A company in Jordan has submitted an inquiry for a rockwool sandwich panel production line in Jordan. For more information, and contact info, please email: info@sandwichpanels.org
April 14, 2010
April 7, 2010
Insulated Building Construction
Here is an interesting article discussing the different types of residential construction including SIPs and insulated sandwich panels.
March 29, 2010
Sandwich Panel Machinery Wanted in Pakistan
A company in Pakistan is in need of sandwich panel equipment to manufacture cold storage and insulated warehouses. For contact info, email: info@sandwichpanels.org.
March 24, 2010
Structural Insulated Panel Construction
Here is a slide show of a 5200 Sq Foot House built in Texas with 4.5 inch R-25 Wall Panels and 6.5 inch R-40 Roof Panels.
March 22, 2010
Santa Uses Sandwich Construction
Here is a blog post from a Santa Claus rental company; what is interesting is that Santa’s bench is made as a lightweight sandwich structure for easier transportation:
“The bench or chair back is made using foam-core construction for weight reduction, and has casters on the back at the bottom that allows it to be wheeled into the room.”
March 17, 2010
New Sandwich Panel Plant in Afghanistan
A reader recently wrote in:
We are launching a new sandwich panel manufacturing plant in Kabul Afghanistan. The production rate of plant is 3000m2/day. I wonder if you could help by answering questions below.
1- Apart from specific training operators for the machine by manufacturer, what level of academicals and technical education should they have?
2- How many people is needed for maintenance and repairs and at what level of academics and technical education?
3- How the management is set up?
4- What is the complete human resources chart for such plant.
If you have any helpful information on insight to provide, please email info@sandwichpanels.org to get in touch.
March 12, 2010
Sandwich Joint and method of Joining Sandwich Panels
In the US, when you apply for a Patent, your application becomes public. Thus, keeping an eye on patent applications can be more relevant then keeping an eye on published patents.
Here is a Patent application for a new method of joining sandwich panels assigned to Innovida Factories.
March 9, 2010
Green Sandwich Insulation
One of the big drivers for the rise of SIPs and insulated sandwich panels is the great R-value they provide. Here is a recent article discussing the “green aspects” of various types of insulation.
March 8, 2010
Vertical Sandwich Panel Saw
Above is a video showing a vertical panel saw, which can work great with sandwich panels. Notice the dust collection system, very important…
March 1, 2010
Airbus Composite Sandwich Structure Patent
Here is a brand new US Patent granted to Airbus titled: Locally reinforced core structure for composite sandwich structure and method of producing the same