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A hangar floor takes constant load. Aircraft, tugs, and ground support equipment run across it every day. Some tug operators use tire chains and asked whether the chains could damage ILDFA flooring. We tested it. Using a hydraulic press, we applied a 15-ton load over...
ILDFA Is Built for Real Hangar Operations https://youtu.be/NWbzDAo_g_g?si=bWSejNqd7GgIbFIR Aircraft hangars are demanding environments. Tow tractors, maintenance equipment, tool carts, and daily aircraft maintenance procedures require smooth operation. Which raises an...
While ILDFA has only been added in the NFPA 409 2022 edition, it’s far from untested. Since 2021, ILDFA systems have been protecting a growing number of aircraft — with many more facilities under construction today. Here are just some of the aircraft currently...
ILDFA provides best protection as rising heat increases risk
Version 6.0 of our ILDFA Design Guideline was just released, providing guidance to architecture & engineering firms in the early design stages of a new hangar build or retrofit project. This latest version includes multiple revisions based on our team’s experience...
Best Hangar Fire Protection Especially as Temperatures Rise Hangar fire in Hockenheim - Several Aircrafts Destroyed (Baden - Wurttemberg) - June 19 2023 As temperatures continue to rise especially during the summers, aviation faces greater risks from flammable liquid...
Industry leading commercial property insurance provider, FM Global, counts several of the top brands in commercial aviation and nearly one-third of Fortune 1000 companies* among their client roster. In July 2022, FM Global updated their Property Loss Prevention...
HOUSTON, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Safespill, a leader in environmentally safe fire protection systems, today announced that the company’s core technology — the Safespill flooring system, also known as an ignitable liquid drainage floor assembly...
The Safespill Floor The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) conducted 30 successful fire tests on the Safespill floor, also known as the ILDFA. The term for the Safespill floor originated from the Factory Mutual (FM) approval, Standard 6090, as an Ignitable Liquid...
Intermediate Bulk Containers Pose Unique Risks Safespill flooring systems have earned the FM Approvals diamond over the past few years and can help mitigate the risk posed by IBCs. The FM Approved Safespill flooring system can dramatically reduce the spread of spilled...
Q2 of 2021 – Installation for U.S. military base in Q2 of 2021 – 8k sq ft Safespill hangar floor. THE INDUSTRY'S PROBLEM Awareness of PFAS contamination's enormity, specifically related to the use of PFAS firefighting foam, or AFFF, is escalating at an exponential...
Boston, MA – June 5, 2017 – Safespill has today announced that it has received the first-ever FM Approval for “ignitable liquid drainage floor technology” following a rigorous testing period. Safespill offers a unique, innovative flooring solution for the containment...
Approved flooring assembly can automatically capture and remove liquid spilled on its surface. Thanks to an innovative manufacturer and an investigative research program conducted by FM Global Research at the Research Campus in West Glocester, Rhode Island, USA, a new...