BATEGU flame-retardant EPDM rubber profiles comply with EN 45545
EN 45545, the new European standard for fire protection on railway vehicles, affects virtually all materials and components used in railway vehicles, including all rubber and rubber-metal components. Rubber profiles for windows and doors – usually made of EPDM (ethylene-propylene-diene rubber) – are the best known examples of this.
Conventional rubber profiles can no longer keep pace with tougher fire safety requirements. Simply increasing the flame retardants used to date does not present a solution, as this adversely affects the mechanical properties of the seal. Furthermore, flame-retardant rubber mixtures have been completed reassessed in terms of their risks as chemical products to protect health and the environment and, at the same time, the use of halogenated elastomer mixtures is restricted due to European directives.
BATEGU flame-retardant rubber profiles
BATEGU has now succeeded in developing a flame-retardant EPDM material that meets the mechanical properties previously expected from profiles AND also meets, indeed falls below, the limits (R22 and R23, Hazard Level 3) required by EN 45545. In the event of a fire, this significantly reduces life-threatening and other seriously negative effects to the health of humans.
The combination of mechanical and fire protection requirements was only one aspect of this development project: the environmental impact of the material was equally important. The new BATEGU material (BTG®9713-P) is halogen-free, free from nitrosamine-forming raw materials and fully conforms to RoHS directives, REACH requirements, UNIFE (Railway Industry Substance List) guidelines and rail vehicle manufacturers' internal environmental protection guidelines.
BATEGU and M+R Dichtungstechnik cooperate on fire safety
BATEGU continues to expand its product range with the development of this material and supply of flame-retardant profiles. The EN 45545-compliant profiles are produced in cooperation with M+R Dichtungstechnik GmbH, based in Seligenstadt near Frankfurt, a company specialising in the production of extruded profiles. This collaboration brings together the strengths of both companies and ideally makes use of the potential for growth.
BATEGU will be showcasing its comprehensive product portfolio and technical solutions for the rail industry at InnoTrans 2014 from 23rd to 26th September 2014, on Stand 20 in Hall 21.
M+R - Manufacturer of high-quality rubber profiles
M+R Dichtungstechnik GmbH, based in Seligenstadt near Frankfurt, was founded in 1995 and specialises in the manufacture of high-quality extruded synthetic rubber sealing profiles. Thanks to its many years of experience, the company develops solutions to overcome all the challenges encountered in rubber extrusion. The company processes different materials, such as EPDM, SBR, NBR and CR/NBR mixtures, within a hardness range of from 50 to 95 Shore. Its core expertise includes the extrusion of profiles with large cross-sections and weights per metre, geometries that are difficult to produce and co-extrusion (the combination of rigid - soft and/or different colours in one profile). The name M+R is synonymous with quality, flexibility, reliability and on-schedule delivery. Regular communication and constant transparency in the production process form the basis for trusting customer relationships and the successful growth of the business.
BATEGU - the company, in which everything revolves around rubber
Vienna-based BATEGU Gummitechnologie GmbH & Co KG is one of Austria's leading highly specialised technology companies. Since BATEGU was established in 1948, everything has revolved around rubber. As a development partner and manufacturer of sealing, vibration and drive components, BATEGU supplies many industrial sectors worldwide with innovative special products and components made of rubber and rubber-metal, like the automotive industry, machine and plant construction companies and the electrical sector. The company attaches great important to the careful use of existing resources in its development and production. Its long-term success is based on continuous innovation, customer focus and service, quality based on the zero error principle and an HR policy that offers equal opportunities and continuous development.
Contact for enquiries
Frank J. Schmitt
BATEGU
Gummitechnologie GmbH
Muthgasse 22, 1190 Vienna
Tel. +43 (1) 368 21 53 – 25
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