PATENTED ARMAPRENE TECHNOLOGY
While standard elastomeric products with brominated flame retardants inhibit combustion very effectively in the event of a fire, they tend to produce a high level of smoke. Our breakthrough ArmaPrene™ technology resolves this conflict: due to the development of intrinsically flame-resistant polymers and by using ablative protective additives it is no longer necessary to add any brominated flame retardants.
When fire breaks out, people often only have 3 minutes to escape.
Over half of fires occur in buildings or vehicles. But only a few are killed by the flames, the majority – 95 percent of fire victims – die or get injured as a result of smoke inhalation. Smoke spreads extremely rapidly, blocking escape and rescue routes. When fire breaks out it is crucial that fire-fighters and those trapped find escape routes quickly and that is only possible with minimal smoke development. So technical insulation materials with low smoke development make a significant contribution to people’s safety in buildings.
Fires have disastrous consequences for industry too – and smoke gases cause more damage than the flames. The damage caused by soot and corrosive gases accounts for over 50 percent of the total costs in a major fire. Not to mention the follow-up costs due to production downtime. Avoiding damage due to soot and smoke on plant and equipment is not usually a declared protection objective in industrial buildings.
New safety standard in technical insulation
With ArmaFlex® Ultima we have set a new safety standard in technical insulation. Based on the patented ArmaPrene technology, we now offer a complete range of B/BL-s1,d0 classified tubes and sheets.
In comparison to a standard elastomeric product, the flame-resistant insulation material develops 10 times less smoke and offers increased safety in the event of a fire.