Improving the fire resistance

At Plast 2015 Bluestar Silicones (stand D 32, hall 11) presents its latest innovations for improving fire resistance of safety cables used in high rise buildings, hospitals, schools, aerospace, automotive and railways industries, shipbuilding etc.

In case of fire, safety improvement of people and goods is an essential axis of research in many fields, and particularly in the cable area. Cables fire resistance is empowered by Bluestar Silicones new generation of High Consistency Rubber (HCR) products for safety cables. The company launches a new generation of products for Safety Cables: Bluestar Silicones Bluesil FRC 8470. This new silicone rubber is the ideal choice for insulation and fire resistance complying with main functional circuit integrity standards. Customized formulation and packaging of this new product can be done in the Bluestar Silicones Mix & Fix Centers to better fulfill customers’ needs.

Bluestar Silicones Bluesi HCR products are meant to be an adaptive toolbox with immense possibilities. With a dedicated technical support, the company is at the service of its customers’ innovation for a real differentiation. Bluestar Silicones Mix & Fix Centers are specialized formulation and packaging units located at the center of major rubber and elastomer converter regions (Europe, Asia and North America). Specialized in heat curing silicone rubbers (HCR), the Bluestar Silicones Mix & Fix Centers develop, within extremely short lead times, products according to customer’s specifications and equipment.