Case Studies
Absorber Ducts Case Study
The client had previously insulated their absorber ducts with Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic. Gases inside the ducts will cool and condense regularly, which causes condensation on the interior. READ MORE »
Aircraft Carrier – USS Constellation
Chief Boatswain’s Mate contacted Mascoat to see if the coating would be effective for their application. READ MORE »
American Electric Power Tugboat
Mascoat Sound Control-dB is a noise and vibration reduction coating formulated for the marine environment. Unlike cumbersome tiles, it’s quick and easy to apply. READ MORE »
Anchor Handler Case Study
Mascoat Marine-DTM was seen as wonderful solution to the problem, in that it could be sprayed on in a fraction of the time that it would take to install conventional insulation, while keeping condensation at bay. READ MORE »
Application of Mascoat Industrial-DTI at ConAgra Foods
In November 2008, an application of Mascoat Industrial-DTI thermal insulating coating was started at ConAgra Food, parent company behind leading consumer food brands such as Healthy Choice, Chef Boyardee, Hunt’s, Banquet and others. READ MORE »
Applications of Mascoat Marine-DTM Thermal Insulating Coating
Mascoat Marine-DTM applied to the outside wall of the vessel and framing supports to combat condensation/sweating. READ MORE »
Arctic Supply Vessel Aiviq
The latest Ice Breaker built by North American Shipyards, LaRose, LA USA, for Edison Chouest Offshore used Mascoat's thermal insulation coating DTM and its sound damping product DB. READ MORE »
Asphalt Barge Case Study
The owner asked Mascoat to come up with a solution and show that their product could produce energy retention results. The owner wanted cost estimates that could help determine the return on investment. READ MORE »
Asphalt Tank Case Study
Our client installed Mascoat Industrial– DTI Thermal Insulating Coating in their Port Everglades facility. The coating was applied over a primer to a thickness of 200 mils. READ MORE »
Asphalt Transport Trailers
To transport asphalt long distances, it has to constantly be kept at a high temperature. READ MORE »
AUTEC Vessel Ranger
Mascoat Marine-DTM and Mascoat Sound Control-dB were applied to various areas of the vessel to stop the rampant condensation and vibration issues the vessel used to experience. READ MORE »
Baghouse
Project was not completed for energy savings as most bag-houses or cyclones are a collection point prior to being moved to another part of the process. READ MORE »
Baton Rouge Refinery
In the winter of 2011 a refinery in Baton Rouge completed construction of a new 290’ X 52’ crude storage tank and needed to decide what style of insulation that they would have installed. READ MORE »
Bay City Processing Plant
A company in Baytown, TX faced a major problem in one of their reactor units. The reactor ran at lower temperatures than the surrounding processes, so it was constantly under the dew point, which caused severe condensation. READ MORE »
Bitumen Storage Tanks - CUI
In the summer of 2010, an asphalt company was experimenting with new processes in their Houston, TX facility. READ MORE »
Burger Boat Company Case Study
Some of the latest technologies that Burger is employing are Mascoats’ Marine-DTM Thermal Insulating Coating and Mascoat Sound ControlDB. READ MORE »
Cargill Bean Crusher - Reduce Fire Risk
One problem that occurs at most food processing plants is leakage from storage tanks and machines. READ MORE »
Cargill Storage Tanks - Energy Retention
The Cargill processing and storage facility in Rotterdam, The Netherlands is building 30 new stainless steel storage tanks that will store cooking oil. READ MORE »
Cargo Vessel Case Study
Mascoat Marine-DTM was chosen because it would solve the condensation problem with minimum space used and little time needed at port. READ MORE »
Chemical Shower Insulation
Throughout a facility, there are chemical showers in place in the event of a physical contact chemical exposure. In these instances, the affected person is directed to use the closest emergency chemical shower. READ MORE »
Chemical Storage Tank
A chemical company in Houston, TX has always had problems with Corrosion Under Insulation because of Houston’s humid environment and the plants location on the Houston Ship Channel. READ MORE »
