Energy Efficiency Improvement through Technical Insulation
Energy efficiency remains a key priority for industrial plants, driven by rising energy costs, decarbonisation targets and the need to remain competitive. Yet while many organisations invest in new technologies and process optimisation, significant energy-saving opportunities can still remain unnoticed in existing installations. Technical insulation is one of those areas where relatively straightforward improvements can have a measurable impact.
Poor, damaged or missing insulation on pipes, valves, flanges and other equipment leads to unnecessary heat losses, higher energy consumption and avoidable CO₂ emissions. For you as an industrial, maintenance, reliability or energy professional, the challenge is not only to identify these losses, but also to determine which improvements offer the greatest technical and economic value.
During this webinar, you discover why technical insulation is considered one of industry’s major untapped energy-efficiency opportunities. You are introduced to the EN 17956 Energy Efficiency Classes and learn how they can provide a practical benchmark for insulation performance. The webinar also explains how insulation deficiencies can be identified through a TIPCHECK assessment and illustrates the approach with practical industry experience.
By combining technical guidance, a real-world case and an industrial perspective, this webinar gives you a clearer understanding of where insulation-related energy losses occur and how you can turn them into concrete opportunities for energy savings, emissions reduction and improved operational efficiency.
Content of the webinar
- Welcome and introduction
- Technical insulation – one of industry’s biggest untapped energy-efficiency opportunities
- Why insulation matters for energy consumption, CO₂ emissions and competitiveness
- Introduction to EN 17956 Energy Efficiency Classes
- Typical investments and payback periods
- From theory to practice – TIPCHECK in action
- Typical insulation deficiencies found in industrial plants
- How insulation opportunities can be identified
- Practical case study
- Industrial perspective
- Why Avery Dennison decided to commission a TIPCHECK
- Experience during implementation
- Business value generated by insulation improvements
- Questions & Answers
What will you learn?
You learn why technical insulation can be one of the fastest energy-efficiency measures available in an industrial environment, how EN 17956 can be used as a performance benchmark, and how TIPCHECK can reveal concrete improvement opportunities. You will also gain insight into what such an assessment looks like in practice and why industrial companies decide to invest in better insulation.
Join the webinar to discover where hidden energy-saving opportunities may exist in your plant and how technical insulation can help you capture them.
About the speakers
Andreas Gürtler – Founding Director, EiiF (European Industrial Insulation Foundation)
Andreas Gürtler is Foundation Director of the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF) and a TIPCHECK Expert. Since the start of EiiF in 2009, he has been actively promoting the role of technical insulation in improving industrial energy efficiency and reducing CO₂ emissions. Through the development and promotion of the TIPCHECK programme, he has extensive experience in demonstrating the energy- and cost-saving potential of better insulation in industrial installations. In 2022, he received the Global Insulation Personality of the Year award for his contribution to the sector.
Ellen van Slobbe – Region Manager BeNe, Knauf Technical Insulation
Ellen van Slobbe is Region Manager BENE at Knauf Insulation Technical Solutions and a certified TIPCHECK Expert. She has extensive practical experience with technical insulation in industrial environments, with a particular focus on energy efficiency, reducing thermal energy losses and improving insulation performance. As a TIPCHECK Expert, she supports industrial companies in identifying insulation deficiencies and quantifying potential energy and CO₂ savings. During the webinar, Ellen will illustrate how a TIPCHECK works in practice and share insights from an industrial case.
Representative of Avery Dennison
A representative of Avery Dennison will share the industrial perspective, explaining why the company commissioned a TIPCHECK, how the implementation was experienced and what business value the project delivered.
Practical Information
10:45 Welcome to the BEMAS Live Learning Platform
11:00 Start of the presentation
12:00 Q&A
Save The Date – Workshop Identifying Insulation Energy Savings in Practice
Following the webinar, BEMAS and EiiF are planning a 3-hour practical onsite workshop: “Identifying Insulation Energy Savings in Practice.” The workshop give sparticipants the opportunity to move from theory to hands-on application in an industrial environment.
With guidance from Andreas Gürtler and Luis López (EiiF) and Ellen van Slobbe (Knauf Insulation Technical Solutions), participants will explore the fundamentals of energy-efficient insulation, work with the EN 17956 Energy Efficiency Classes and Distance Calculator, and gain first practical experience with the TIPCHECK TOOL.
A key part of the workshop will be a practical plant exercise, during which participants work in small teams to inspect several components, estimate potential energy savings and discuss possible insulation improvements.
The workshop connects energy efficiency directly with day-to-day maintenance responsibilities, including reducing energy losses, improving process stability, identifying damaged insulation, supporting better maintenance planning, protecting personnel and lowering operating costs.
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