The Engineered Solutions division of Dräger, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, has opened its Flame Engulfment Testing Cabin to provide an in-house facility for testing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
It is designed to test well beyond existing standards and guarantee the very highest levels of safety.
Flame Engulfment Testing Cabin
Based at Dräger’s Centre of Excellence manufacturing facility in Blyth, the Flame Engulfment Testing Cabin will provide the company with extensive research, design, and development capabilities, and eliminate any of the time and resource challenges associated with third-party testing.
The Flame Engulfment Cabin makes it possible to thoroughly test and trial all of the components and materials used to make Dräger’s SCBA product portfolio to ensure they can withstand extreme heat, flames, or impact – e.g. after being dropped from a great height.
design maturity and approvals testing
Customers are reassured that Dräger's SCBA exceeds safety standards and will protect firefighters in a wide range
The facility provides Dräger with best-in-class design maturity and approvals testing, with customers reassured that Dräger's SCBA exceeds safety standards and will protect firefighters in a wide range of challenging environments.
This opening further bolsters Dräger’s Engineered Solutions offering.
PPE and RPE
It demonstrates the division’s capabilities in designing bespoke solutions that support the manufacture of personal protective, and respiratory protective equipment (PPE and RPE), protecting fire and rescue teams as well as emergency responders working in industry, utilities, oil, gas, and chemical sectors.
It adds to the Engineered Solutions divisional portfolio that includes scenario-based training systems and simulations, including Dräger’s CFS 7000 gas-powered passenger vehicle simulator, wood, gas and liquid gas (LPG) fired Fire Training Systems, and the wildfire training facility, Wildland-Fire Sandbox WFS 1000, to name just a few.
design sophistication and quality
Philipp Hecker, Head of Portfolio and Solutions at Dräger, says the Flame Engulfment Cabin raises the bar for testing SCBA, "This facility is a testament to Dräger’s success in achieving technological sophistication and quality in design."
Philipp Hecker adds, "Not only can we now test and develop products ourselves, but we can also help the industry improve too."
firefighters' health and safety
Tom Pearson, Marketing Manager Engineered Solutions and Government Agencies at Draeger Safety UK adds that opening the testing facilities supports Dräger’s continued prioritization of the health and safety of firefighters through technological development and innovation, "The Flame Engulfment Cabin enables us to further prioritize developing products and safety solutions that advance the health, safety, and wellbeing of all that use them."
Tom Pearson continues, "Dräger’s philosophy has always been to create Technology for Life, and this opening helps us realize our ambitions."