INSULATED PIPE SUPPORTS, (page 2 of 2)

The photo to the right shows the machine used to blend the chemicals required to produce polyurethane foam. The photo below shows workers loading a mold where the foam will "rise" to fill the void space. Different chemical formulations are used for materials of different densities. At PT&P, the chemicals are color-coded to correspond to the target density. The material must stay in the mold for a "cure time" before it can be removed. Since the volume of the mold is known, the density can be checked by weighing the component when it is removed from the mold. Foam density checks are performed on a daily basis to ensure that our machines are producing high-quality foam.

These PT&P customers are looking at a white paper sack which contains about two cups of chemicals pumped from the machine mentioned above. Other members of the tour group are looking at different insulating materials. The black colored material on the right is foam glass. There is a two-layer PUF component (green) next to the calcium silicate (white) being examined on the left. Different materials are used for different applications depending on the temperatures and loads specified.

The photo to the right shows "hot shoes" which will be used for pipes containing high temperature fluids. The white-colored insulation used in "hot shoes" is calcium silicate.
	The picture to the left shows hot-shoes being fabricated. The metal components, into which the insulating material is placed, are made of galvanized carbon steel.

The racks on the left of the photo on the right are filled with cold shoes which are wrapped on pallets ready for shipment to a job site in Trinidad. The insulation in this case is polyurethane foam (PUF). Higher density materials are used to support the loads in pipes with larger diameters.

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