Industrial Nanotech Inc (INTK)

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K, that question might be better aimed at other distributors or industrial clients who have to "prove" they're dealing with an insulation product... ask them to tell you the lack of which type of info/data is the most common reason for a potential customer to be leary of purchasing or which type of data their company commonly requires in order to consider a new insulation.

There are a few obvious ones. How does Nansulate reduce/increase:

1) R value (we already know Nansulate won't produce a good one, but since everyone is trained to want that data it may be a good one to obtain either way). I know that Knudsen effect helps explain why very thin coatings won't show the same ratio of insulation as they would if they were very thick, etc, but too bad and so what. That's why I suggest using a wall sample with and without regular insulation and with and without Nansulate. Or a pipe, same idea.

2) Radiant heat transfer

3) Conduction (this is what R value measures) - I suggest using a realistic wall section and measuring R value of that wall with and without 3 coats of Nansulate, since Nansualte cannot be applied to the standard 1" thickness by itself. Or use 1" thickness of drywall with 3 coats of Nansulate. Compare that to a wall filled with traditional fiberglass insulation and see what the overall R value is. We need a way to make sense out of this common demand for R value when trying to sell the stuff as insulation.

4) Convection

Just some ideas. Maybe someone has better ideas. Or you could consult with an energy expert or industrial engineer (on staff at a client of yours?) as to how best to test Nansulate so that it can be shown that the insulative abilities are good.

If the credible test lab balks at having to use 3 coats of a dried liquid as the insulation as the test, then ask them to advise which type of test will most firmly display the reduction of heat transfer that Nansulate provides. I'd have them also test 3 coats of a high quality latex paint, too, so that doubters can be shown that this isn't just a high priced paint due to 3 coats of any paint/resin/polymer providing 'some' insulative value in every case. That is a common concern. Sure, it works, but does it work anywhere near as well as regular insulation? And is it just a clear paint/resin? Does it far outperform the insulative ability of 3 coats of quality latex paint?

The test for adhesion & corrosion prevention are also good ones to have in the portfolio, although I think the company already has those (maybe not from a well known testing organization, though?)

Sidenote question: Why hasn't that large 1 or 2 apartment complexes in Turkey reported back to you amazing energy savings? Did those projects never get completed? Were we duped again? Or if they were completed, then why didn't you organize a very well controlled comparison of energy bills versus average temperatures during the same time of year. The usual smart comparisons for case study. If you have a credible firm do the case study, and if the controls of the test (as in, no other new insulations were also added, and weather kept track of, etc) then the data would be very compelling.