Leaders in rail fire safety will gather once again this month at the annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock (FPRS) conference and exhibition.
Hosted in the German capital Berlin on the 25th and 26th Feb, FPRS gathers global train operators and manufacturers along with leading component and material suppliers to explore new and improved ways to ensure rail travel remains one of the safest modes of transport.
Silicone Engineering will again be exhibiting the V-0 range of silicone sponge, specially formulated to improve fire and smoke safety to international standards such as EN45545-2 and NFPA 130. kSil®V-0 is a closed cell, lightweight silicone sponge that has been specially formulated for mass transit interior applications including: door seals, electronic enclosure seals, HVAC gaskets, vibration dampening, LED gaskets, and gap fillers.
Marketing Manager, Simon Holmes said “We are extremely excited about this year’s FPRS where we will be promoting our V-0 range. We formulated and developed the range with the aim to provide a high performance silicone sponge for sealing, insulation and protection whilst at the same time ensuring V-0 passes critical fire and smoke safety standards such as EN45545-2, NFPA 130 and Bombardier SMP 800c. FPRS is a great conference that gives us the opportunity to network with industry leaders as well as discussing ways to continually improve fire safety.”
If you’re planning on attending FPRS 2020, please come and see us!
REACH Compliance
REACH Compliance
June 2018 saw the European Chemical Agency add chemical intermediates D4, D5 and D6 to the REACH candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC).
Since then, questions on how this affects silicone rubber products and its safety in application have been asked.
Silicone Engineering have been working very closely with our suppliers to obtain as much information as possible to pass to our customers. In addition to this, we have conducted external independent testing on a number of our product ranges to ensure we have exact data to show levels of the three substances (D4, D5, D6) in our silicone products.
Following product testing, Silicone Engineering can confirm that none of the 197 substances on the current SVHC candidate list are present in reportable levels and are therefore deemed REACH compliant. REACH compliant product ranges include:
kSil® Solid Sheeting
kSil® Sponge Sheeting
kSil® Reinforced Solid Sheeting
suraSil™ Solid Extrusions
suraSil™ Mouldings
expanSil™ Sponge Extrusions
neutraSil™ – Antimicrobial
metectSil™ – Metal Detectable (Solid & Sponge)
GPC cable insulation
Silicone Engineering can also confirm that all kSil®GP and suraSil™GP solid silicone products remain in complete compliance with the following food regulations –
FDA – Food and Drugs Administration 21 CFR 177-2600
BFR XV Empfehlung and colour bleed test according to BFR Empfehlung part B 11
Directive EC 1935/2004
Compliance with REACH and food regulations has been achieved firstly through re-investment into new and improved processing equipment over the last decade. Secondly, trusted, quality and innovation focussed raw material suppliers and thirdly, continual improvements to our processes throughout the factory. This has given the business enhanced process controls from start to finish especially during the pre and post cure stages which has resulted in more efficient and effective curing method. Overall, these combined improvements and assurances provide a more stable product with improved physical properties.
Managing Director, Paul Kinsella said “As a company we are committed to manufacturing and supplying products to the highest industry standards. Product integrity, longevity and performance in application are what original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains strive for in design and build and we are focused on servicing those aims.”
More information on exact data is available to customers on request.
