Ventilation ducts, smoke exhaust ducts, and chimneys are permanently installed products found in infrastructures and buildings. For this reason, they must possess capabilities that ensure they function correctly, especially in the event of a fire and against high temperature fumes and gases.
Manufacturers and distributors of ducts must take into account the current international regulations to be able to commercialize their products in the international markets. In some of them, it is still mandatory to show proof of conformity of the fire security capabilities through the testing of the products in an accredited laboratory.
The current regulatory landscape contemplates a number of requisites depending on the type of report of certificate that you wish to obtain and according to the type of product that must be tested or certified.
Applus+ Laboratories is a European leader in fire safety testing, as much for its recognitions within the industry as for the number of tests conducted annually. We have available versatile facilities that allow us to adapt to each test according to the characteristics of the product and the fire resistance and smoke control needs of the manufacturer. We can test all types of ducts:
Our facilities are equipped with versatile test benches that allow us to conduct the required resistance to fire testing for your product. We have eight ovens, in vertical and horizontal configurations of up to 4 metres in width and 5 metres in height.
Applus+ Laboratories is accredited to carry out fire resistance tests on ducts according to the following regulations for ventilation systems, smoke extraction systems (mono-sector and multi-sector), and chimneys:
We are also a Notified Body (NB 0370) of the European Union and our laboratories are accredited (C-PR054) to conduct the specified tests for the following product regulations:
Our CE marking service includes:
The regulation under which chimneys acquire their resistance to fire certification, EN 1856 (Chimneys - Requirements for metal chimneys - Part 2: Metal flue liners and connecting flue pipes), does not account for a specific classification method, thus not allowing the required traceability to certify the fire resistance capabilities of this type of products.
As a solution, Applus+ Laboratories offers a Spectrum Report for chimneys, in which we detail the model spectrum for the tested product that were tested at our facilities. Como solución. Through this report, we also allow our clients to certify the resistance to fire capabilities of their products thanks to our voluntary certification scheme, the A+ Fire Safety mark.
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