General Motors recognized collaborators Molded Precision Components (MPC) and Pyrophobic Systems Ltd. as Overdrive Award winners as part of GM’s 31st annual Supplier of the Year awards. The MPC/Pyrophobic collaboration was one of 16 companies to earn an Overdrive Award for 2022. The company celebrated honorees at an event in San Antonio, Texas in late March. First presented in 2012, […]
Background Pyrophobic Systems was founded over 25 years ago and specializes in fire safety materials for commercial construction applications and Li-ion battery systems. With the growing market for electric vehicles (EVs) and the increased focus on fire safety, Pyrophobic’s materials are well positioned as an alternative to traditional plastics. IDTechEx spoke to Pyrophobic about its […]
PyroPhobic Systems, Ltd. of Barrie, Ontario, recently achieved a major product validation milestone using its proprietary Intuplas fire-resistant intumescent composite as part of a battery energy storage system (BESS) design to contain a runaway lithium-ion battery fire event in the BESS during UL 9540A full installation testing. The test was developed and performed by Energy […]
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PyroPhobic Systems Ltd. recently completed a fire resistance testing program at Intertek Testing Services, in accordance with ASTM E119-18CE1. PyroPhobic was issued a 1 and 2 hour rating for a unique, new recessed fire resistant luminaire product, marketed as IntuLight. IntuLight consists of PyroPhobic Systems’ intumescent composite injection moulded component applied to a generic steel […]
Following a number of energy storage system (ESS) fires in the nation of South Korea, as well as an ESS explosion in Arizona Public Service territory in the United States, the energy storage industry has begun to question the state of safety as it currently exists. Though many on the safety side of the industry […]
Zarges Cases collaborated with PyroPhobic Systems to develop a lithium battery transportation case for the US Navy. The Zarges LiPrevent system replaced an engineered plastic pelican case being used to transport lithium batteries to ships at sea. Although the pelican case has good mechanical strength, there was real concern that a runaway event could not be contained, […]
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