of our technical advice and our service. All of this on a global scale.
We offer professional, technically and commercially competent support and advice at every stage of your project, no matter how complex and challenging that project may be.
The complete supply package – we leave nothing to chance.
Thermal design problems can be extremely complex. Our specialist application engineers will help you to fully understand the problem parameters, often employing thermography (infra red photography) to define precisely where a thermal weakness occurs.
Steel ladle during thermal assessment
Problem analysis
Only when the thermal weaknesses in an installation are fully understood can an effective insulation solution be designed.
A comparison of thermographs showing performance, with and without the insulation, will demonstrate the dramatic improvements that can be achieved using a Microtherm® solution.
Our first level of technical support is to help you to understand the nature, and the extent, of your thermal problem.
Thermal analysis and calculations
Once the problem is understood our engineers can provide a wide range of thermal calculations from steady state right up to full 3D transient calculations. These define the rate of heat transfer and the insulation requirement to contain it.
With the information from our thermal analysis we are able to design our insulation thickness for the application.
This is the first stage of our system design.
Product selection and design
The Microtherm® product portfolio includes a range of block products, rigid panels, fully flexible panels and rolls, slatted panels, evacuated panels, powder and granular products. The versatility of the product forms means that our engineers are able to select the optimum product characteristics for every thermal insulation system.
Factors to consider include
- What exposure temperature will be encountered and for how long? Is the temperature steady or cyclic?
- Will the product need to be rigid or flexible?
- Will the product require a covering for protection or dust control?
- Will the product need to withstand water?
- What are the physical needs – shock, vibration, abrasion etc.?
- Will the product need a special shape?
This is the second stage of our system design.
Design of system features
Many thermal insulation systems will have quite unique requirements. We can tailor our products to suit.
We can factory shape and assemble our products into complex forms.
We can also install Microtherm® into a customer's component assembly.
We can offer encapsulation for protection and simplicity of assembly
Machining to an accurate and often complex shape.
For more complex projects, the optimum product will be offered as part of a carefully designed insulation system which includes all fixing methods and any encapsulation.
This is the third stage of our system design.
Performance testing
We have the capability of "in house" insulation system performance testing for exposure to fire to recognized temp/time curves for a wide range of application scenarios including passive fire protection to marine bulkheads and floors, lift doors, and a wide range of protective enclosures and fire safes.
We will also liaise with your own designers for any external testing at internationally recognised test laboratories.
A full colour brochure outlining our Fire Test Capabilities in more detail is available as a download from this web site.
Because we can test systems under development "in-house", we can immediately identify any weakness in the overall thermal protection and make an appropriate design revision.
This ensures absolute confidence in our designs during formal accreditation testing in an internationally recognised test laboratory.
We take out the guesswork and leave nothing to chance.
Performance verification
This is another application for thermography. A sequence of IR photographs immediately shows any weakness in an insulation system.
This is the final stage of our system design.
Installation support and co-ordination
Our engineers will ensure that your insulation system is fitted correctly for optimum benefit. We can train your fitters to handle, shape, and fit our products and when necessary we can provide on-site supervision.