Pascal Pro polyurethane systems from the Dow Chemical Company have been successfully implemented on a vacuum-retrofit kit delivering optimized discontinuous production of sandwich panels, at COSMA IMPIANTI, a leading Italian cold storage room manufacturer.
The polyurethane systems are specifically developed for production with injection-under-reduced-pressure equipment and have demonstrated to increase productivity, reduce applied density, improve the thermal insulation and achieve optimal foam properties, Dow informed in a statement.Pascal Pro polyurethane systems from the Dow Chemical Company have been successfully implemented on a vacuum-retrofit kit delivering optimized#
The Pascal Pro concept is based on the well-known and successful Dow Pascal technology that uses the vacuum-assisted-injection process (VAI) in domestic appliances and has transferred the innovative concept to the professional arena of discontinuous panels.
The new technology has been tested with a wide range of blowing agents, including hydrofluoro-carbons (HFC) and low global warming potential (GWP) hydrocarbons, water blown and hydrofluoro-olefins (HFO) that allow a cost-competitive transition from hydrochloro-fluoro-carbons (HCFC) to more sustainable solution as mandated by International protocols.
Alberto Mercati, EMEAI associate marketing director for energy efficiency at Dow Polyurethanes said, “This new application of Pascal Pro Technology from Dow has been implemented on an existing discontinuous press retrofitted for vacuum-assisted injection. An immediate step-change improvement has been achieved in terms of faster demoulding times, lower applied density and enhanced panel quality, with minimal investments. We have partnered with Cosma Group to validate and industrialize the new technology, combining Pascal Pro high-performing and state-of-the-art polyurethane systems with injection-under-reduced-pressure retrofitted equipment.”
“Pascal Pro has the potential to become a new industry standard, allowing a wide range of discontinuous panels producers to retrofit existing equipment for vacuum-assisted injection and to achieve new productivity levels with current and new blowing agents,” he added. (GK)
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