Introduction |
For over 30 years, AIDIMME has conducted research in the field of fire behavior and has increased its knowledge and experience at its various locations.
Recently, AIDIMME invested in equipping and modernizing the fire behavior laboratory facilities located at the Benjamin Franklin Campus. |
Objectives |
A presentation of the new facilities will be held on October 21st, where the capabilities of AIDIMME's Fire Behavior Department will be showcased:
The capabilities of AIDIMME's Fire Behavior Department are diversified into the following types:
• Reaction to fire. Euroclasses. Construction products.
• Flammability of furniture, mattresses and textiles.
• Reaction to fire. Materials used in motor vehicles.
• Notified Body by the European Commission – CE Marking.
• Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I) projects.
• Specific training services and customized courses.
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Content |
AGENDA:
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.: Reception and welcome.
• Welcome to all attendees.
• Thanks to collaborating entities, invited companies, administration, and media present.
• Brief context about the day:
-Objective: To publicize the new facilities of the Fire Laboratory.
-Show how this laboratory reinforces AIDIMME's commitment to innovation, safety, and service to the business community.
9:45–9:55 a.m.: Institutional intervention. Vicente Rocatí (AIDIMME General Director) and Vicente Sales (AIDIMME Deputy Director).
• Strategic value of the new laboratory.
• Support for innovation in safety, sustainability, and certification.
• Positioning AIDIMME as a national and European reference in fire reaction tests.
9:55–11:25 a.m.: Technical presentation of the Fire Laboratory and guided tour of its facilities. Stephane García (Head of Fire Behavior) and Nerea Carpintero and Raquel Cánovas (Fire Behavior Techniques).
Presentation content:
• Need for the new laboratory: industrial and regulatory demand.
• Installed equipment: cameras, ovens, measuring instruments.
• Types of accredited tests (applicable UNE-EN standards).
• Beneficiary sectors: floor, wall and ceiling coverings, varnishes and paints, furniture, construction, etc.
• Integration with other AIDIMME laboratories (chemical, finishing, mechanical...).
• Advantages for the industry: reduction in time (PROFOC), improved quality, support in R&D.
Guided visit:
• Tour of the different areas of the laboratory.
• Live demonstration of an essay.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Closing session: Coffee break – Networking and dialogue space with companies. Samuel Félix (Head of Technology and Knowledge Transfer), Stephane García (Head of Fire Behavior), and Raquel Cánovas and Nerea Carpintero (Fire Behavior Techniques).
• Summary of laboratory capabilities.
• Invitation to collaborate: essays, R&D projects, training, consulting.
• Exchange of impressions with attendees.
• Open space for dialogue, questions, and the generation of new opportunities for collaboration.
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Since the NUMBER OF PLACES is LIMITEDIf you are interested in participating in these courses, you must notify us, as soon as possible, by sending the duly completed pre-registration form (one for each attendee), before the indicated date, in order to close participation in it. Admission will be made in order of pre-registration and the company will be notified of its acceptance. |
