Virtually every design, detail, innovation and technological advancement in the granular, poured-in-place,  insulation market can be attributed to the trade name Gilsulate®.  The American Gilsonite Company and American Thermal Products, Inc., the predecessor manufacturers, were committed to continual improvement.  We are pleased that It continues today with Gilsulate International, Inc.  This commitment to continual improvement can be demonstrated with 60+ year long track record of innovation and technological advancement in the market.

The achievements by these forward thinking companies are too numerous to list.  We have managed to put together a list of just a few of them here.

Virtually all of the design details universally used today on engineers drawings can be traced to The American Gilsonite Company and American Thermal Products, Inc.

Originally, poured-in-place products were sold by the ton.  The American Gilsonite Company changed the unit of measure to cubic foot, which is now the universal unit of measure.  This allowed for easier volume calculations in determining how much product was needed to successfully complete a project.

American Thermal Products, Inc. first introduced the 1 cubic foot bag.  Today, it remains the only product that is packaged this way.

American Thermal Products, Inc. introduced installation instructions, including pictures, on each one cubic foot bag it delivered to the jobsite.  It remains the only product on the market today with the instructions each.

Large projects demanded better packaging options.  The small bag packaging simply took too much time to place when thousands of cubic feet were needed to successfully complete a project.  American Thermal Products, Inc. introduced the semi-bulk bag in the 1980's to speed the installation process up and make the Gilsulate® 500XR insulation system the most cost effective product available.  The semi-bulk bag contains 60 cubic feet and remains the largest installation delivery system on the market, nearly twice as much as competitive products.  This kind of commitment to maintaining a leadership position in the market means your installation will be completed in the most efficient means available.

American Thermal Products, Inc. moved our industry into the computer age.  In the mid 1980's they began offering heat transfer calculations to provide their customers with evidence of Gilsulate 500XR's high thermal efficiency, typically a mean of 85%,  heat loss for the piping system and temperatures at the ditch wall, which is important in determining placement of other temperature sensitive utilities near the system.

American Thermal Products, Inc. was the first to provide envelope design and piping details for AutoCAD.  

Independent test procedures to validate performance and properties data  have been a staple for these companies.  

The innovation continues with Gilsulate International, Inc.   In the short time they have been manufacturing the product, they saw a need to improve the installation process through written instruction in Spanish.   Another first in this market.  

We are proud to be associated Gilsulate International, Inc. and the predecessors for their commitment to continual improvement.