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Industrial Insulation
simplified.

Durable, prefabricated pipe insulation systems that don’t require a specialized trade to install or maintain.

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Shorter timelines

A conventional multi-layer system is assembled on site, layer by layer. Dragon Jacket arrives as one prefabricated assembly, ready to install.

Conventional insulation
Installer fitting mineral wool halves around the pipe
01Fit insulation
Taping the longitudinal seam of the insulation
02Tape seams
Taping the foil-faced vapor retarder over the insulation
03Install moisture barrier
Two installers fitting metal jacketing over the insulation
04Install jacketing
Sealant applied to the jacketing joint
05Seal joints
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Dragon Jacket
Installer opening a prefabricated clamshell around the pipe
Clamshell halves closed around the pipe
01Fit insulation
Two installers wrapping a stainless band around the closed clamshell
Banding tool tensioning the stainless band
02Secure with bands
Finished insulated pipe run beaded with water
03Finished install
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Multiple layers.
Many steps.

Insulation, tape, moisture barrier, jacketing and joint sealant. Each layer is a separate material assembled on the job site by a specialty trade. Every seam and joint is another potential leak path.

One system.
Two steps.

Insulation, moisture barrier and jacketing are combined into one prefabricated composite. The clamshell fits around the pipe and is secured with a band by the crew already on site.

On a 2025 water-main project in Milan, Missouri, general construction personnel insulated 1,800 linear feet of 10- and 16-inch welded steel across three elevated bridge crossings in approximately 65 labor-hours.

Thermal performance

R-value per inch at 75°F
6.25
ft²·°F·hr/BTU
Thermal conductivity (k) at 75°F
0.16
BTU·in/hr·ft²·°F
Operating temperature
-40 to 300°F
-40 to 149°C

Longer lifespan

Conventional

  • Susceptible to moisture intrusion and damage
  • Difficult to remove and reuse
  • Degrades with prolonged UV and weather exposure

Dragon Jacket Insulation

  • Moisture-resistant polyurea encapsulation
  • Removable and reusable for maintenance access
  • Resists UV exposure, weather, and damage

Moisture is behind an estimated 98% of insulation system problems (Adams, ASHRAE Journal, 1974), and conductivity climbs with every point of moisture the insulation takes on (Gusyachkin et al., 2019). In a field-built system, water gets in at the joints: jacketing laps, moisture-barrier seams, field sealant. Dragon Jacket eliminates these joints. The closed-cell core is encapsulated in polyurea as one piece, and its first North Dakota oilfield installation has been in continuous outdoor service for over 10 years with no observable moisture intrusion or damage.

Proven on real projects

See how Dragon Jacket's simplicity and durability translate to value for our customers.

Shorter timelines
Longer lifespan

Dragon Jacket manufactures prefabricated insulation for ductile iron, carbon steel, stainless, PVC, and HDPE in welded, grooved, flanged, fusion, mechanical-joint, and bell-and-spigot configurations. Straights, elbows, tees, reducers, valves, flanges, and supports are part of the same assembly. Sizes start at NPS ½ and extend through 36 and larger.