In the event of a train fire, low smoke density can be of vital importance and allows people to quickly and safely escape the train. The new European standard EN 45545-2 defines tighter requirements for the fire resistance of materials and components. Therefore, in order to achieve the highest possible level of safety in trains…
Smoke kills more people than fire. Intumescent products provide fire and smoke seals for many life safety applications, the irony has been that many intumescent materials are rubber based and produce large amounts of smoke emission in a fire, this is dangerous to both occupants and fire fighters and is simply wrong. Tenmat materials are…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Metal web joists and light weight engineered joists are becoming increasing popular in the construction industry, particularly for home builds. Whilst this type of joist does offer many great benefits over traditional solid timber joists, they do perform very differently in a fire scenario. In wood-based floors, failure will occur some time after the fire…
In 2018 the Chilean Navy celebrates its Bicentennial. TENMAT-RAILKO would like to congratulate the Chilean Navy for 200 years of service and a great history from the time of gaining independence, through age of explorations and expansions, to the present impressive state of 25000 personnel and 71 vessels. Notable moments for the Chilean Navy Valparaíso…
TENMAT has introduced a new product in its range of wear parts for freight wagons – Railko NF21 Upstand Centre Pivot Liner. The quality of TENMAT’s product has been quickly recognized and RAILKO NF21 Upstand Centre Pivot Liners are now specified by ERMEWA. TENMAT’s proprietary Railko NF21 is the only material specified in all types…
IMO SOLAS REGULATIONS (JULY 2019): Is your lifeboat propulsion system capable of running without water for 3 minutes a week? Many lifeboats are currently fitted with rubber bushes on propulsion systems. In the light of new regulations these are not compliant, because weekly testing requires running the motor in pre-launch position, not submerged in water.…
The Indian Coastguard has commissioned the 4th of the Samarth-class OPV. ICGS Shaunak, the 105-meter vessel was commissioned at Goa Shipyards, which is in charge of designing and building the six vessels. All six vessels of the class have been designed incorporating FEROFORM T12 for their Rudder and Stern Tube bearings. ICGS Shaunak will be…
The noise generated by freight rail is becoming increasingly important environmental issue in Europe. European Commission has launched public consultation aimed at gathering information needed to effectively deal with the matter. Companies like Deutsche Bahn started their own research and programs in order to raise awareness and address the problem. Freight rail noise impacts the…
TENMAT is proud to announce the successful completion of a full scale loaded fire test for a wide range of fire protection products, this is seen as an “industry first” due to the onerous nature of this fire testing. Metal web joist floor / ceiling constructions react in a completely different manner to traditional solid timber…
Wascosa has listed Tenmat as the only approved supplier of the composite parts such as centre pivot liners, side bearer liners, hook guide plates etc. for their rolling stock. Tenmat is happy that the quality of its Railko NF products and a service provided to the customers like Wascosa has been recognised. TENMAT is your…
