Application area industry
VLITEX fire blankets and extinguishing covers
We process our special fiberglass fabric with silicone coating into blanket and hoods of various sizes and shapes. For all products applies:
- Preventing or containing fires is possible without the use of additional extinguishing agents.
- Resource-saving and environmentally friendly.
- Depending on the design, the material can withstand temperatures of up to 1,000 °C or, in peaks, up to 1,300 °C.
- Blankets and casings are maintenance-free.
- The handling is intuitive.
- In addition to standard sizes, we offer individual solutions. We will be happy to advise you!
Multiple applications for textile fire protection from VLITEX
Lithium-ion batteries are already indispensable today. Battery-powered devices play a role both in the private environment and in industry and commerce. It is often forgotten that rechargeable batteries pose a risk. Batteries can catch fire – due to damage, thermal influences such as high heat, or technical errors, for example during charging.
A chemical reaction occurs inside a battery cell. This can no longer be stopped. Because so much pressure has built up in the first cell that it finally explodes, then the next one reacts due to the great heat. The so-called thermal runaway is set in motion.
A battery fire is a violent event, parts fly through the air for meters and possibly ignite objects in the surrounding area. Water does not help; in fact, it can fuel the fire. So what to do?
Silicone-coated fiberglass blankets are capable of limiting fire. Cutting off the oxygen supply extinguishes a conventional fire. And a battery fire clearly loses speed, tests have shown.
The battery burns out under the blanket, a process that can last for several hours. Much less smoke is produced. The blanket retains flames, heat and also flying debris, protecting the surrounding area.
And: No additional conventional extinguishing agents are required. Thus, no extinguishing agent contaminated with fire residues can enter the environment. A big advantage of this method compared to extinguishing with foam or water – because actually all extinguishing agents must be collected and cleaned elaborately. Hardly representable in practice.
Preventive fire protection with VLITEX textiles is resource-saving and environmentally friendly.
These companies already use VLITEX fire blankets
Extinguishing attempt industrial machine
We set fire to a battery-powered cleaning machine and secure it with the VLITEX Extinguishing Blanket Industry. Immediately the smoke development is stopped, heat and flames remain under the blanket.
Used preventively or in the event of a fire, the VLITEX fire blanket made of fiberglass fabric helps fight fires without contaminated extinguishing agents entering the environment.