Overview: The insulation was needed on an above-ground storage tank at an insulation manufacturing company in Berlin, New Jersey, located near Philadelphia, PA. The Problem: Insulation was required on the ground storage tank in order to maintain an adequate temperature year-round to keep from freezing. The tank was designed to store water for fire protection […]
Case Study: Meeting NFPA 22 Codes for a Fire Protection Tank
The Problem: The water storage tank holding fire protection water did not meet NFPA 22 codes section 16.4. This code states 16.4.1 – Where permitted by the authority having jurisdiction, tanks shall be permitted to be insulated to conserve energy. The Solution: RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System is an ideal solution for storage tanks […]
Case Study: Fire Protection Tanks for US Military
Project Overview This RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System was manufactured at our facility in Reed, KY for installation on two storage tanks. The tanks are used for fire protection at a US Military facility located in Mattydale, New York. Mattydale is just a couple of minutes from Syracuse, New York. Both tank dimensions […]
Case Study: Fire Protection Tank in Sioux Falls, SD
Project Overview This RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System was manufactured at our facility in Reed, KY, for installation on a storage tank used for fire protection at a cold storage distribution facility. The project is located in the southeastern corner of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, which is relatively close to Sioux City, […]
Case Study: Fire Protection Tank at a Chemical Lab
Project Overview This RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System was manufactured at our facility in Reed, KY, for installation on a storage tank used for fire protection at a chemical lab facility located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania, in Lancaster. Lancaster is within 80 miles of Philadelphia, PA, and Baltimore, Maryland. The tank […]
Case Study: Greenpark 1 Distribution Center
Project Overview – Greenpark 1 Distribution Center MC&I designed, manufactured and installed the RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System on a fire protection tank for the Greenpark 1 Distribution Center located in Plainfield, IN. The fire protection tank was a 37′ diameter x 34′ high welded tank. The tank insulation project was completed on […]
Case Study: General Motors Plant in Spring Hill, TN
Project Details – General Motors (Spring Hill, TN) MC&I designed, manufactured, and installed the RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System on a fire protection tank located at the General Motors facility in Spring Hill, TN. The fire protection tank was a 25.17′ diameter x 23.84′ high bolted tank with 1 web truss. The insulation […]
Case Study: Ground Storage Tanks in Cheyenne, WY
Project Overview – Cheyenne, WY MC&I designed, manufactured, and installed the RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System on 2 ground storage tanks located in Cheyenne, WY. The storage tanks were 32.68′ diameter x 20.69′ high bolted tanks located inside a containment wall. The bolted storage tank insulation project was completed in March 2012. The […]
Case Study: Dome Gore Roof System for Ford Motor Company
Project Overview MC&I designed, manufactured and installed the RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System on a fire protection ground storage tank located in Claycomo, MO. The storage tank was utilized to hold fire protection water for a Ford Motor Company automotive manufacturing facility. The storage tank was a 52′ diameter x 32′ high welded tank […]
Case Study: Fire Protection Tank at Dollar Tree
Project Overview MC&I designed, manufactured and installed the RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Insulated Panel System on a flat bolted tank at a Dollar Tree Distribution Center located in Windsor, CT. The tank was designed and utilized for fire protection water storage. Insulation provides freeze protection for water supply for wet sprinkler systems. RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing […]