MARINE INSULATION SOLUTIONS
At SPI, we pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for all your Marine Insulation needs, offering a wide range of high-quality accessories to ensure the success of your insulation project. As a global value-added distributor and fabricator, our extensive selection of products includes everything from specialized tapes and adhesives to custom-cut insulation boards, pipe insulation and jacketing, all meticulously designed to meet the rigorous demands of marine environments.
With our industry expertise and commitment to customer satisfaction, we are dedicated to providing innovative solutions that deliver maximum performance and durability. Whether you're working on a new vessel or retrofitting an existing vessel, our team of knowledgeable professionals is here to assist you every step of the way. Trust SPI for all your marine insulation and accessory needs – we have the products, expertise, and support you need to get the job done right.
Dependable Marine Insulation
Marine and offshore insulation reduces heat transfer for hot or cryogenic applications, vibration, and noise in and around the ship or offshore rig. Specialty Products and Insulation (SPI) offers marine insulation material designed to improve fire safety, indoor climate, and sound protection. Our solutions are suitable for cruise liners, freight ships, merchant vessels, passenger ships, oil rigs, and wind farms.
Our products range from lightweight and flexible insulation blankets to boards with various marine-grade facings. Our marine and offshore solutions help lower energy consumption and costs, increase productivity, and keep crew and passengers safe.
What Types of Vessels Can SPI Insulate?
Our marine insulation solutions benefit the following types of vessels and offshore work environments:
- Ferries, cruise liners, and luxury yachts
- Freight ships, container ships, tankers, and bunkers
- Government, and military ships
- Workboats, including fishing boats
- Offshore platforms such as floating or fixed oil rigs and wind energy installations
Marine Insulation Advantages
Marine insulation plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of maritime vessels, including fire safety. As ships operate in harsh environments with extreme temperature variations, proper insulation is essential to protect against heat loss, condensation, and corrosion. Furthermore, marine insulation also contributes to the comfort of crew members and passengers by maintaining comfortable interior temperatures and reducing noise levels. It also has the added benefit of improving overall energy efficiency, reducing costs and environmental impact.
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SPI delivers marine insulation solutions that provide these benefits and more. We have the fabrication capabilities and expertise to meet the needs of your unique project. Contact us today to find out how we can partner with you.
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Fire Safety
Fire safety is of utmost importance when it comes to marine insulation due to the unique challenges presented by the marine environment. Non-combustible insulation plays a key role in fire prevention and containment. All products comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations for non-combustibility and surface flammability. Effective insulation rated for fire safety performance slows the spread of flames.
In addition to insulation, proper fire prevention measures, such as regular maintenance of electrical systems, fuel sources, and onboard appliances, are crucial to minimize the risk of a fire breaking out. Additionally, having functional smoke detectors and fire extinguishers on board can help in early detection and suppression efforts.
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Reduced Noise Levels
Loud equipment and machinery such as engines, compressors, and pumps can impact the comfort of people nearby. The right acoustic insulation helps improve the environment for employees and occupants. Controlling sound vibrations is essential, especially for passenger ships where guest comfort is a high priority. Acoustic insulation can also help maintain privacy by blocking out unwanted sounds from adjacent spaces or outside sources.
Marine vessels are subject to a variety of external sounds that could impact the vessel itself or marine life. Our insulation materials can be designed to provide excellent sound absorption with lower density while providing fire and thermal protection. Noise pollution directly impacts the passengers and crew, which can affect hearing, performance, safety, and cause sleep disorder. Mitigating noise pollution can also protect marine ecosystems. By reducing the amount of noise transmitted into the water, ships can help minimize disturbance to marine life, particularly species sensitive to noise pollution, such as whales and dolphins.
Temperature Regulation and Comfort
Proper thermal comfort strategies can help reduce the energy required to heat or cool the interior of a ship, improving thermal regulation and protecting against outside elements in crew areas, cabins, and public areas. These strategies include utilizing efficient insulation, temperature control systems, and materials that minimize heat loss or gain. Thermal comfort keeps passengers and crew comfortable while saving energy and lowering operational costs.
A consistent internal environment is also vital for the protection of sensitive equipment, cargo, and systems on board. Extreme temperatures can affect the functionality of electronic devices, refrigeration, and other systems critical to a vessel’s operation. Marine vessel temperature regulation also helps preserve goods, especially perishable items, ensuring they remain in the desired condition throughout the journey.
