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      In case of fire, fire protection curtains close wall and ceiling openings. Their construction (roll-down or folding technique) and the use of different fabrics provide for a wide range of applications as well as different protection goals, classifications and time classes. The casing and guide rails of the highly flexible systems blend almost invisibly into the building and allow plenty of scope for sophisticated architecture and open room concepts.

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      Conveyor system closures

      Various production and logistics processes call for the most diverse types of conveyor systems. If these conveyor lines pass through fire-retardant or fire-resistant walls or ceilings, the openings required for this purpose must be provided with fire protection closures to prevent the spread of fire through the conveyor system or the goods conveyed. In the event of fire, conveyor system closures (CSC for short) must close these openings immediately and automatically. Fire resistance classified according to DIN EN 13501-2 is just as important as the smooth clearance of the closing areas in the event of a fire.

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      Smoke curtains

      A smoke apron is a part of a smoke control system which also includes other components such as natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators (EN 12101-2) and mechanical smoke and heat exhaust ventilators (EN 12101-3). Smoke aprons restrict the movement of combustion gases within a building in case of fire.

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      Smoke protection curtains

      Once closed, smoke protection curtains (SPC) restrict the passage of smoke during the phase of fire formation, so that in the event of a fire, there is enough time to rescue people and animals from the room behind the curtain and to recover material assets without the need for respiratory equipment.

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      The solution for issues with fire protection dampers in ventilation and air conditioning systems in conveyor processes. Stöbich offers fire protection for pneumatic conveyor lines the closing elements of which are not exposed to the flow of conveyed material. This way, the closing element cannot be damaged or contaminated by abrasive conveyed goods.

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      Control units

      Each automatic fire protection system needs a control unit. They are critical to safety, because a failure of this function means that the entire investment into a fire protection sealing has been in vain. Control units coordinate both fire detection and interaction with other control units, such as higher-level building control systems or clearing of the closing area of conveyor system closures.

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GCC

GCC, a conveyor closure for (almost) all cases

GCC, a conveyor closure for (almost) all cases

It has been over 40 years since company founder Dr.-Ing. Jochen Stöbich developed the first conveyor closure (FAA). Today, STÖBICH is a leader in preventive structural fire protection and develops product innovations such as the Global Conveyor Closure (GCC).

It can be found, among other places, in the logistics centre of the brand-name shoe manufacturer adidas in Rieste, where it provides fire protection for the conveyor system: We are talking about the GCC, the Global Conveyor Closure. Conveyor Closure (literally means "closure of the conveyor belt". In case of fire, the alarm is triggered and the GCC automatically closes the corresponding opening in the conveyor. In this way, it prevents the flames and fire gases from spreading to other sections of the production hall, as happened in the major fire at Bahlsen in 1978. This inferno is considered the big bang of the STÖBICH empire because it inspired Dr.-Ing. Jochen Stöbich to develop the first conveyor closure.

The "Global" in the product name refers to the applicability of the conveyor system closure: the GCC is a European tested product according to EN 1366-7 up to a required protection classification of EI 90 and thus a global or European player among the FAAs.

What is special about the GCC?

The GCC is a so-called fire protection closure in the course of track-bound conveyor systems for a) separated and b) continuous conveyor technology. a) means that the conveyor technology is separated in the closing area of the FAA (necessary gap dimension approx. 80 mm). In the case of b), the conveyor system is guided through the FAA without separation. In this case, the FAA consists of a slider blade above the conveyor system as a movable part and a conveyor system bulkhead (fixed panel for short) below the conveyor level.

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What advantages does the GCC offer?

- Is assembled on site from ready-made elements (slider, guides, crimping, drive unit)
- can therefore be easily transported
- adapts accordingly to the respective installation situation and conveyor technology variant
- available in vertical and horizontal closing direction

The slim, space-saving system requires only a small overlap on the wall around the opening. The outstanding feature of the GCC is the very thin slide blade thickness. Even small conveying media for totes or cartons can thus be designed as separate conveying systems, as only one very small separation point is required. In this case, several conveying sections through one wall opening can be realised without any problems. This makes the GCC so ideal for interrupted conveyor technology, but also for roller, belt and chain conveyors.

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