Fire-Rated Expansion Joint Sealants Selling Like Hot Cakes
Emshield WFR2 is shipped precompressed to smaller than the field-measured joint size. The shrink wrap is removed to begin the installation process.
Over 11,000 LF in first year of product launch proves EMSEAL’s fire-rated hybrids are the state-of-the-art of joint sealing.
From prisons to factories, military bases to schools, and airports to stadiums the Emshield product line is combining life-safety, sound blocking and insulation with the traditional roles of sealants in filling and sealing structural and other joint openings.
When we launched our DFR2 (for floors and decks) and WFR2 (for concrete and gypsum walls) versions of our Emshield product line, we knew that the years of R&D in addressing the shortcomings of other technologies had been achieved. We are hugely gratified by the market response to the product in the less-than-one year since their launch.
Today’s wall and floor systems are being designed and constructed to perform a growing number of functions. Beyond simply separating rooms or enclosing a structure, they are now expected to maintain thermal conditions, contain the spread of fire, suppress the transmission of sound, and seal out the intrusion of water and wind.
The bottom line: why wouldn’t you specify and install a product with an inherent UL 2079 certified fire rating? There is no reason to compromise life safety while at the same time satisfying ALL of the functions of the wall or floor assembly into which the product is installed.
Emshield is shipped precompressed to less than the field measured joint size and held that way in shrink-wrapped, hardboard packaging.
Emshield is shipped precompressed to less than the field measured joint size and held that way in shrink-wrapped, hardboard packaging.
The shrink-wrap and hardboard are removed and the foam begins to gradually expand. Epoxy is applied to the foam and substrate.
The WFR2 material is installed into the joint and connected to previously installed lengths or to factory-fabricated transitions.
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