Energy Efficiency
Temperature regulations reduce heating costs and carbon emissions . Our lightweight solutions contribute to fuel savings and reduce transport emissions.
Marine Insulation Applications
Our products are ideal for the following marine insulation applications:
1. Engine Rooms
The engine room is often loud and requires high-performance thermal, acoustic, and fire-resistant insulation to protect machinery and maintain safety. The room has pipes, tanks, exhaust duct, containers, and other equipment that require technical insulation solutions.
2. Control Room
The crew benefits from effective thermal, sound insulation in the control room. In case of fire, this space must stay in operation as long as possible to protect all the technical equipment.
3. Cabins
It is important to have the right insulation between cabins to ensure fire safety, sound insulation, and thermal insulation. Acoustic floors, cabin doors, ducts, and walls are essential for improved comfort in crew and passenger areas.
4. Technical Equipment
In the engine, storage and tank areas, hot, chilled, refrigeration and cryogenic surfaces require thermal insulation for exposed surfaces, equipment, piping and duct.
5. HVAC Systems
Our insulation solutions for duct work are lightweight, cost-effective, easy to install, and have superior thermal and acoustic performance. Insulation lowers energy use, improves operational costs, maintains passenger comfort and prevents condensation and related issues.
6. Pipe Insulation
Insulating hot and cold pipes reduces energy loss and prevents condensation, corrosion under insulation (CUI) and potential mold growth. Typical pipe insulation solutions include fiberglass, mineral wool, and foam insulation covering a broad range of application temperatures.
7. Main Structures
Stairways and corridors are part of the escape route in case of emergencies and require special attention for insulation. It's important to secure a high level of fire protection on the bridge bulkheads, fire doors, hulls, and superstructures.
8. Public Rooms
Public areas require good acoustics, thermal, and other insulation, depending on the situation. These areas benefit from acoustic treatments for ceilings, walls and floors.
High-Quality Marine Insulation Products You Can Depend On
We provide a complete range of U.S. Coast Guard and Lloyds Register certified products to applicable IMO FTP Code. From pleasure craft to workboats to military vessels and offshore platforms, we service it all. Common materials used for marine insulation include fiberglass, mineral wool, AES fiber and cellular glass. These materials are chosen for their thermal resistance, fire retardant properties, and resistance to moisture absorption. Proper installation of marine insulation requires meticulous attention to detail and expertise to meet stringent safety regulations and standards set forth by classification societies.
Marine Blanket Insulation
Our blankets offer acoustic, thermal, and fire protection for bulkhead, deck, process equipment, ducts, and tanks. Blankets are ideal for use in marine applications where design or application parameters prevent the use of rigid products.
Hull Board Insulation
Hull board is a semi-rigid fiberglass, mineral wool, or other insulation for naval and merchant vessels and drilling rig platforms. These products can deliver excellent thermal, acoustic, fire protection performance to satisfy various applications and design requirements.
Acoustic Insulation
Acoustic hull board and blanket insulation, mass loaded vinyl (MLV) and removable composite pipe, duct and equipment covers can provide sound absorption, blocking and damping for a broad range of marine applications. Sound vibrations spreading across a vessel can be uncomfortable for passengers and crew. ISO standard 6954 sets limits to the noise and vibration transmitted by engine components, including electrical, diesel, and turbine.
Fire Protection Products
Our hull board and blanket insulation solutions are fire rated products that provide protection for steel, aluminum, and FRP composite assemblies as well as piping and ductwork. These systems meet Class B and Class A division requirements. Hydrocarbon H60 and H120 fire protection systems are also available for steel deck and bulkhead assemblies.
Firestop Systems
Firestop materials include elastomeric sealants, coatings, and devices for fire, smoke, and sound seals.
Insulation Facing and Jacketing Systems
Hull board, blanket, and pipe insulation products are fabricated under Coast Guard and Lloyds Register Approval Certificates per IMO FTP CODE Parts 2 and Parts 5, and per NAVY specifications. We offer a wide range of board and blanket facings and pipe jackets. Facing and jacket materials are specified for:
- Vapor perm requirements
- Oil and oil vapor protection
- Durability, mechanical resistance
- Dust encapsulation
- Improved light reflectance
- Esthetics
Conduit and Cable Tray Protection
Insulation systems protect critical power, communication, controls, signal and data cable trays and conduit.
