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Vacupor® Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP)
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Vacupor® PS
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Vacupor® RP |
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Vacuum Insulation Panel Technology
Vacuum insulation panel technology has existed for many years, but only recently has it become commercially viable. This is mainly due to the development of lower cost, higher performing materials such as Vacupor®, Porextherm's proprietary microporous material based core. Traditionally Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) have been seen as a tool to increase energy efficiency in various applications. However, because of their performance and design flexibility, they provide many more valuable application opportunities. These include increased volume in commercial and domestic refrigerators, increased shipping times for temperature controlled transportation systems, and reduced package size and weight for insulated shipping containers. Even applications in the building and construction sector are becoming more and more important, due to rising requirements to fulfill energy standards. Major competitive advantages can therefore be achieved by incorporating panels in the design of your products and systems. Porextherm® has a huge experience in serving customers with insulating material technologies and design capabilities.
What is vacuum insulation?
It has been known for a long time that the insulation values of some materials can be significantly improved by maintaining them in an evacuated environment. The choice of insulation materials in combination with the degree of vacuum applied to them, very much determine the final insulation values of a VIP. In order to understand where the extreme insulation values of a VIP are derived from, it is worth reviewing the mechanisms of heat transfer, first.
