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.