ShipBuilding Industry issue 2 2021

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SAFETY

Restoring fire protection integrity in shipbuilding

Vitribond Marine covering a speaker opening.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CULIMETA TEACHES US THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1926 IN THE HAGUE BY HENRI CUYLITS AS A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR METALS. CULIMETA WAS CONTINUED BY HIS SON ALFONS Cuylits with the foundation of a sole proprietorship in Monheim in 1958 for the import and export of thermalelectric insulating hoses and textile glass fibre gaskets. The present-day company name of Culimeta originates from 1926: Henri Cuylits Metallhandel. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF CULIMETA.

The adhesive used in Vitribond Marine has a cooling effect, making it a lot lighter, thinner, and easier to handle and install.

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he company, based in Bersenbrück, Germany, is specialised in all kinds of thermal, acoustic and electrical insulation. Most of these products are related to glass fibre, which is the main raw material that the company utilises. Some of the manufactured products include yarns and plied yarns made from e-glass, gaskets for fireplaces and industrial appliances, insulation sleeves, exhaust insulation for the automotive sector, fire protective products for construction, shipbuilding, and e-mobility, flexible fire protection products, exhaust silencer insulating materials, as well as pipe insulation systems.

Complex systems require intelligent solutions

Fire protection division Culimeta Innobra provides the tools required to enhance professional knowledge of fire protection. The division undertakes precise analyses of requirements and legal regulations, factoring in cost effectiveness and process

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