Today it is difficult to imagine the capital construction of housing without the use of thermal insulation materials. Now it’s no surprise anyone with such products, and the customer has the opportunity to choose from a rather long list.
It includes both natural and synthetic heat-insulating materials. In this article we will consider equipment for the production of insulation from basalt, penoizol, cellulose, flax.
Penoizol - what is hidden under this term?
This is the cheapest foam-based thermal insulation material, which is a foamed mixture that includes resin, water, a catalyst, formaldehyde and carbide. Penoizol has a urea-formaldehyde nature and is characterized by excellent noise insulation properties. It is actively used both on newly constructed structures, and on those buildings that are being repaired.
Basalt insulation
Recently, the production of insulation from basalt is in great demand. This is explained by the excellent operational properties of the material: it easily tolerates temperature changes, does not contain toxic substances, environmentally friendly, excellent sound insulation, does not burn, has high chemical and temperature resistance.
Typically, they are insulated with loggias, attics, etc. Due to the low thermal conductivity, the required amount of insulation is significantly reduced. The operational period of this material is more than fifty years. It is not affected by mold, fungi, ultraviolet rays.
Cellulose insulation
This heat-insulating material is better known in our country as ecowool. This is a fairly effective insulation with low air tightness and thermal conductivity, high sound absorption. Shrinkage and moisture are absent. It consists of 81 percent of the prepared pulp, and 19 percent of the natural boron components (borates).
The advantage of this technology is that ordinary newsprint can be used as raw material. Modern plants for the production of pulp allow you to process any kind of waste paper, which indicates the economic benefit of the material. As a result, such a production of insulation in Russia is constantly increasing.
Linen insulation
The raw material for this soundproofing material is short linen fibers. A feature is the content of only natural components. The production of insulation from flax involves combining fibers with bioprotective and fire-fighting binders into plates with a uniform structure. This type of thermal insulation material is especially popular in the construction of environmentally friendly housing.
Penoizol Production Line
Equipment for the production of insulation includes a wide variety of devices that work with each other. This is a gas-liquid installation, forms that serve for the manufacture of blocks, a compressor, as well as various containers for storing raw materials. One of the most important nodes of the production line is the installation, which performs the cutting of blocks.
The manufacturing technology of this material does not differ in high cost. And the purchased equipment for the production of insulation is characterized by a high level of productivity, efficiency, and ease of installation. In addition, the installation is compact enough that it can be installed on a small technical site. The manufacture of penoizol is characterized by a high degree of payback.
Equipment for the production of basalt insulation
The advantage of this installation is that one person can easily control the technological process. Basalt raw material is placed in a special hopper, then it enters the furnace blade. Using a system of levers, the chips are delivered to the loading furnace, where the melting process takes place. Often, equipment for the production of basalt insulation is equipped with a gas-air mixture injection device that enhances melting.
Then the mixture is fed into a special feeder, where a plate feeder is added to it, which ensures the formation of fibers. Then, in the blowing chamber under the influence of high-speed high-temperature gas flow, the material is processed. After that, the final formation of the block is carried out in the drum conveyor.
Cellulose insulation production line
Production consists of several cycles: packaging of raw materials (waste paper is separated from inappropriate grades of paper and foreign objects, such as files, wrappers, etc.), a fully automatic processing process (primary crushing, mixing, removal of small metal objects with a powerful magnet, such as staples, paper clips). Then, an industrial shredder grinds into smaller fragments.
Next, the resulting mass enters a special container, where an antiseptic and boric acid are added to it. After that, the dispersant performs the final completion of the process - forms ready-made blocks. The whole cycle described above will take about five to ten minutes, of course, provided that you use a high-tech and modern installation for the production of this type of insulation.
Equipment for the production of insulation based on flax
The line for the production of this type of thermal insulation material is controlled entirely by a computer. It is a machine, conveyor, slicing machine and integrated filtration system. All this equipment is made in the form of the letter L, its long part is thirty meters, and the short part is eighteen.
The line staff is five people, the productivity is eight cubic meters per hour. The equipment forms block mats with a thickness of 40 to 180 mm, size - 1000x625 mm.
Equipment selection
Before proceeding with the search and selection of equipment that you need, you must clearly determine and formulate the requirements for the chosen technique: minimum time for commissioning and preparation for work; stable power; performance adjustment; compactness; accuracy of dosing of raw materials and components; light weight; maintainability, easy replacement of worn mechanisms, etc.
General recommendations
When choosing equipment for the production of insulation, you can turn to folk wisdom for help:
1. "Measure seven times, and cut one." Approach the choice thoughtfully and carefully, because it is not easy to make jewelry work as a rude tool.
2. "Without labor, you can’t even take a fish out of a pond." Even if you purchase an expensive and automatic machine, it will not do the job on its own. Much will depend on you.
3. "Not all that glitters is gold." No matter how much the equipment is praised, it will in any case have disadvantages. It is better to learn about them before the transaction, so that you do not bite your elbows later.
4. "Avaricious pays twice." Remember that saving must be reasonable. It should not go against quality, the price will be forgotten, but the quality will remain.
5. “Beer in a new bottle is the same beer.” If the characteristics of the presented equipment remained unchanged, and only the appearance has changed, then this is the same “beer”.
6. "Nothing lasts forever under the moon." The operation of any equipment sooner or later leads to breakdowns. Get ready for it.
