Interdam Merford

Merford Special Doors, the European pioneer in sound and safety

jochem — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:02:23 +0000

Fire safety is definitely a topic in the harmonization of all standards in Europe.
The real challenge comes when high fire ratings need to be combined with strict acoustic requirements.

Merford Special Doors decided to undertake this challenge and it is now capable of supplying the market with unique solutions:

- EW, EI1 and EI2 30, 60, 90 and 120 fire-resistant hinged single- and double-leaf steel doors according to EN 1634-1 / EN 13501-1, combined with a tested sound insulation Rw value of 50 dB. Also tested and certified as escape doors.

- EI1 60 fire-resistant overhead steel doors according to EN 1634-1 / EN 13501-1, combined with a calculated sound insulation Rw value of 37 dB. The dimensions of the test oven were 5000 x 5000 mm, making extrapolations possible.

InterDam Merford Wall Tested To Realistic Blast- and Fire Scenario

jochem — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:24 +0000

In many cases an accidental explosion will be followed by a fire. A blast resistant wall has to be able to resist that fire. InterDam Merford has recently developed and successfully tested a lightweight wall system that complies with the requirements from such a blast/fire scenario. The InterDam Merford test wall has been subjected to a severe blast impact and subsequently that same wall panel was put to an hydrocarbon test.
Our wall withstood this test for more than 180 minutes and resisted a blast overpressure of 1.1 bar.

InterDam Merford Wall installed on blast generator

Where tradition meets innovation: the Merford Group builds its new Headquarter

intern — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:12:41 +0000

As from May, 1st 2009 Merford Noise Control and related departments are operating from their newly-built premises and production facility situated on the Industrial Area of Gorinchem Oost.
This new all-under-one-roof location is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art machineries and instruments. By means of such equipments we will be able to continue working on the improvement and optimization of all our processes in terms of product customization and R&D.
We are also very proud of the fact that we will be able to make in-house acoustic measurements in the heart of the production work floor.
After all acoustics still remains our core business.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our new premises.