Fire risks of road vehicles and medical consequences

Fire risks of road vehicles and medical consequences

Paul Otxoterena, RiSE Fire contributes to road accident deaths: around 5% of road fatalities in Sweden involve vehicle fires, with cause of death attributable only to fire in one third of cases. In the USA, over 30 road vehicle fires per hour are reported. Around 12%...
Industry PIN FR innovations

Industry PIN FR innovations

Franck Gyppaz, Nexans, underlined the importance of cables for fire safety and presented a new mineral PIN flame retardant solution. Quantities of cables are increasing everywhere, with demography and with increasing energy demand and new energy uses. One quarter of...
FR glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for 3D-printing

FR glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for 3D-printing

Following the launch of carbon-fibre reinforced printing (pinfa Newsletter n°112), with Windform® FR1, CRP Technology has now launched Windform® FR2, a glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for SLS (selective laser sintering) 3D-printing. Windform® FR2 is off-white (not...
pinfa new member: Envalior

pinfa new member: Envalior

Envalior, a global leader in engineering materials with over 4,000 employees worldwide, has joined pinfa. Envalior was established in 2023 through the merger of LanXess Performance Materials and DSM Engineering Materials (who had been a pinfa member). With a long...