Tempro from SMI (Seymour
Manufacturing International) is a
thermally efficient and lightweight
insulation material extensively used
as a thermal barrier in SMI’s Cold-
Stop which offers an alternative to
plastic strip curtains traditionally
used in cold rooms and freezers to
save energy and CO2.

Cold Stop provides a cost effective
thermal barrier to the ambient air
when a door is left open or in use. It
reduces the duty on evaporator
equipment allowing optimum
settings to quickly achieve an
internal working temperature and,
says the company, has proven energy
savings of up to 33% in freezers.

A fireproof version of the Tempro
thermal material is now made and is
included in all the Tempro product
range to BS5867 Pt2:1980 Type B
using BS 5438: 1076 Test standard.

SMI also now offers Cold-Stop
with Bio-Gard vision panels
consisting of a 2mm thick PVC with
Di Iso-hexyl Phthalate Plasticisers
that is said to kill 99% of all illnesscausing
pathogenic bacteria. The
same thermal standards and all other
aspects of Cold-Stop remain the same.