AmSafe Industries, Inc., the leading provider of engineered restraint systems to the aviation, defence and speciality vehicle markets, has introduced its fire containment cover which is designed to ensure the safety and integrity of palletised cargo.

AmSafe’s fire containment cover operates as a passive system which keeps a fire isolated from other cargo being transported on an aircraft. Designed for palletised loads, the AmSafe fire cover is comprised of a patented fire retardant fabric with a detachable QuickZip pallet net, and can contain a fire with temperatures of up to 1,500°F (815°C) for over four hours. This combination of net and fabric cover provides a two-way fire barrier that effectively isolates each cargo position and prevents any fire from spreading and escalating. The AmSafe fire containment cover suppresses the localised threat through oxygen starvation.

“The rise in consumer Internet trading has led to a massive increase in the transportation of high-tech equipment around the world and it is often not appreciated that these goods can cause serious fires if not correctly categorised and protected for shipment,” said Ian Kentfield, Senior Vice President of AmSafe Industries, Inc. “The design of our fire cover allows the safe global shipping of high-technology products, and at the same time reduces the fire concerns expressed by cargo carriers and commercial airlines.”