InterDam Debuts fire, blast resistant panel for Offshore
InterDam, supplier of fire and blast doors, walls and windows to the offshore Oil & Gas and Renewable sectors, is in the final stages of testing a new pre-fabricated fire and blast resistant panel. Called the Generation V, this new product comes hot on the heels of the company’s Generation IV fire-resistant sandwich wall system developed in response to the industry’s desire for using fully fit-for-purpose prefabricated walls that fit modular and standardized building designs. “Our customers are very concerned with safety,” said InterDam’s Managing Director Berend Groeneveld. “At the same time, they want to lower CAPEX through the modularization and standardisation of project designs so we’re pushing the boundaries of engineering to help them achieve these objectives,” he continued.
InterDam Conducts Door Safety Test
Between July and September, 2016, the architectural safety equipment company InterDam’s engineers subjected its G21 Fire Door to a single sample blast and fire safety test. The result, according to InterDam, was an unqualified success. “We have now confirmed that our standard G21 Fire Door can withstand a 0.56 bar blast followed by an A60 rated fire, while remaining structurally sound,” said Berend Groeneveld, InterDam Managing Director. The company has performed similar testing on walls at its customers’ request…
