HUNTSMAN ALTIRIS® pigment - Demonstration Units

Working in conjunction with Uffindell, Berry Place was tasked with the design, development and manufacture of a presentation display unit to help promote Huntsman's ALTIRIS® pigment - a new infrared reflecting pigment, produced by global manufacturer of differentiated chemicals, HUNTSMAN. The pigment, when used in coating products for example, can help to increase energy efficiency by better reflecting solar energy, so structures coated in products containing ALTIRIS® pigment stay cooler for longer, which can reduce the need for air conditioning and lower related greenhouse gas emissions.

Drawing on Berry Place's conceptual design skills and materials expertise, the demonstration unit was used to affirm the infrared resistance of ALTIRIS® pigment when used in colored coatings. The bespoke units, of which approximately 20 have been made so far, are designed to accommodate paint samples, heat lamps, a timer and a digital thermometer. After shining the heat lamps on the paint samples, the surface thermometer is used to demonstrate that the temperature of the reflective paint sample containing Huntsman's ALTIRIS pigment is lower than a standard coating, proving that the coating works effectively against infrared light - reflecting rather than absorbing. 

http://www.huntsman.com/corporate/a/Innovation/ALTIRIS_R%20infrared%20reflecting%20pigments 

Client - Huntsman