Micro-Flex® Pipe and Tank Wrap is a semi-rigid fiber glass blanket with a random fiber orientation that allows the material to wrap pipes and equipment without gaps. Originally designed for large pipes and vessels, it also can be used to insulate pipes as small as 8-10 inches (200-250 millimeters) in diameter, making it a suitable substitute for Micro-Lok in many applications. Micro-Flex will be stocked at JM’s Cleburne, Texas plant so it can be shipped in mixed loads. Other products unaffected by the fire include Zeston® and Ceel-Co® PVC fitting covers and jacketing, and Spin-Glas® equipment and board insulations.

 

The Industrial Insulation Group (IIG), a joint venture owned by Industrial Mineral Holdings (IMH) and Johns Manville, also continues to supply industrial insulations without interruption. The recent addition of mineral wool to their existing product line of calcium silicate and perlite pipe board and block insulation gives IIG the most comprehensive insulation offering for industrial plants.

 

The popular Spiracoustic® Plus system for lining round air ducts with simple snap-in-place insulation is still readily available. JM is also accelerating development of a similar product for metal round ducts with diameters smaller than 18 inches, to be introduced late this summer. Pre-formed round products, Rigid Round™, Super Round® and Spiracoustic®, will no longer be produced by Johns Manville, but will be supplied until existing inventory is depleted.

 

The supply of Permacote® and Linacoustic® RC duct liners and SuperDuct® and Micro-Aire® duct board continues as usual. MicroLite® XG, a formaldehyde-free, flexible insulation for wrapping air ducts, also is being delivered without interruption.

 

“As a market leader in pipe and air handling insulations, we are acting quickly to restore manufacturing and to innovate new solutions for our customers affected by events in Defiance,” said Paul Roessel, vice president and general manager of the Performance Materials Division for Johns Manville. To find out more about industrial and commercial insulations available now from Johns Manville and IIG go to www.jm.com or call the JM Product Information Center at 800.654.3103.

 

Editor’s note: Please send reader inquiries about this release to: Johns Manville Product Information Center, Attention: Lawson Davis, 10100 West Ute Avenue, Littleton, CO 80127

 

Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality building and specialty products. In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has sales in excess of $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. Johns Manville employs approximately 9,000 people and operates 46 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China. Additional information can be found at www.jm.com.