Understanding of the mechanisms involved in ceramics and metal alloys production has been, for long, an indicator of the degree of development of civilizations and their technical mastery. Time has passed, uses multiplied and these two families of products always accompany us in everyday uses.

Since a few decades the most demanding applications even combine these two worlds in the production of metallic ceramics «cermet» for medical, industrial or military applications…

The need to develop inert, high temperature, high stress resistant materials is clear and will remains high in historical fields.

The high-temperature insulating materials are merely a regional driven market. Logistic costs and custom duties limit imports from other regions. With a restricted supply chain, manufacturers are facing issues to reduce their manufacturing costs and improve their solutions:

• mitigation of fuel bills
• optimization of duty cycles and temperature pattern
• management of safety issues

The direct cost of insulating materials for high-temperature can represent a significant part of the overall manufacturing cost (especially for industrial kilns) and technical options are therefore critical choice.

Thanks to its patented process, IPSIIS delivers refractory ceramic panels, gathering outstanding physical, thermal and mechanical properties at a very competitive cost.

Most energy intensive industries are voicing concern about their capacity to remain competitive. Among those, temperature process industries face specific challenges:  provide optimal products or services, while improving energy efficiency safely.

Not an easy task to comply with legislation, keep costs under control and develop effective new solutions. Safe, light, effective high temperature insulation can help mitigate issues pertaining to energy and health and safety field.

Two main types of materials have been used for decades in industry:  brick or refractory fibres, a rigid heavy solution and a light fibrous one

Light high temperature insulation without using fibres is now possible!

Insulation, energy efficiency, fuel bills & product stewardship:

Manufacturing industries dealing with energy intensive processes are currently evolving in a fairly complex environment with numerous challenges. Competitiveness/customers satisfaction has to be obtained while complying with stringent legislations and increasing fuel costs.

“ To save 20% in energy consumption by 2020 ”

Todo el equipo de IPSIIS está orgulloso de anunciar que algunas IPSIIS foam (recientemente galardonadas «Efficient Solution» por la Fundación Solar Impulse) forman parte de la materioteca «Fisher Fine Arts Library Material Collection» de la Universidad de Pennsylvania en Estados Unidos.

Fisher Fine Arts Library reúne una vasta colección de muestras de materiales, desde los clásicos materiales de construcción a las últimas innovaciones, originarios de todos los rincones del mundo. El objetivo de la colección es favorecer la creación artística y arquitectónica mediante un descubrimiento sensorial (además, unos 5000 materiales están disponibles en su biblioteca interactiva).

La siguiente fotografía muestra un ejemplo de IPSIIS foam C, fabricada a partir de subproductos industriales (Piedra de Borgoña) (espuma mineral no inflamable, 70 mW/m/K, 250 kg/m3).

El proceso de fabricación de las espumas minerales IPSIIS, que cuenta con una fase en vía húmeda, permite el uso de colorantes minerales de diferentes colores y la creación de motivos diversos, como los presentados en la siguiente imagen.

Fabricadas en serie o de forma artesanal para crear piezas únicas, las espumas minerales IPSIIS responden a las necesidades del mundo de la creación de objetos y de la decoración de interiores.

Disponibles en IPSIIS foam R, C y S. 

With increased porosity & less raw materials IPSIIS has reduced energy and carbon content on its insulating foams. IPSIIS Foam : innovative, efficient & environmentally friendly materials < 4kg CO2eq/UF & < 40kWh/UF (UF = 1m2 of insulation with R=5m2.K/W).

Todos los meses ENGIE Energy Mag presenta una nueva «business sucess story».
Descubre ahora el reportaje protagonizado por Yves Le Corfec, presidente y miembro fundador de IPSIIS.