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New online video clips show dramatic fire testing 1 Oct

Two new video clips featuring dramatic fire testing in a Cone Calorimeter and the methods used in the production of test samples can be viewed online. These clips are available on the Fireproof website ( find out more

Fireproof exhibiting and presenting at Fire Resistance in Plastics Conference 12 Oct

Fireproof, a division of Tin Technology, will be promoting its latest fire testing and polymer compounding services at the ‘Fire Resistance in Plastics 2007’ conference. This event is to be held in Cologne, Germany, on the 19th to the 21st November. Fireproof will be holding a find out more

Expansion in Mechanical Testing Abilities 13 Sep

Fireproof has recently installed an Instron 5569 tensile testing system at its St. Albans based laboratory. The new system has a load cell and speed range that enables Fireproof to experiment with both polymeric and metallic samples on the same equipment. The installation of the Instron 5569 adds find out more

Free Workshop on the 'Implications of EU Directives 23 Oct
A free workshop on ‘The EU RoHS and WEEE Directives and their implications for the plastics industry’ will be held on Wednesday 22nd November 2006 at Fireproof laboratories, at Tin Technology, St. Albans. This half-day workshop is aimed at all companies involved in the polymer supply find out more
Fireproof exhibiting at 'Fire Resistance in Plastics 2006' Conference 3 Oct

Fireproof will be promoting its fire testing and polymer compounding facilities at the ‘Fire Resistance in Plastics 2006’ conference, to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, on the 6th to 8th November. Fireproof can be found on Stand 8 in the foyer outside the main conference hall find out more

Open Week to help industry meet new EU fire classification of construction products 12 Oct
Tin Technology is launching its Fireproof brand, the new name under which it will offer small scale fire testing and polymer processing services to industry. find out more