Astral Limited has received India's first-ever IS certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards for Fire Pro CPVC fittings for automatic sprinkler fire extinguishing system as per IS 16534-2017.
This is in addition to the company's earlier achievement of India's first-ever IS certification for Fire Pro CPVC Pipes as per IS 16088- 2012 in 2014.
The company now has IS - certification for both Fire Pro CPVC Pipes & Fire Pro CPVC fittings for a complete automatic Fire Sprinkler Piping System.
The system boasts several advantages, including its lightweight nature, ease of joining, reduced labour costs, and storage convenience.
Kairav Engineer, Executive Director, Astral Limited, stated, "We are optimistic that we continue to develop such products that will ensure the safety and protection of our customers at large. We are proud to be certified BIS and hope to inspire other organizations to step forward & contribute to many such certified products in their own possible ways."
Astral's Fire Pro CPVC Piping System is engineered to meet the requirements according to IS 15105 and NFPA 13. The system is suitable for both new construction and retrofit projects, features a wet piping system configuration, and can sustain a working pressure capacity of up to 12.30 kg/cm2 @65˚C. Rigorous testing, including high-rated pressure fire exposure tests, has earned approvals from various state and district fire authorities.
The system includes tensile strength, increased pressure capacity, and amplified resistance to corrosion and erosion, due to the incorporation of special extruded high copper-content brass material.