XPS Foam Board Industry
EDI works with manufacturers of foam board for insulation purposes. Foam board plays an important role in weatherizing homes and buildings to reduce consumption of fossil fuels and combat climate change.
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Switch to More Eco-Friendly Insulation
Because the hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) blowing agents used to produce the foam had raised concerns about ozone depletion, signatories to the Montreal Protocol mandated a switch to chlorine-free HFC blowing agents by January 1, 2010. The process changes needed to accommodate the new blowing agent reduce board production by 30 percent.
EDI XPS Foam Board Die Technology
The new EDI die system eliminates hours of downtime incurred with conventional die systems whenever a change in product dimensions must be made. With EDI's XPS foam board die technology, you can make a product changeover on the fly. (Only takes 15 minutes!) By comparison, a change in width or thickness with a conventional die system requires shutting down the production line for at least eight hours, followed by a two-hour startup phase in which no saleable board is produced, only scrap. The added uptime generated by our new foam board die system is sufficient to offset the lion's share of the output loss imposed by the switch to HFCs.
Learn about XPS foam board die technology. »
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