Chilled Piping – Dow Chemical
The Dow Chemical facility in Plaquemine, LA upholds a strict "dry slab" policy to prevent mold and mildew and reduce the risk of slip hazards in wet environments. READ MORE »
Chilled Water Tank
At a cogeneration plant located in Pasadena, TX USA needed to replace 1.5“ of foam insulation on a 120 foot OD Chilled Water Tank that was damaged during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. READ MORE »
CocoaFat
In the past, this food company had a fire risk at one of their facilities due to cocoa fat. READ MORE »
Condensate Tank
A company in Perth Australia was running into a problem with one of their condensate tanks running too hot for personnel to be working directly around the tank. READ MORE »
Condensate Tank – Chemical Plant
After applying 100-120 mils of Mascoat Industrial-DTI, the plant was able to provide personnel protection required by governing standards and increase the tank’s energy retention. READ MORE »
Converted Sea Container Offices/Storage
Mascoat’s WeatherBloc-IC is specifically designed for both residential and commercial applications by creating an insulating barrier, which drastically reduces heat transfer. READ MORE »
Cruise Ship – Disney® Wonder
The engineering staff of Disney visited with Mascoat at a marine trade show and identified that Mascoat’s Marine-DTM Insulation Coating could possibly be a perfect fit for their retrofit application. READ MORE »
Cruise West uses Mascoat Marine-DTM
For insulation and condensation control, Mascoat Marine-DTM was applied at a thickness of 60 mils (0.060”) in 3 coats on overheads and inside surfaces of exterior walls. READ MORE »
Deaerator Insulation
When a Deaerator in Deer Park, TX had surface temperatures above personnel protection limits, the company called on Mascoat to help solve their problem. READ MORE »
Distillation Columns – Shell Chemical
Controlling the temperature and amount of pressure in a distillation column is imperative; it dictates the type and quality of products a plant is able to manufacture. READ MORE »
Dow Valve Assembly
Dow Chemical engineered a new and unique valve assembly. After it was installed and began working, engineers determined that it needed to be insulated because the valve was giving off temperatures of over 200°F (93°C). READ MORE »
Ducting – Sound Damping
A Mascoat Specialist conducted an assessment of the ducting and recommended using Mascoat’s sound dampening coating. READ MORE »
Ductwork - Condensation Issues
In late 2011, WR Grace, a global leader in chemical supply, met with a representative from Mascoat about a few issues they were experiencing with some of their outdoor ventilation ducts in their Baltimore, MD facility. READ MORE »
Electrical Cabinets
Mascoat’s specialized insulating coatings an ideal application for industrial facilities and provide personnel protection from hot surfaces. READ MORE »
Fast Crew Boat Case Study
After coating with Mascoat Sound Control-dB, a dramatic noise differential vs. past boats constructed by Breaux was observed. READ MORE »
Fire Department Vessel Case Study
The FDNY contracted with Eastern Shipbuilding to build a new fleet that would be able to perform in those situations. READ MORE »
Gage Road Brewery
A Perth Brewing Company approached Mascoat to provide a solution for personnel protection, energy retention, and reduction in heat loss on their pipe work and vessels. READ MORE »
Gasoline Storage Tank Case Study
In 2006, a certified distributor of Mascoat in China began working with a Chinese petroleum company to help them save energy and money with ceramic thermal insulating coatings. READ MORE »
Generator Housing Case Study
A power company in Florida recently applied 400 gallons of Mascoat Sound Control-dB Coating, made by Mascoat of Houston, TX, to a metal housing encasing a generator. READ MORE »
Global Seas – F/V Bering Defender
In early 2012, Patti Shipyard’s was constructing the fishing vessel Bering Defender for Global Seas, owner of a fleet of fishing vessels. During construction, they contacted Mascoat about insulation and condensation issues they were experiencing. READ MORE »
Heat Exchanger
