Pinfa-NA – sampe (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) free online event, 28 April 2021. This session will look at fire, smoke and toxicity (FST) requirements for transport applications, in particular aviation. Speakers from FAA, Boeing,...
Stratasys’ ULTEM™ 9085 resin performance 3D-printing filaments meet aviation and railway fire, smoke and toxicity standards. The material is polyetherimide-based with non-halogenated flame retardants. Printed on Stratasys F900 FDM (fused deposition modelling) 3D...
Anker, Devan and Shark Solutions have developed a halogen-free FR carpet for aviation using 100% recycled PVB binder (polyvinyl butyral) sourced from recycled vehicle and construction glass. Anker, a German professional carpet manufacturer, developed the product with...
RiSE report concludes EV fires have similar heat release to conventional vehicles, but specific additional toxicity risks. The report presents full scale fire tests comparing two electric vehicles to a comparable diesel model, battery fire tests and data from a...
Worldwide growth in electric vehicles The global electric vehicle (EV) market was estimated at 160 US$ billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to over 800 billion US$ by 2027. Electric car sales increased 40% year-on-year in 2019, reaching around 2.6% of global car...
