(ANSA) Sao Paulo, September 12 - The cases of spectacular
fires that have moved world public opinion have recurred over
the last few months, from the flames that destroyed the National
Museum in Rio de Janeiro and the cathedral of Notre-Dame in
Paris to the tragedy in training centre of Flamengo footballers
and the recent wave of fire in the forests of Amazonia.
With this in mind, several firms have sought solutions to
update - and improve - the systems of prevention and fighting
fires. In the sector of pipes, valves, pumps, connections and
components - essential materials for making flexible pipes,
extinguishers, water cannon and sprinklers - there are multiple
innovations.
The Brazilian company Remadi, which works with zinc-plated
connections zincate and hydraulic metals, is banking on the
so-called "grooved system", also known as "channeled system".
"These are connections and couplings with grooves, which replace
the use of screw connections in pipes and connections",
explained David Campos, the firm's commercial director.
"In the past, screws and welding were most commonly used in
anti-fire systems and pipes. This new 'grooved' system, on the
other hand, works by joining pipes and connections via
couplings", he told ANSA. According to Campos this model,
currently utilized in the fight against fires, in future could
be an alternative for other segments, such as oil and drinking
water, which require screws or welding.
For its part, IPC Brasile, a company active at Santa
Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, will launch the GIPP Fire
Protection, a line of fighting fires with connections in
malleable iron. "We have spherical valves, valves that control
fluids, valves that control temperatures and pressure, as well
as bronze and brass slide regulators", explained the firms'
managing director, Flávio Paiva Paiva.
"This series of products constitutes our Linea Fire
Protection, aimed at clients who act in the fight and prevention
of fires," he added.
Its launch should come during the International Fair of
pipes, valves, pumps, connections and components (Tubotech),
schedued for 1-3 October in Sao Paulo. The event, now in its
10th edition, has been coordinated by the Brazilian Association
of the metal pipes and connections industry (Abitam) and
organized and promoted by Cipa Fiera Milano.
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