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Insulation Ropes of different diameters are used for fire and thermal protection of construction expansion joints.

In case of fire , this insulation solution , slows down the spread of fire, fume and toxic gases, and consequentially provides more time to evacuate people. Mineral wool insulation ropes also contribute to maintain appropriate micro-climate in buildings; its vapour permeability protects buildings from humidity.


Construction expansion joints are present practically in every construction where there is a need to connect various parts and ensure appropriate seismic building dynamics.

For extra protection of the outer part of Insulation Ropes we recommend installing additional insulation foils (to guarantee protection from water).

Insulation Rope as Fire Barrier

Insulation Ropes are made of mineral rock wool, and comes with different diameters and for different purposes (construction expansion joints, new constructions, reconstructions, chimney coils,...).

Rock wool is a natural insulation material, obtained by melting mineral stones at high temperature. At this technical procedure stones
melt into thin threads, which then slump together and bind into a bigger mass. This output material has excellent thermal insulation
characteristics and is very flexible for further product formulation of different shapes and usage purposes.

Insulation ropes are flexible enough to enable easy installation in less accessible parts of constructions.

The basic advantage of Insulation Ropes is a highly dense shield system (with synthetic or glass thread), which guarantees excellent stability of insulation ropes and easy installation practically anywhere.


Insulation Ropes General Properties
BURN-RETARDANT, FIRE PROTECTION (> 1000 °C/1832 °F)
✔
THERMAL PROTECTION
✔
SOUND PROTECTION
✔
VAPOUR PERMEABILITY
✔
HEALTH CARE
✔
ENVIRONMENT CARE
✔
FLEXIBILITY
✔
HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY
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Please find below application areas for Insulation Ropes.


CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION
  SIDE WALLS Ceiling Floor Intermediate connections
(Side wall - Ceiling, Side wall - Floor)
Hospitals ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Schools ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Industrial buildings ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Shopping centres ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Railway stations ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Bus stations ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Garages ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sport facilities ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Business facilities ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Airport facilities ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Hotels ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Other ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔


Certification

Complete range of Insu-Rope products is certified by SIST EN 13501-2:2008+A1:2009 with 4-hours fire resistance rating, which was achieved in SIST EN 1366-4:2006 tests for both vertical and horizontal application. 

One of the competitive advantages is standard production of insulation ropes with diameters, larger than 60 mm (see table below). The flexibility of our production enables us to adjust to customers needs for non-standard products.

Product Diameter (in mm) Performance Purpose

Insulation Rope

 12 Standard Construction expansion joints, new constructions, reconstructions/renovations, chimney coils, ...
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
120
150
170
180
Mineral Rock Wool Insulation Rope Properties
Fire protection Working temperature < 750 °C / 1382 °F
Melting point > 1000 °C / 1832 °F
Range of burn-retardant A1
Demands for fire safety Extraordinary high
 
Lower thermal losses Thermic conductance 0,035 W/mK - 0,040 W/mK
 
Sound protection   Meets high requirements

Reaction with Water
 
Rock wool is a non-hygroscopic material and loses its property in case of  contact with water. Therefore if there is a water contact risk , to protect the fire barrier water insulation must be applied prior to placing the barrier.