Shell Refining in Gonzales, LA, USA was having a problem with one of their heat exchangers, in that the constant buildup of Corrosion Under Insulation was requiring them to replace the substrate and insulation on a regular basis. READ MORE »
Heat/Cool Retention & Solar Heat Gain Reduction
The thermal properties of Mascoat Weatherbloc-IC make it a prime insulation solution on roofs and walls of most type dwellings or commercial buildings. READ MORE »
Heated Columns
Shell Refining in Gonzales, LA, USA was having a problem with one of their heat exchangers, in that the constant buildup of Corrosion Under Insulation READ MORE »
Hydrogen Pipeline
In 2005, a large refining company (name withheld at request of client) was having trouble with a hydrogen pipe that runs across the Mississippi River from International Terminals in Port Allen, LA, USA. READ MORE »
Juce Heater - Sugar Mill Case Study
Because of Corrosion Under Insulation, a sugar mill in Louisiana had to replace a juice heater in its refinery. READ MORE »
Kinder Morgan Control Cabinets
After hearing about Mascoat’s high reflectivity coating, Mascoat Industrial-HR, the company sought out a more cost effective solution and turned to Mascoat for a trial application. READ MORE »
M/T Amalia - Energy Retention
North Sea Tanker Management BV is the ship manager for a fleet of chemical tankers. Steam pipes on the M/T Amalia were constantly having problems with CUI. READ MORE »
Mascoat Marine-DTM Application – M/V Kennicott
Over 400 gallons of Mascoat Marine-DTM were applied inside the port and starboard solariums for insulation and condensation control READ MORE »
Mascoat Saves School District $130,000
Mascoat recently helped four schools in the Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio, TX that were experiencing condensation on their air conditioning units due the high temperatures and high humidity in South Texas. READ MORE »
Metal Building, Rockport, TX
Mayfield had seen Mascoat’s WeatherBloc-IC coating used on a boathouse in his neighborhood and hoped the roof-and-wall-specific insulation coating would make his shop cooler and more comfortable. READ MORE »
Mississippi River Cruise Ship
In February of 2012, Chesapeake Shipbuilding contacted a representative from Mascoat concerning sound issues in one of the ship’s lounges and several of the staterooms. READ MORE »
Modified Shipping Containers
Lately, with the increase in permanent housing cost on the rise, office and living spaces built out of shipping containers have grown in popularity. READ MORE »
Modified Shipping Containers
The product, Mascoat WeatherBloc-IC, attacks heat or cold penetration before it ever enters the substrate. READ MORE »
Moisture Absorption – Mining Truck Cabins (Artic Circle)
While conventional insulation material can be subject to moisture absorption, which can affect its thermal properties and promote corrosion. DTM can eliminate condensation issues and will not absorb moisture. READ MORE »
Morton Grain
A Perth based grain facility was concerned with their grain refining process by which steamed grain was transferred into distribution hoppers. READ MORE »
Motor Yacht Turmoil Case Study
Mascoat Marine-DTM Insulation Coating was used in combination with fire insulation. This combination provided performance unseen in other typical ice class vessels. READ MORE »
Noise Reduction of Glycol Pumps
Glycol Pumps are used in many industrial and mining applications to strip the natural gases and natural gas liquids of their water content. READ MORE »
North Carolina’s Ferry System
Not only would the coating provide superior thermal insulation and stop the condensation and corrosion, it was much quicker and more cost effective to install than conventional insulation. READ MORE »
North Sea Tanker Management M/T NST Leoni
To protect the crew, the ship manager asked Repair Management, to come up with a solution to adequately protect their workers and they advised the company to apply 2.5 mm DFT of the Mascoat Marine-DTM Coating. READ MORE »
Offshore Platform
When Alan Jamison of Delta Engineering was tasked with building an offshore platform keeping weight to a minimum was a top priority. One major area for weight savings that Jamison believed was of the utmost importance was insulation. READ MORE »
Packaging Manufacturer
