July 2014 Tube Products International
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products & developments
Technical insulation product selector tool
Thermal and acoustic insulation
manufacturer Armacell has developed
a new product selector website and
app to help contractors and mechanical
services engineers choose the right
technical insulation solution. The tool
features a series of yes/no questions
that narrow down the list of suitable
Armacell products for the application
depending on the answers given.
Armacell manufactures Armaflex flexible
elastomeric foam rubber products for
energy saving and condensation control
of HVAC and mechanical services
equipment (including pipework, air
ducts, vessels and valves).
The UK-manufactured products include
the AF/Armaflex Class O product
range, a combination of the established
Class O Armaflex formulation with the
European standard AF/Armaflex product
with improved water vapour diffusion
resistance and thermal conductivity
ratings.
The new AF/Armaflex Class O product
merges together the entire range of
tubes, self-adhesive tubes (AF/Armaflex
Class O Self Seal), sheets, tape and
pipe supports under the same product
group and harmonised technical values
for the first time. The new formulation
was necessitated by the introduction of
the Construction Products Regulation
introduced in 2013. The regulation
makes it mandatory for thermal
insulation products to carry a CE Mark,
and sets out a harmonised European
standard for declaring the technical
values of flexible elastomeric foams.
New Euroclass fire test procedures are
also required to govern the declared
performance. The obligatory technical
values, as set out in the harmonised
standard, must then be stated by the
product manufacturers in a Declaration
of Performance (DoP) certificate.
The product selector tool has been
created with this development in mind,
complete with the latest AF/Armaflex
Class O range information and the
range of Arma-Chek covering systems
to protect Armaflex from mechanical
impact and weatherisation effects when
installed outdoors. The non-halogen
NH/Armaflex for transport applications
and HT/Armaflex for industrial and hot
gas line temperatures are also included.
Completing the Armaflex range is
the IMO and London Underground
approved Armaflex Ultima product
range, which is the first elastomeric
foam insulation to achieve a Euroclass
fire rating of Bs1, d0.
The product page recommendations
generated by the site and product
selector app have links to all the
supporting information
and the accessories
required for installation.
The tool can be found in
the products section of
the Armacell UK website
or at
-
productselector.com, and
the app is available to
download from the iTunes
App Store.
Armacell UK Ltd
– UK
Screenshots from the new
Armacell product selector app
The Armaflex Ultima elastomeric foam
insulation product range
has a Euroclass
fire rating of Bs1, d0
Butt weld
fittings
CSM Fitting Co, Ltd produces
stainless steel, titanium, nickel and
nickel alloy butt weld fittings. Its
factory is located in Fengxian District,
close to the port of Shanghai, China.
The mill produces elbows, reducers,
tees, stub-ends, caps and other
fittings in accordance with GB 12459,
ASTM A 403, DIN 2609 and EN
10253-4 standards.
CSM Fittings products are used in
the fields of shipbuilding, chemical
industry, petroleum industry, refiner-
ies, electricity, building construction,
medicine and the food industry.
The company controls the entire man-
ufacturing process, and all fittings are
subject to strict in-process inspection
at each stage of production, from
starting material handling to finished
product shipping.
CSM Group
– China
