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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.
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Design and engineering capabilities including 2D and 3D design and 3D
printing.
Timeline
1979 Thermal Designs is founded in Houston, Texas
1985 Passes the first fire test of an intumescent epoxy
coated actuator in a hydrocarbon fire
1988 Opens an office in western Canada
1991 First K-MASS coated valve tested
1991 Thermal Designs introduces its proprietary K-MASS
intumescent epoxy
1996 Thermal Designs opens in the United Kingdom
1997 K-Mass Version 2 introduced
1997 First K-MASS K-GUARD tested
1998 New Company ownership and management
2011 K-Mass Version 3 introduced
2013 K-Mass LITE introduced
2019 Increased testing capabilities by adding a
second, larger furnace
2021 New senior management team
2022 Addition of a smaller, R&D furnace
2023 K-MASS FI is Introduced