Resisting fire and water

Resisting fire and water

New cable system offers PIN fire safety, with low smoke, low toxic gas emission, and protects against water ingress in weathering or flooding. Flexicon Ultra connectors use non-halogenated flame retardants to achieve fire safety meeting railway standards (NFPA 130 and...
Fire safety and mechanical performance

Fire safety and mechanical performance

Innovation project combines surface modifications with PIN FRs to improve mechanical performance of composites. The ZIM FlamZation project will develop synergies between PIN surface treatments and fillers to achieve fire safety of composites (combination of polymers...
Grenfell Tower inquiry report published

Grenfell Tower inquiry report published

The rapid spread of the tragic fire from its start in a fridge-freezer was allowed by windows, and by cladding which was not con-form to fire safety regulations. The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, London, 2017, in which 72 people were killed, has...
Fire testing solar PV panels

Fire testing solar PV panels

Efectis has developed a new fire test for photovoltaic panels to take into account mounting and other construction materials. Solar panels pose fire risks, in particular because of risk of arcing, sparking or overheating of the DC-AC converter, cables or connect-ors....
HP using recycled PIN FR plastics

HP using recycled PIN FR plastics

Hewlett Packard has objectives to phase out brominated flame retardants and to use 30% recycled plastics. Phosphorus based PIN FRs provide the solution. Three-quarters of HP’s personal IT products (laptops, PCs, displays …) achieved “low halogen” in 2018. Now, HP will...