A packaging company in Texas was having this problem in their facility. The temperature of the pipe can affect the amount of angel hair, so the company looked to Mascoat for their insulation solution. READ MORE »
Palmer Johnson Yachts Case Study
When Palmer Johnson found out about Mascoat, they were somewhat skeptical of this new type of technology. READ MORE »
Paper Mill Case Study
At a paper mill in Virginia, the output of the dryer cans on one of their Fourdrinier machines was less than anticipated when the machine was put into service. READ MORE »
Pasadena Refinery Crude Line
Mascoat performed a Thermal Analysis Request (TAR), which showed that under the 120 mils (3 mm) of Mascoat, the temperature would only increase a fraction of a degree. The TAR was confirmed and the refinery’s process ran smoothly with no issues of radiant heat gain. READ MORE »
Pasadena Refinery Crude Oil Pipeline - CUI Prevention
Pasadena Refinery had a problem that most have with CUI (Corrosion Under Insulation) but in somewhat of an unusual manner. READ MORE »
Personnel Protection - Marco Polo Platform
In May of 2005, Mascoat was called offshore to review a problem that Anadarko was having on their Marco Polo Platform. READ MORE »
Petroleum Storage Tanks Case Study
An East coast petroleum company that has storage facilities across the United States had a problem at one facility that they could not solve. READ MORE »
Phillips 66 Piping
In late 2011, Phillips 66 (then, Conoco Phillips), a global leader in petroleum refining, met with a Coating Specialist from Mascoat about an issue they were experiencing with much of their outdoor piping and equipment at their Bayway, NJ facility. READ MORE »
Poly Tank - Reduction of Solar Heat Gain
Mascoat Industrial – DTI was recommended as the solution that would be long-term and durable while reducing solar heat gain. READ MORE »
Reduction of Solar Heat Gain & CUI
In New South Wales, a large scale power plant struggled to maintain a steady temperature of the gas that ran through extensive pipe work within the plant. READ MORE »
Reduction of Solar Heat Gain for Electrical Cabinets
Mascoat’s insulating coatings provide an alternative solution to conventional insulating materials and are used onshore/offshore across all industries as well as for commercial and residential applications to sheds, roofs, garages and areas requiring a reduction in solar heat gain. READ MORE »
Reinauer Transportation Case Study
After meeting with Mascoat and testing the coatings, Reinauer decided to apply both coatings to their newest build, the Ruth Reinauer. DTM was applied to the pilothouse, exterior hull, engine rooms and other various areas. READ MORE »
Residential House
The objective of this experiment was to quantify energy savings based on Mascoat WeatherBloc-IC thermal insulating coating applied to a brick structure of the house and validate energy savings over a year time. READ MORE »
SEAcor Marine – Vibrational Noise
SEAcor Marine has been using Mascoat Sound Control-dB on all of their Offshore Support Vessel builds for years to help quiet the vessels down. READ MORE »
Serious Yachts
Serious Yachts chose to use Mascoat Marine-DTM because of its unique thermal insulation properties and ability to block condensation. READ MORE »
Sevicio Aeronaval
Sevicio Aeronaval (Panama’s Navy) was renovating one of its ships at the MEC shipyard. The ship was an old US Coast Guard vessel built in the 1970’s that they were completely remodeling. READ MORE »
Steam Line - Wespine Industries
The company contacted Deltacoat, Mascoats’ Australian distributor, to see if Mascoat Industrial-DTI thermal insulating coating could help them out. READ MORE »
Steam Pipes - CUI
C4 Costa Rica, a certified applicator for Mascoat, recommended Industrial-DTI as a solution to these issues. READ MORE »
Stolt Kestrel
The Stolt Kestrel tanker, which came in for maintenance, needed a solution for the steam pipes that had severe problems with CUI. READ MORE »
Storage Tank
When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita came storming through Louisiana, insulation used in industrial environments was stripped from the sides of storage tanks across the state. READ MORE »
Storage Tank Personnel Protection Application Case Study
The need for personnel protection came up with two tanks at a Refinery in Pasadena, Texas. One specific difference between this and most other tank applications is that the whole tank was not to be insulated. READ MORE »
