Isobar & Isoplaten Products Featured in July Rubber World

Piqua, Ohio (August 4, 2011) - French's Isobar® heat pipe and Isoplaten® heated platen thermodynamic technology is featured in the July issue of Rubber World magazine.

The article, titled Thermal solutions deliver advanced temperature uniformity for molders, describes the technology of these products and their benefit to rubber molders, incuding more uniform cure rates at optimum processing temperatures, decreased cycle times, reduced maintenance and lower energy costs.

Article highlights:

• Isobar® Heat Pipe Technology
• Utilizing Isobars® in Tool Design
• Isoplaten® Heated Platen Technology
• Utilizing Isoplatens® in Rubber Molding

Article Excerpt:
Isoplaten® heat transfer technology benefits all customers, whether they wish to purchase French’s latest hydraulic press with an integrated Isoplaten® system or to revitalize an older press with the addition of custom engineered, performance-improving Isoplatens®. 

Twelve years ago, the Vanseal Corporation, a Vandalia, IL, based manufacturer of rubber seals for the automotive, medical and aerospace industries, retrofitted seven of French’s competitor’s hydraulic presses with Isoplatens®.  Vanseal operates their retrofitted Isoplaten® presses in addition to presses without Isoplatens®.  According to Vanseal Process Engineer, Jim Pryor, the Isoplatens® are less expensive to maintain than platens heated by induction heating coils.   Pryor says that the Isoplaten® “maintenance upkeep is virtually nothing,” resulting in significant money savings for the company.  In twelve years of operating the Isoplatens®, Vanseal has spent roughly $500 in total platen maintenance costs for all of their Isoplaten® hydraulic presses, compared to over $1,000 a year maintaining the platens on each of their non-Isoplaten® hydraulic presses.

In addition to the maintenance cost savings, Pryor says that the Isoplatens® have performed “almost flawlessly” and yield consistent part production with less scrap, giving Vanseal additional cost savings.  The 32" x 36" Isoplatens® achieve a small temperature differential across the mold, compared to a 20 ºF temperature variation on their 24" x 24" presses without Isoplatens®.  The 20 ºF temperature differential on the non-Isoplaten® hydraulic presses and the temperature issues including the center plate cooling off, especially on the front of press, yields more scrap than when pressing with Isoplatens®.

Read the Rubber World article or contact French's sales team to learn more about Isobar® & Isoplaten® thermodynamic technology for advanced molding performance.

For media information please contact Tayte Lutz.

French owns the exclusive license from Acrolab to sell Isobar® Super Thermal Conductors and for the manufacture and sale of Isoplatens® within the rubber molding and processing industry in North America and selected worldwide markets. Isobar® and Isoplaten® are registered trademarks of Acrolab Ltd.