Advanced Thermal Energy Research & Development Thermal Engineering Design Integration & Manufacturing Thermal Electric Products Operating since 1945, Acrolab’s head office is located in Windsor, ON with branches in Montreal PQ, Calgary AB and Detroit; MI. Acrolab has a strong global presence with agents worldwide. With its own Advanced Research and Development Lab, Acrolab offers engineered heat transfer and cooling systems, sensors and RTDs (industrial & plastics) and assemblies; process controls; a complete line of heating elements and accessories. Acrolab’s core competencies are research and development in thermal engineering, heat transfer and cooling for composite materials, clean energy research for applications in geothermal, solar, wind, biomass conversion and it offers a full line of thermal products from its manufacturing center.

1. Advanced Research & Development
Energy Transfer Technology
Worldwide
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Advanced Research & Development

2. About Acrolab Ltd.
Founded in 1945 Advanced Research & Development
Thermal Engineering & Clean Energy Transfer
Research/Engineering/Manufacturing
OEM Business Verticals:
Aerospace
Agricultural
Automotive/transportation
Defense
Electronics
Petrochemical
Medical
Material Science
Packaging
Processing Global Headquarters &
Pharmaceuticals Research Laboratories
Renewable energy sector 7475 Tranby Avenue
Telecommunication Windsor Ontario Canada
Website: www.acrolab.com 2

3. Welcome to Acrolab Worldwide
Advanced Research & Development
üResearch & Development
üThermal Engineering
üThermal Electric Products
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4. Advanced Research & Development
R & D Services
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5. Research & Development Advanced Research & Development
üEngineering Design & Support
ü Testing and Evaluation
ü Custom Manufacturing
üField Service & Installation
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6. Research: Clean Energy Division
Advanced Research & Development
Geothermal
Clean Energy
Biothermal
Solar
Wind Power 6

7. Research: BIO ENERGY
Greenhouse Heat Recovery
Advanced Research & Development
Bioenergy
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8. Research: Remote Power Generation
Advanced Research & Development
Gas Transmission
Pipelines
Acrolab Isobars are a key
component in thermoelectric
generators for DC power
generation.
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9. Research: Military Applications – Isobar®
Advanced Research & Development
Cooling - Military
Communications
Curved heat pipes Radar
Aircraft
Shipboard
Antenna Base with heat pipes 9
and amplifier base

10. Research: Telecommunications
Advanced Research & Development
Thermal energy redistribution
Embedded
Isobar® heat pipes
for
heat distribution

11. Research: Power Electronics
Advanced Research & Development
Water Purification
Cooling electronics in hermetically sealed power containers
Cooling modules for Trojan Technologies
with reverse working fan assemblies 11

12. Research: Medical Applications
Advanced Research & Development
§ 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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13. Advanced Research & Development
Engineering Services
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14. Services: Thermal Engineering
Advanced Research & Development
üTechnical application engineering
üFluid dynamics
üIndustrial and process engineering
üMaterials engineering
üPolymer processing
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15. Services: Thermal Engineering Design
Advanced Research & Development
Areas of Application
üProcess heating and cooling
üProcess Thermal dynamics
üPolymer processing
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16. Services: Thermal Engineering
Advanced Research & Development
NASA
Heat Pipe for Shuttle Columbia
Electronics cooling zero gravity
application
AEROSPACE
Rotating Heat Pipes for Aircraft
Engine Nose Cone Heating
De-icing application
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Chemical Analysis – Cooling
Application
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17. Services: Thermal design - Tooling
Advanced Research & Development
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Thermal Components from …

18. Services: Effective Energy Transfer
Advanced Research & Development
§ Isobar® heat pipes
§ Isomandrel®
§ Isosprue Spreader™
§ Isoplaten®
275 °F
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19. Advanced Research & Development
Acrolab Products
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20. Products: The Isobar® Heat Pipe
Advanced Research & Development
Super thermal
Conductors
§ Passive devices that
require no electrical power
§ Available in numerous
lengths and diameters
§ Manufactured in custom
geometries
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21. Products: Isobar® Heat Pipe Function
Advanced Research & Development
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22. Products: Acrolab Heat Transfer System
Advanced Research & Development
Electrical Box
Shown with heater
Leads and T/C
Isobars shown Optic Surfaces Mold Insulated
Prior to Install
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Acrolab Ltd. – Copyright 2003 –Mold Cooling & Heating

23. Products: Isobar® and thermal
management products by Acrolab Advanced Research & Development
Features & Benefits
§ 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
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Isothermal = Uniform

24. Products: The Isosprue Spreader™
Advanced Research & Development
Controlling the cure
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25. Products: The Isoplaten®
Advanced Research & Development
Bi-level matrix of heaters
and Isobars® in a steel
platen
Heaters
Isobars®
Platen Isoplaten ®
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26. Products: Standard Platen vs. Isoplaten®
Advanced Research & Development
Standard Platen Isoplaten
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Standard Platen Isoplaten

27. Products: The Isomandrel®
Advanced Research & Development
Thermally
enhanced
mandrels for
filament
winding
applications
Construction, transportation and fibre reinforced plastics …
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28. Products – Thermal Electrics
Advanced Research & Development
Acrolab standard products that are coupled with thermal
engineering expertise. Acrolab will recommend/advise the
correct product for your application.
Temperature Controllers
Heaters Sensors
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29. Quality: 5S and Kaizen Best Practices
Advanced Research & Development
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30. Quality: 5S and Kaizen Best Practices
Advanced Research & Development
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31. Quality: 5S and Kaizen Best Practices Advanced Research & Development
Advanced Research & Development
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32. Energy Transfer Technology
Acrolab Research & Development Labs Advanced Research & Development
Thank you
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