Sweetener Supply Heat Exchanger – Brookville, IL
Even though this sweetener manufacturer has an enclosed facility, there are still many ways for moisture to get under the insulation causing CUI just like an outdoor manufacturing facility. READ MORE »
Tank Applications with Mascoat Industrial-DTI
Preview of various tank applications with Mascoat Industrial-DTI. READ MORE »
Thermal Coating on NOAA 55’ Catamaran
The water-based thermal insulation has all required certifications for marine use by ABS, USCG, DNV, Transport Canada and Lloyds. READ MORE »
Tire Molds
The client contacted Mascoat to help save energy in their manufacturing process. Using an in-house paint crew trained by Mascoat Personnel, the coating was applied to a thickness of 160 mils in 20 mil increments over 2 days. READ MORE »
Truck Cabins – Reduction of Vibrational Noise Transmission
Mascoat Sound Control - dB coating is specifically designed to reduce excessive vibrational noise associated with heavy equipment and machinery within many marine vessels, offshore platforms transportation vehicles, and industrial type facilities. READ MORE »
U.S. Navy: USS Chief and USS Constellation
Mascoat Marine-DTM is currently being used inside of the catapult spaces of the aircraft carrier USCV 64 (USS Constellation,) under the supervision of Chief Bosun’s Mate Edward Jaso. READ MORE »
Vane Brothers – M/V Red Hook
Even though this sweetener manufacturer has an enclosed facility, there are still many ways for moisture to get under the insulation causing CUI just like an outdoor manufacturing facility. READ MORE »
Ventilation Duct – Vibrational Noise Reduction
Mascoat Sound Control – dB is a multipurpose spray on sound control coating that has been utilized within industrial applications, for the reduction of vibrational and excessive noise issues within onshore and offshore projects to areas such as in pumps, ducting, generator housings, and more. READ MORE »
Vibrational Noise Reduction
Offshore facilities can pose many dangerous risks to employees and personnel and any effort to reduce these is issues are embraced. READ MORE »
Warehouse Walls
DeltaCoat Pty Ltd, Mascoat’s Australian distributor, was approached for an application on a company warehouse to reduce solar heat gain, heat transfer, and combat condensation issues appearing internally due to the difference of internal/external temperatures. READ MORE »
Water Line Condensation – Dow Chemical
The Dow facility in Midland, Michigan turned to Mascoat to combat a major condensation and corrosion problem on the main pipeline that brought water into the plant. READ MORE »
Weak Liquor Tank Case Study
Grief Paper, founded in 1926, was having problems with energy retention and personnel protection. Both of these issues were due to the fact that they had no insulation on many of their machines and tanks. READ MORE »
WeatherBloc Mechanic Case Study
The metal roof and walls of Paul Mayfield’s mechanic shop were getting up to 145˚F (62˚C) during the summer, making working inside during the middle of the day unbearable. READ MORE »
West Coast Refinery Fuel Oil Tank Roofs
A refinery on the United States West Coast had coated a fuel oil storage tank roof, in late 2007, with 80 mils Mascoat Industrial-DTI (DTI). Pleased with the outcome, it was decided to move forward with an application on an adjacent tank roof in the plant. READ MORE »
West Tennessee Prison System
Thermal Corrosion Solutions (TCS), a Mascoat Specialist, began working with a West Tennessee prison that house 3,300 inmates, one of the largest in the state. READ MORE »
Wim Van der Valk Yachts Case Study
After applying Mascoat Sound Control-dB coating engine sounds and noises are reduced to a minimum. READ MORE »
Wind Farm Support Vessels
WFSV (wind farm support vessels) are similar to offshore support vessels, being used as a taxi for maintenance crew on offshore wind farms. READ MORE »
Yacht Builder Case Study
When the yacht builder was researching sound and thermal insulation solutions, they knew that conventional insulation methods had their drawbacks when it came to design. READ MORE »
Yacht Ilona by Amel in Holland
DTM is water-based and classified as a fire retardant by Lloyd’s Register. READ MORE »
