Heat-resistant paint
Sustainable manufacturing and
Supporting the first step in improving your working environment

Head office exterior

Warehouse exterior

Work details: Applying heat-resistant paint to a baking paint drying furnace
Construction date: July 2024

TOWA Corporation has set a goal of reducing GHG emissions by 42% by 2030* as an interim goal towards achieving carbon neutrality in 2050. They will begin full-scale efforts to achieve this goal in April 2024, and contacted us, saying, "We want to start with what we can do first."

The paint drying oven is also equipment that we delivered.
In addition to the issue of the insulation inside the drying oven being worn and deteriorated, reducing its insulating effectiveness, the client also wanted to reduce running costs. Although updating the drying oven itself was not an urgent issue, reducing GHG emissions was an urgent need, so we proposed applying heat-resistant paint as a countermeasure.

This is the first step towards efficient and waste-free equipment operation, and is an optimal measure tailored to the situation on-site.

*GHG: Greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride)

① Actual measured surface temperature drops by 5 to 8 degrees
②It has become a catalyst for GHG reduction efforts

In terms of GHG emissions, which prompted the construction, a reduction of approximately 17 tons of CO₂ equivalent per year is expected, and progress is currently under observation as of July 2025. This is also expected to contribute to reducing environmental impact.

​It was also confirmed that the surface temperature of the drying oven dropped by 5 to 8°C after application. As the drying oven deteriorated over time, its insulation effect had decreased, affecting the surrounding work environment, but the insulating effect of the heat-resistant paint has reduced heat release and improved the heating efficiency inside the oven.

Furthermore, at the beginning of the construction, some employees said they didn't know what the purpose of the construction was, but after the construction was completed, they noticed a change in the perceived temperature and became more interested in the working environment. This gave them an opportunity to think about "reducing GHG emissions," which is often overlooked while focusing on quality and delivery dates, and it was the first step in a major change in awareness.

As a verification test, the construction part on the bottom of the duct was peeled off and the difference in surface temperature with the surrounding area was checked.

Peeling work in progress

The temperature of the peeled area was high (59.3℃) and the surrounding temperature was
We can see that the temperature has dropped (55.8℃).

hot air generator

The entire drying oven is coated with heat-resistant paint.

TOWA Corporation aims to create a comfortable working environment and secure human resources through improvements to the workplace and the promotion of digital transformation, while also aiming to further streamline and speed up its manufacturing processes. We hope to contribute to their efforts to build a sustainable manufacturing system that responds flexibly to changes in the times by providing the best possible proposals and precise support.

TOWA Co., Ltd.

Address: 543 Komatsugawa, Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture, 342-0043
TEL 048-982-7864
URL https://towa-saitama.com