Fire protection in buildings is a top priority in order to protect human life. Because more and more plastics are being installed, life-threatening toxic gases and smoke develop within minutes in fires. Cables are also fire accelerants. That is why the highly shielded Draka S/FTP installation and connection cables of categories 7, 7A and 8.2 are now even more fire-resistant.
With the addition of the highly shielded Triple 1 Dca s1 d1 a1 S/FTP cables in the Cat.7, Cat.7A and Cat8.2 categories to its portfolio, the Multimedia Solutions BU (MMS) of the Prysmian Group combines optimum shielding with maximum fire safety. In addition to high fire protection of CPR class Dca, the copper cables offer lowest smoke (s1) and acid development (a1) as well as minimised dripping behaviour (d1).
With optimum shielding of separation class "d", the new Triple 1 Draka cables meet the criteria required in EN50174-2 and achieve the highest shielding class for coupling attenuation Type I and coupling resistance Grade 1 in each case. With these properties, the installation and connection cables ensure compliance with the statutory EMC regulations (EMC = electromagnetic compatibility) and guarantee consistent protection of the Draka cable and the installed system.
With the further development of copper cables with Triple 1 performance, the MMS BU contributes to more fire protection and thus personal protection. This is all the more important because the time span in which life-threatening conditions due to toxic gases and smoke occur is becoming shorter and shorter: 50 years ago this was more than 15 minutes, now it is only three minutes. Because the time to escape is getting shorter and shorter, toxic gases and smoke are now the cause of death in 44 percent of the approximately 4,000 people who die in fires every year. For this reason, a high fire protection class for the cable properties has top priority for the BU MMS.