Archive for May, 2008
Cellular Materials International Inc. recently received the “breakthrough Award”, at the Charlottesville Business Innovation Awards. CMI manufacturers a new metal core sandwich panel using small truss supports.
In response to the massive earthquake in China, 250,000 emergency mobile homes are expected to be delivered to the Sichuan regain by June 30th. These mobile homes are to be manufactured by 33 companies across China using sandwich panel construction.
More Information: ChinaStakes.com
A Polish based company is looking to invest in starting a metal insulated sandwich panel manufacturing line. They are looking for United States based companies which manufacturer continuous sandwich panel machinery, and are willing to provide equipment for such a line.
If you would like more information please contact: Krzysztof Kwasniewskiat at: wlozamot.panel@szczepanscy.pl
A recent survey conducted by the Structural Insulated Panel Association, SIPA, identified 78 companies in the US and Canada that manufactured SIPs in 2007, for a total of 69 million sqft of sandwich panels… This is a 4.5% increase from the previous year.
The survey mentions that although residential SIP construction has slowed through the housing decline, the use of SIP sandwich panels has increased greatly in commercial construction.
Visit SIPA for more information
A new study conducted by BASF demonstrates that by using structural insulated panels, 55% less time was needed during construction, when compared to traditional building methods. These presents an additional cost savings SIP sandwich panels can provide.
More info visit PRWeb