Cable and pipe seal provider Roxtec has more than doubled its fire resistance testing capacity. The new laboratory creates conditions for continuous development of safety products.

“Our new fire laboratory fulfills the three goals of the investment,” said Mikael Helmerson, chief executive officer of Roxtec. “It provides a very good working environment and has a state-of-the art purification system taking care of the emissions from the test furnace. It also increases our capacity so that we can support our product development and our customers in the best way possible.”

CERTIFIED FIRE PROTECTION

Helmerson: the fire lab enables us to grow as a company

The fire laboratory is located at the Roxtec headquarters in Karlskrona, Sweden. It plays a key role in the product development and pre-certification process for the sealing solutions. One of the factors behind the global success of Roxtec is the ability to ensure certified protection.

REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT

Roxtec engineers and technicians can prepare the tests in the new lab with exactness. Every test object must be tested as an entire system in a realistic environment. The test object is built, with transit installations in walls, bulkheads, floors or decks, and attached to the furnace. The process is followed closely and monitored via computers in the control room.

VISITORS ARE WELCOME

Customers and classification society representatives can be invited to witness tests from the observation room. The tests verify the seals’ maintenance of integrity and insulation in accordance with strict standards. The results are helpful for both customers and engineers.

“The fire lab enables us to grow as a company. We will be able to help even more customers in different industries around the world protect life and assets,” said Helmerson.

Swedish Roxtec Group is one of the world’s leading provider of modular-based cable and pipe seals. The company’s invention for adaptability to cables and pipes of different sizes, Multidiameter, is based on sealing modules with removable rubber layers and allows for a perfect sealing, regardless of the outside dimension of the cable or pipe. The technology simplifies design, speeds up installation and reduces the need for stock, material and logistics.