Duct Fire Protection
Blanket insulation systems provide fire protection for kitchen grease duct, laundry clothes dryer duct, smoke evacuation and stairwell pressurization duct.
SafeLite®Ceiling Recessed Protection Covers
SafeLite®covers are installed on recessed ceiling light fixtures, speakers and exhaust fans. They minimize energy loss, maintain assembly fire rating up to A-60, and block sound transmission to provide a comfortable environment and improve privacy.
Adhesives, Mastics, Coatings and Tapes
We provide a wide range of marine approved adhesives, mastics, coatings, and the tapes and fasteners required for project specification compliance, application conditions and the insulation manufacturer installation documents.
Custom Insulation and Fabrication
SPI Provides Value added Specialty Marine Insulation Fabrication Services to meet unique project requirements while reducing on-site labor needs and the potential for injuries. Marine insulation products are fabricated to ASTM Standards for pipe, fittings, and valve applications under Coast Guard Approval Certificates per IMO FTP CODE, Parts 2 and Parts 5. We also fabricate marine insulation board, blanket, batt, pipe and fitting insulation materials, laminating specialty marine facings that meet specific project application requirements, specifications and associate regulations. These marine fabrication services include military approved insulations, facings, adhesives, mastics, and coatings per appropriate MIL specification.
Additional custom metal fabrication capability includes press brake forming, bending, and rolling.
SPI has one of the industry’s most extensive networks of distribution locations and fabrication shops that are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, strategically located throughout the United States. Our extensive investment in the marine industry includes Lancaster, PA, Tukwila, WA, Lake Bluff, IL and a new marine fabrication shop in Mobile, Alabama, allowing us to efficiently service customers located throughout North America and around the globe.
Our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction has earned us a reputation as a leader in the industry, making us the preferred choice for companies seeking superior fabrication solutions on a global scale.
Additional Marine Insulation Products
More marine insulation products offered by SPI include:
- Tools and equipment
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Why Choose SPI for Marine Insulation Material?
SPI ensures that each commercial marine and offshore project receives personalized attention for optimal performance and savings. SPI is constantly raising the standard for Marine products. We provide a wide range of materials to help you with your next project. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, SPI offers a wide range of high-quality marine insulation products that are designed to withstand the harsh conditions of marine environments. Our products are engineered to provide excellent thermal performance, moisture resistance, and durability, ensuring long-lasting performance. In addition, our team of experts provides superior customer service and technical support to assist customers in selecting the right products for your specific needs. By choosing SPI for your marine insulation products, you can be confident that you are investing in top-notch quality and performance that will meet and exceed your expectations. We have a rich history of providing quality insulation for:
- Compliance: Our products meet the standards set by IMO and comply with military specifications.
- Expertise: Our skilled and experienced team provides consultation, design, and installation support for projects of any scale, building lasting relationships with customers.
- Energy efficiency: Our insulation products reduce fuel consumption and operational costs through thermal control and reduced weight.
- Credentials: We have memberships and associations with various industry leaders and associations, showcasing our dedication to being a thought leader and solution provider.
- Additional insulation accessories such as adhesives, tapes, and coatings
SPI's Commitment to Sustainability
Businesses in the marine and offshore industry improve your environmental impact by addressing issues like water pollution and CO2 emissions.
SPI’s commitment to sustainability is unparalleled in its comprehensive approach to promoting environmental responsibility and resource conservation within the industry. Additionally, some of our bestselling materials, including fiberglass and mineral wool , are made with recycled materials that last for years to help conserve natural resources. By prioritizing transparency, innovation, and collaboration, SPI is at the forefront of driving positive industry change. Our commitment to ongoing product research, testing, and development ensures that your sustainability programs remain at the cutting edge of best practices, setting a new standard for corporate stewardship in an increasingly eco-conscious world.
Choose SPI For Your Next Marine Insulation Project
Our experienced personnel are available for application and product guidance. We are the leading marine insulation suppliers across the United States, Canada, and beyond.
Find a branch near you to discuss our insulation solutions, or contact us today to get started!
