Factory Tour: Fire Door Sealing Systems in Action

Description

This factory tour provides a unique insight into the design, manufacture, and testing of high-performance sealing systems for fire, smoke, and acoustic containment in door assemblies.

Delegates will tour Lorient’s UK manufacturing facility to see how a wide range of sealing solutions are created — including intumescent seals, drop seals, glazing seals, perimeter seals, and hardware protection systems. Each element plays a vital role in ensuring a fire door assembly performs as tested in real-world conditions.

The experience concludes with a live comparative fire test, vividly demonstrating how the correct specification and installation of sealing systems can make the difference between failure and containment.

By the end of the tour, participants will be able to:

• Understand the function and performance of fire, smoke, and acoustic sealing systems within door assemblies.
• Recognise how manufacturing quality and material choice affect compliance and durability.
• Appreciate the importance of accurate specification in achieving effective compartmentation and fire safety performance.
• Evaluate how design and maintenance decisions impact fire and smoke containment through live testing and product demonstrations.