WYANDOTTE, Mich., Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF's
Palusol® SW sandwich panels now meet fire door listings
requirements issued by the Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd. (QAI),
an independent, third-party testing and inspection organization.
The QAI listings, which include Palusol SW door cores, edge-sealing
systems and hardware, confirm 20 to 90 minute fire resistance for
wooden fire door slabs and frames. The panels provide architects
and manufacturers with the option to use wooden doors and frames
that meet fire resistance requirements in commercial and
residential building construction.
Recent listings offer wider variety of fire doors
Palusol SW fire protection panels are filed under the F411 Fire
Door Listing program by QAI. The listings include single doors with
wider and higher stile and rails, as well as door pairs with a
maximum size of eight foot by nine foot. Additionally, the QAI
successfully tested a new timber frame design, and new hardware and
a fully ceramic door glazing system.
"Over the past 50 years, Palusol has proved itself as a reliable
provider of fire protection panels developed to effectively keep
customers safe," says Andreas Bolz,
Business Manager Palusol at BASF. "QAI's research is a proof point
of the quality product that Palusol offers to commercial and
residential builders."
Benefits of Palusol SW fire protection panels include:
- Up-to 90 minute fire resistance for wooden single doors, pairs
and frames
- Combination of fire and smoke protection with insulation
against heat
- Low response temperature at 212°F (100°C) and short response
time to heat
- Thin door construction at 1-3/4 inch
- Many aesthetic designs possible by varying the visible
surface
- Fittings and fixtures remain effective and functional after
extended use
- Glazing surface range from 83 square inches up to 2,656 square
inches including a proprietary clip system which simplifies the
insertion of glazing
- New hardware components were tested and specified to complete
the product range
Palusol SW fire protection panels, combined with free licensing
of certified and listed fire door assemblies by BASF, offer a wider
variety of design freedom while simultaneously complying with fire
regulations.
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Suggested caption: Palusol® SW door assembly
during fire testing.
About Palusol®
Palusol® fire protection panels, classified as
non-flammable, expand under high temperatures and foaming pressure,
which produces a non-flammable and thermally insulating foam. This
foam fills the joints and gaps, preventing the propagation of heat,
fire and smoke for a certain period of time. Palusol applications
include fire doors, fire protection glazing, as well as, in
fireproof bulkheads for pipes, cables and ventilation elements.
Palusol is a registered trademark of BASF SE. More information is
available at: www.palusol.com
About PALUSOL® SW
PALUSOL® SW, a ready-made sandwich product composed
of Palusol fire protection panels and High Density Fiberboards, can
be integrated into fire doors and carries existing certification
under ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and BS
(British Standard). PALUSOL® SW has been specially
developed for the manufacture of wooden fire doors and for use in
fire walls.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North
American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,500 employees in
North America, and had sales of
$17.4 billion in 2015. For more
information about BASF's North American operations, visit
www.basf.us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We
combine economic success with environmental protection and social
responsibility. The approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF
Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in
nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our
portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance
Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural
Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €70
billion in 2015. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in
Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at
www.basf.com.
For more information contact:
Patricia Presswood
BASF
Corporation
Tel: (734) 324-6697
E-mail: patricia.presswood@basf.com
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