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Advanced Research & Development

Energy Transfer TechnologyEnergy Transfer TechnologyWorldwideWorldwide

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About Acrolab Ltd.Founded in 1945

OEM Business Verticals:

AerospaceAgriculturalAutomotive/transportationDefenseElectronicsPetrochemical MedicalMaterial SciencePackagingProcessing

PharmaceuticalsRenewable energy sector

Telecommunication

Thermal Engineering & Clean Energy Transfer Research/Engineering/Manufacturing

Global Headquarters &Research Laboratories

7475 Tranby AvenueWindsor Ontario Canada

Website: www.acrolab.com

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentWelcome to Acrolab Worldwide

üüResearch & Development Research & Development

üüThermal EngineeringThermal Engineering

üüThermal Electric ProductsThermal Electric Products

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R & D ServicesR & D Services

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üField Service & Installation

ü Testing and Evaluation

üEngineering Design & Support

ü Custom Manufacturing

Research & Development

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Geothermal

Clean EnergyClean Energy

Solar

Biothermal

Wind Power

Research: Clean Energy Division

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Research: BIO ENERGYGreenhouse Heat Recovery

BioenergyBioenergy

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Research: Remote Power Generation

Gas Transmission Pipelines

Acrolab Isobars are a key component in thermoelectric

generators for DC power generation.

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentResearch: Military Applications – Isobar®

Antenna Base with heat pipes and amplifier base

Curved heat pipes

Cooling - Military Communications

Radar AircraftShipboard

Advanced Research & DevelopmentResearch: Telecommunications

Thermal energy redistribution

Embedded Isobar® heat pipes

for heat distribution

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentResearch: Power Electronics

Water PurificationCooling electronics in hermetically sealed power containers

Cooling modules for Trojan Technologies with reverse working fan assemblies

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Research: Medical Applications

§ Cooling Diagnostic Equipment

§ Gas Analyzing Equipment

§ Fluid Analyzing Equipment

§ Blood Warming

Finned Isobar heat pipe array for gas chromatography machine cooling

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Engineering ServicesEngineering Services

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üFluid dynamics

üPolymer processing

üMaterials engineering

üIndustrial and process engineering

üTechnical application engineering

Services: Thermal Engineering

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Services: Thermal Engineering Design

Areas of Application

üProcess heating and cooling

üPolymer processing

üProcess Thermal dynamics

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NASAHeat Pipe for Shuttle Columbia Electronics cooling zero gravity

application

AEROSPACERotating Heat Pipes for Aircraft

Engine Nose Cone HeatingDe-icing application

CHEMICAL INDUSTRYChemical Analysis – Cooling

Application

Services: Thermal Engineering

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Thermal Components from …

Services: Thermal design - Tooling

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Services: Effective Energy Transfer

§ Isobar® heat pipes§ Isomandrel®§ Isosprue Spreader™

§ Isoplaten®

275 °F

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Acrolab ProductsAcrolab Products

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentProducts: The Isobar® Heat Pipe

Super thermal Conductors

§ Passive devices that require no electrical power

§ Available in numerous lengths and diameters

§ Manufactured in custom geometries

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentProducts: Isobar® Heat Pipe Function

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Isobars shownPrior to Install

Optic Surfaces

Electrical BoxShown with heaterLeads and T/CMold Insulated

Acrolab Ltd. – Copyright 2003 –Mold Cooling & Heating

Products: Acrolab Heat Transfer System

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§ Super thermally conductive = Energy savings§ Super thermally conductive = Improved productivity§ Super thermally conductive = Improved thermal recovery§ Isothermal performance = Improved quality§ Isothermal performance = Reduced cycle time§ Isothermal performance = Reduced scrap rate§ Less complex systems = Reduced maintenance

Process Improvement = Cost Savings Process Improvement = Cost Savings

Isothermal = Uniform

Products: Isobar® and thermal management products by Acrolab

Features & BenefitsFeatures & Benefits

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentProducts: The Isosprue Spreader™

Controlling the cure

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Bi-level matrix of heaters and Isobars® in a steel platen

Products: The Isoplaten®

Platen Isoplaten®

HeatersIsobars®

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Products: Standard Platen vs. Isoplaten®

Standard Platen

Standard Platen Isoplaten

Isoplaten

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Thermally enhanced

mandrels for filament winding

applications

Products: The Isomandrel®

Construction, transportation and fibre reinforced plastics …

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentProducts – Thermal Electrics

Heaters SensorsTemperature Controllers

Acrolab standard products that are coupled with thermal engineering expertise. Acrolab will recommend/advise the

correct product for your application.

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentQuality: 5S and Kaizen Best Practices

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Advanced Research & DevelopmentQuality: 5S and Kaizen Best Practices

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Thank youThank you

Energy Transfer Technology Acrolab Research & Development Labs