History
Since 1979, Thermal Designs has been a leader in the development of intumescing Passive Fire Protection (PFP) products for the hydrocarbon and chemical process industries. We have researched and tested hundreds of materials in the development of our current PFP solutions. With manufacturing facilities in Houston, Texas, USA and Wiltshire, England, UK we are prepared to meet your needs.
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Were the first company to apply an intumescent epoxy coating to protect critical controls in a hydrocarbon fire
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Were first to develop and produce our own moldable intumescent epoxy K-MASS, designed to protect critical controls in a hydrocarbon fire
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Our team of in-house chemists routinely perform product testing and quality assurance analysis to ensure the product is in compliance with our specifications
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All products are tested to comply with UL1709 specifications
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We have in-house fire testing capabilities.
Timeline
Thermal Designs is founded in Houston, Texas
Passes the first fire test of an intumescent epoxy coated actuator in a hydrocarbon fire
Opens an office in western Canada
First K-MASS coated valve tested
Thermal Designs introduces its proprietary K-MASS intumescent epoxy
Thermal Designs opens in the United Kingdom
K-MASS Version 2 introduced
First K-MASS K-GUARD tested
New Company ownership and management
K-MASS Version 3 introduced
K-MASS LITE introduced
Increased testing capabilities by adding a second, larger furnace
New senior management team
Addition of a smaller, R&D furnace
K-MASS FI is Introduced