NGOs campaign on FRs in children’s car seats

NGOs campaign on FRs in children’s car seats

US environmental health NGO “The Ecology Center” (Michigan) has published analysis of 600 components (fabric, foam, structural plastics) from 25 car seats (3 from the EU, 22 from the USA). Over 30% of seats showed bromine content (presumed to be FR), over 20% fluorine...
2nd pinfa-NA Lunch & Learn 22nd March

2nd pinfa-NA Lunch & Learn 22nd March

150 participants joined the first fire and FRs learning webinar. The second will recount the 1872 Boston Great Fire with journalist and author Stephanie Schorow, free, Wed. 22nd March 2023, 11h30-12h30 EST (17h30-18h30 CET). For two days during November 1872 a massive...
US federal furniture fire safety standard

US federal furniture fire safety standard

Cigarette ignition resistance will be legally required for all furniture sold in the USA. The provision is included in the 1.4 billion US$ US Covid relief package, finally signed by Donald Trump at the end of December. Six months from enactment of the bill, the...
PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

Polyonics continues to improve its non-halogen flame-resistant labels for miniature, high-power electronics. Component and material labels in electronic equipment and batteries are essential to enable component and material identification, quality control, commercial...
Luna: new pinfa-na new member

Luna: new pinfa-na new member

Innovative fibre-optics and communications solutions, from R&D to product, for, defense, health care, energy … Luna was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, and has today 420 staff at twelve locations worldwide. Luna is organised into...