Tailored Solutions To High Safety Standards For Railway Vehicles 

Safety is a must for all industries, but it is more important since the number of people affected will be greater, especially in areas of public life and transport. One of the greatest risks that threaten human life especially in these areas is fire. Therefore, the materials used are expected to deliver high performance because people need time to escape safely in the event of a fire, and the use of materials that are highly resistant to fire will provide the required time to escape.

In particular, the required properties of materials are often subjected by strict regulations due to the difficulty of escape in public transportation vehicles, such as trains and aircrafts.

In recent years, several standard requirements have been issued for many industries with high security risks. EN 45545-2 was issued in 2013 for railway applications, which became mandatory in Europe in 2016. 

EN 45545-2 sets out the material specifications to be used in railway vehicles to protect them against fire in accordance with the test methods and criteria specified in the standard, depending on the place of use. Railway vehicles with long tunnel times or long journey times, as in sleeping cars, have demanding requirements which are expected to be met by the materials in such vehicles, such as low smoke density and toxicity, high oxygen index and low heat release rate. These requirements become more demanding as the hazard classes of railway vehicles increase.

eurotecis committed to develop flame retardant products with various properties for different industries, particularly for the electrical and electronics industries. This made euroteca solution partner of its customers with a wide range of superior products with individual properties. eurotechas recently been developing and certifying many tailor-made products to meet the increasing high safety requirements in the transportation industry. 

eurotecdeveloped products with PA6 and PA66 fire resistance grades to meet the demanding requirements for application classes R22-R23 in accordance with EN 45545-2. Tecomid products can be safely used in electrical and electronic applications for railway vehicles, such as insulators, switches, relays and connectors.

Giving priority to safety regulations, euroteccontinues to develop products to offer proper solutions to the more demanding requirements required for the railway industry.