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Wallboard – Great Innovation Gypsum wallboard – one of the 85 greatest innovations
NGC Innovation Today Technology Innovation Center Opened July 2002 Centerpiece for NGC Innovation Houses: Research & Development Building Codes & Regulatory Liaison Quality Services
R&D – Technology Innovation Center To deliver results we must provide fact-based analysis. This includes: Testing new ideas stemming from our customer or marketplace needs that could ultimately lead to new patents and new products Provide product, materials, and process testing data that maintain and improve product quality Provide decision-making data and information that could provide solutions or lead to new processes and products Generating / testing new ideas and technologies New product development Providing decision-making data
Innovation – Collaborative Effort Manufacturing Engineering Technical Services R&D Marketing Technology Partners – Companies, Universities & Customers
Sophisticated Tools Accolade Software Manage the innovation process Investigation of technology Financial feasibility R&D Testing Plant Trials Commercialization Accelerate cycle time Keeps project on target
NGC Innovation Process Ideation Investigation / Feasibility Plant Trials Development Commercialization Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4 Gate 5 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Ideas Launch Preliminary Investigation Detailed Investigation Testing and Validation Development
What’s New for Gypsum Board? Response to customers Easier to install Works well for vertical, horizontal, ceiling applications Incredible response Available throughout U.S. Patented
GridMarX - Vertical Studs in example are 24” OC
Studs in example are 16” OC GridMarX – Horizontal Studs in example are 16” OC
Mold-Resistant Gold Bond XP Gold Bond XP Gypsum Board Mold resistant Gold Bond Hi-Impact XP Mold resistant wallboard with superior impact resistance Gold Bond Hi-Abuse XP Mold resistant wallboard with superior surface durability Gold Bond Fire-Shield Shaftliner XP Shaftwall and area separation systems
Hi-Impact XP Gypsum Board Pic to come Super wallboard Tough wall for demanding projects Schools, prisons, hotels, retail Abuse-, impact-, mold-, moisture-resistant Can replace concrete or masonry walls Standard installation and finishing
Gold Bond SoundBreak Acoustically enhanced wallboard for cost effective high STC wall partitions Thinner walls per STC relative to existing solutions Less complicated, more reliable installation techniques