Green Your Machines

with insulation blankets from UniTherm

UniTherm Insulation Systems are high return, low investment insulation blankets that can lower your energy bill, protect your employees, and lower the ambient air temperature in your facility. We offer both off-the-shelf blankets, cut to standard length and width, that fit a range of applications. We also offer custom blanket solutions with notches, donuts, cut-outs, custom sizes, and any other specifications you require. Our insulation blankets make it easy for you to take significant strides towards greening your organization and lowering your monthly electric bill.

Ideal For

Injection Molding Blow Molding Blown Film Extrusion

Benefits
Lower energy bills Faster start up time Protect your employees Lower ambient air temperature Payback in less than 12 months

Energy costs can seem like an ever-inflating, uncontrollable expense, but in reality energy consumption can and should be controlled by implementing the right energy efficiency systems for your facility. UniTherm Insulation Systems capture and retain heat loss, resulting in more efficient production and reduce energy consumption. With the money you save on your energy bill each month creates a usual payback in less than 12 months.

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with custom blown film insulation

Benefits

UniTherm Insulation Systems designs and manufactures energy saving insulation systems for blown film die. These blankets are custom fit to your dies, flanges and feed pipe to ensure that they will never be in the way. UniTherms unique design allows for easy access for die changes and adjustment lugs.

Objective

Extend life of heater bands Control process temperature Keep cold air lines cool Provide personnel protection Increase energy efficiency Reduce ambient air temperature Decease BTU by 88%

Design Components
1 thickness Custom application design for die body,
flanges, and feed pipe

Before installing insulation blankets.

Easy to install and remove

After installing insulation blankets.

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Increase Energy Savings

with ThermaSleeve by UniTherm

ThermaSleeve by UniTherm is custom manufactured to insulate your silicone dryer lines to lower heat loss and conserve energy. Insulating your material dryer lines with ThermaSleeve allows a drying system to run up to 50% more efficiently. For most energy rebate programs, dryer hose insulations is a prescriptive product, which decreases project approval time.

Objective

Benefits
Provides personnel protection Reduces heat loss and energy waste Decrease ambient air temperature Improves energy efficiency

Design Components
1.5 - 2 of insulation Velcro enclosure flaps Non-stick Teflon exterior

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Protect Your Investment

with QuickCool from UniTherm

UniTherm Insulation Systems developed QuickCool with our customers concerns and needs in mind. The result - a custom engineered insulation blanket that increases energy efficiency by holding heat in, but quickly and easily opens up to provide quick cool-down time for the next process. No tools are needed to remove the flap, just a simple tug of the Velcro strap saves minutes per changeover, which can quickly turn into more production time and bigger profits.

Objective

Benefits
Faster start-up time Lower ambient air temperature Saver work environment Easy installation Increased energy efficiency More production time Higher energy savings

QuickCool fully enclosed to increase energy efficiency during hightemperature process job.

QuickCool Velcro flaps opened during process change.

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with custom extrusion line insulation systems

UniTherm Insulation Systems designs and manufactures energy saving insulation systems for sheet extrusion lines. These blankets are custom fit to your dies, flanges and feed pipe, so they will never be in the way. UniTherm unique design allows for easy access for die changes and adjustment lugs.

Objective

Benefits
Increased personnel protection Reduced heat loss Increased energy efficiency Maintains easy access to dye and adjustment lugs Decreases ambient air temperature Controls process Reduces BTU by 88%

Design Components
1 thickness Custom design to fit each die Easy application and removal Magnet closure option

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Protect Your Investment

with Drool Shield from UniTherm

Drool Shield is a UniTherm trademarked product designed for the plastics industry. Drool Shield fits on the nozzle of an injection machine and protects drool back from destroying heater bands, wiring and insulation blankets. The Teflon coating on the exterior makes for easy removal of plastic drool.

Objective

Benefits
Easty to Install Protects Heater Bands Easy Clean Up Saves Downtime

Design Components
Air Craft .080 Aluminum Custom Fit Packing Therma Slick Coating Stanless Steel Clamp Binding Post Guides Teflon Packing

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Board Insulation

UniTherms White Board, a high compression, high temperature tolerable insulation board offers molders insulation between head molds and platens. The asbestos free, rigid solution can handle the rough handling molds are exposed to, instantly reducing heat loss and increasing process efficiency.

Objective

Benefits

High hot compressive strength Low thermal conductivity Oil and moisture resistant Reduces heat loss Helps control temperature Faster mold startup In-house design & machining Custom design to fit each mold or other
application.

Design Components

See reverse side for complete information

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Paybacks & ROIs

Injection Molding

KWh uninsulated and insulated reflects energy consumed by heaters one hour without insulation and one hour with insulation Payback and return on investment calculations are based on the assumption that the machines will run 24/7/52. The assumed KWh rate is $.06 Estimated Initial Investment $300 $429 $660 $770.00 $1,100.00 $1,210.00 $1,870.00 $2,200.00 $3,300.00 KWh Uninsulated 1.52 2.05 3.00 5.21 7.65 7.65 9.33 11.35 13.54 KWh Insulated 0.52 1.23 2.05 3.98 6.02 6.02 6.79 8.12 9.22 BTU Reduction 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% 88.75% Payback Period (Months) 8.54 8.05 10.69 9.63 10.38 10.38 11.32 10.48 11.75 3 Year Savings $1,391.81 $1919.16 $2,223.72 $2,878.92 $3,815.28 $3,816.28 $5,945.04 $7,560.00 $10,111.32

Tonnage 150 195 300 350 500 550 850 1000 1500

*The investment and roi amounts above are estimates and are not a guarantee

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Case Study
Prism Plastics

Prism Plastics shows impressive energy savings with UniTherm Insulation Systems

continuing our relationship and I have lots more machines to install UniTherm blankets on!

I look forward to

Background

Prism Plastics, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified custom injection molder. With services ranging from engineering assistance with initial concept development and product design, project management from prototyping through production tooling approval, molding, assembly, custom packaging, and shipping, Prism Plastics works to ensure products get to market in the fastest, most economical way.

Michael Brinkman VP Manufacturing Prism Plastics Inc.

Objective Solutions

Prism Plastics Inc was looking for a proven way to reduce their electricty usage and lower their overall energy costs.

energy savings Contact Prism Plastics

prismplasticsinc.com 715.246.7535

39.24%

Prism Plastics Inc turned to UniTherm Insulation Systems to purchase a set of blankets for their 220 Sumitomo, then brought their elecritc providor in to test the results.

Success

St. Croix Electric ran an independent energy study on Prism Plastics 220 Sumitomo. The energy study was conducted over 4 consecutive days; 2 days with blankets and 2 days without, at a consistent 350oF. St. Croix Electric found that UniTherm blankets provided a 39.24% energy savings - which makes the blankets pay for themselves in less than 12 months.

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Freeze Protection
Dont Let The Cold Slow You Down

FlexWatt by UniTherm is a blanket enclosure that provides freeze protection for applications vulnerable to harsh cold conditions. Forget band heaters and warming ovens - FlexWatt provides consistent, controlled heat in an easy to apply, removable, reusable blanket.

Objective

Benefits

Freeze Protection & temperature maintenance Retrofit for existing applications Custom design for new installation Low cost alternative to disposable insulation Tanks, Totes Barrels, Drums Buckets

Removable & reusable Configurable to steam or electric heat Low Profile Safe for most liquids and gases

Standard Applications

Solutions

Custom Applications
Pipe, Valves, Flanges Instrumentation Material Handling Hot Material Transfer Concrete Curing Water Treatment Facilities Equipment & Motor
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