Insulation in a fire class of its own

CE marking becomes a mandatory requirement in the UK for technical insulation products manufactured and sold in the EU from 1st July 2013. With Armaflex products, Armacell has been providing CE - certified flexible insulation materials since the beginning of 2012. Now, the company has announced that its Armaflex Ultima product range is the first flexible insulation material to achieve a fire class BL -s1, d0 (in tube form, or B -s2, d0 in sheet form) rating within the harmonised technical insulation materials classification.

This new product is said to exhibit 10 times less smoke development compared to a standard elastomeric product, as well as exhibiting zero tolerance toward the development of burning droplets or particles in fire conditions. The blue coloured elastomeric Armaflex Ultima foam incorporates Armaprene Technology and has been patented in the USA, with patent pending in Europe.