Business divisions
Structural fire protection
Experimental examination and assessment of building products and methods based on national and European test procedures and classification standards are the key competences of the Constructional Fire Protection division as a recognised and notified testing, monitoring and certification body in line with the State Building Regulations LBO and the EU Construction Products Regulation.
Further unique services offered by the Constructional Fire Protection division include the performance of fire tests on special structures, such as testing tunnel components and container buildings under load on a large scale, and full-scale natural fire testing on building products and methods to determine their fire protection performance.
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Juknat
Head of division
T +49 (0)341 6582-146
F +49 (0)341 6582-197
Our working groups
As a recognised and notified testing, monitoring and certification body for building products in line with the State Building Regulations LBO and the EU Construction Products Regulation, we will test the fire performance of your building products with regard to non-inflammability, low inflammability and normal inflammability according to DIN 4102-1. We also classify your building products in line with the fire performance classes of DIN EN 13501-1. To do so, we determine the heat value and examine non-combustibility, heat and smoke formation, as well as flammability in direct contact with flames, for example. We also examine your roofs concerning their resistance against flying sparks and radiant heat and classify them according to DIN EN 13501-5.
In the area of external monitoring for Ü and CE labelling, we take care of monitoring and certification of building products and in-house production control on your behalf.
We test the fire resistance of various structure types such as ceilings, walls, suspended ceilings, fire protection cladding, anchoring, fire-resistant glazing and fire protection barriers for you, based on German and European standards. In this context, we provide support concerning the parameters that must be checked in product development, we act as expert appraisers for one-off acceptance, approval procedures and for explaining slight deviations.
Our experience in testing tunnel components under heavy load and exposure to fire, as can occur in the event of a liquid fire, is one of our particular strengths. We cater for all common temperature-time curves, such as the uniform (ETK), hydrocarbon (HC), Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) temperature-time curves or the temperature-time curve according to ZTV-ING and EBA.
In addition, we carry out fire tests in the original mounted state and examine the fire behaviour of building products on or at the surface of external walls, wood façades, thermal insulation systems, glass façades, balcony panelling, membranes, noise protection walls, warehouse goods, railway vehicles and containers – also in multi-storey settings.
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Juknat
Head of division
T +49 (0)341 6582-146
F +49 (0)341 6582-197
We test the fire resistance of various structure types such as ceilings, walls, suspended ceilings, fire protection cladding, anchoring, fire-resistant glazing and fire protection barriers for you, based on German and European standards. In this context, we provide support concerning the parameters that must be checked in product development, we act as expert appraisers for one-off acceptance, approval procedures and for explaining slight deviations.
Our experience in testing tunnel components under heavy load and exposure to fire, as can occur in the event of a liquid fire, is one of our particular strengths. We cater for all common temperature-time curves, such as the uniform (ETK), hydrocarbon (HC), Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) temperature-time curves or the temperature-time curve according to ZTV-ING and EBA.
In addition, we carry out fire tests in the original mounted state and examine the fire behaviour of building products on or at the surface of external walls, wood façades, thermal insulation systems, glass façades, balcony panelling, membranes, noise protection walls, warehouse goods, railway vehicles and containers – also in multi-storey settings.
Maris Klein, M. Sc.
Head of working group
T +49 (0)341 6582-154
F +49 (0)341 6582-197
Our projects
The expertise and experience of our qualified team enables us to handle a wide range of complex tasks transparently, reliably, expediently and on time.
Determination of the fire resistance of a loaded laminated beech veneer lumber column
To investigate the behavior of prefabricated prestressed concrete floors (prestressed concrete…
Fire resistance testing of a wall/ceiling connection made of solid wood elements
MFPA Leipzig GmbH developed a corresponding test set-up to verify smoke tightness (in relation to…
Fire resistance test for preserving the functionality of electric cable systems
MFPA Leipzig GmbH carried out a test on the functional integrity of electrical cable systems in…
Fire testing regarding the load-bearing safety of DELTABEAM® composite steel girders with prefabricated prestressed concrete ceilings
To investigate the behavior of prefabricated prestressed concrete floors (prestressed concrete…
Fire testing regarding the performance of a fire-extinguishing system
To test the extinguishing effect of a sprinkler system of the company Minimax GmbH & Co. KG in an…