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EKODIM AT THE 63rd BELGRADE FAIR OF TECHNIQUES

The most distinguished Fair event in the region, the 63rd International Fair of Techniques and Technical Achievements, this year presented more than 100 technical-technological innovations, news, premieres and exclusivities, approximately half of which are related to domestic companies. The Fair was opened on May 21st by the Minister in the Government of Serbia in charge of innovations and technological development, Nenad Popović. On that occasion, he pointed out the importance of this Belgrade event, insisting on the significance of the development of small and medium enterprises. WITH NO ODOR NOR SMOKE THANKS TO THE HELP OF EKODIM Following this year's slogan of the Fair of Techniques: IT'S TIME FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, EKODIM Company as one of 600 exhibitors from 30 countries presented the latest technology of electrostatic filters, water filters, filters with activated carbon cartridges, filters with UV lamps, ozone generators by world brands ETC - Italy, Feka-Turkey, Euromate- Netherlands. According to the Business Manager of EKODIM, Nevena Trifunović, these filters have found the greatest application in catering and industry, and they are an indispensable factor for the safe and uninterrupted functioning of commercial kitchens:   Our motto at this year's Fair of Techniques is "With no odor nor smoke thanks to the help of EKODIM" because, thanks to our great experience and many years of work on the installation and regular maintenance of electrostatic filters, we have successfully solved the problems of kitchen fumes and odors, "said the Manager of EKODIM and emphasized that EKODIM, as the exclusive distributor of electrostatic filters of the FEKA and EUROMATE brands, offers its customers various options for filtering contaminated air from grease and smoke in kitchen ventilation systems. "Depending on the capacity of kitchen ventilation and different needs of our service users, at our stand at this year's Fair of Techniques we offered several models of electrostatic filters, carbon filters, filters with UV lamps and ozone generators. We also exhibited two models of water filter CLEANER Ø 250 and CLEANER Ø 400 L which filter smoke, grease and soot with water rinsing. This was a great way to present our business to the visitors of the Fair and future business partners", added Nevena Trifunović. http://sajamtehnike.rs/eko-dim/      


UEPS awarded the participants of the Fair of Techniques

Traditionally, recognitions to the participants of the Fair of Techniques, for SUCCESSFUL PROMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE, were awarded by UEPS -the  Association for Market Communications of Serbia. The UEPS jury, consisting of Mirjana Milošević, RTS Marketing Placement Manager, Jasmina Nikolić, Client Service Director - New Moment New Ideas Company Y&R, and Marija Jeličić, MA, New Business Director - Communis LLC, evaluated the candidates for the recognitions according to the creativity of the solution, the functionality and production of exhibition space, the promotional materials in the exhibition space, the use of internal and external communication of the promotional fair performance, the activation, the events in the exhibition space and participation in accompanying programs, and also according to business efficiency and communication of employees in the exhibition space. For the successful promotional performance at the 58th International Fair of Techniques and Technical Achievements, according to the expert jury of UEPS, the following companies deserved recognition: NEOFYTON DOO, Novi Sad ELEKTRO INŽENJERING DOO, Banja Luka KP EKO-DIM DOO, Belgrade NENEL GROUP DOO, Gornji MIlanovac ATB SEVER DOO, Subotica RLS DOO - RENISHAW, Komenda UC EKO-DIM would like to use this opportunity to thank the Association for Market Communications of Serbia for the recognition.


Ekodim at the 58th Fair of Techniques

From May 12th to May 16th 2014, the traditional Fair of Techniques and Technical Achievements was held at the Belgrade Fair, in which Ekodim Company took part again. Fair of Techniques and Technical Achievements 2014 is the most important regional fair and conference event on the application of modern achievements in industry, infrastructure, ventilation, air conditioning - heating, plumbing technologies, management of waste and wastewater, utilities, energetics, ecology, etc. As in previous years, new technologies were presented at the Fair and EKO-DIM, in accordance with the slogan of the 58th Fair of Techniques “STEP INTO THE FUTURE”, showed what CHIMNEY SWEEPERS OF THE FUTURE look like and presented the latest technology in chimney sweeping as well as the latest smoke and fumes filtration systems in ventilation and smoke extraction flue systems. All the visitors of this year's Fair who visited the happiest stand, the Ekodim stand in Hall 4 of Belgrade Fair, received symbolic gifts for good luck as a characteristic of chimney sweepers. - Despite the difficult conditions in which the economy is situated and thus the exhibitors, we are glad that this event of great importance is being held this year as well. By participating in this year's Fair of Techniques, EKO-DIM wants to support this event and at the same time present the latest technologies in the field of chimney sweeping services, said Nenad Mitrović, Manager of Ekodim. At the Fair, Ekodim presented the latest Robot technology for cleaning ventilation systems, as well as a range of filter sections for smoke and fumes filtration from fireboxes and ventilation, such as electrostatic filters, activated carbon filters and a novelty in our market - water filters. - We are very pleased to be the first in Serbia to offer solutions for smoke filtration with water filters, whether it is home firebox, bakery ovens, pizza ovens or ventilation systems in professional kitchens, said Nenad Mitrović, Manager of Ekodim. Besides these novelties, as expected, our promoters dressed in ceremonial chimney uniforms received great attention and did not leave any visitor of the Fair without a smile. Take a look at some of the photos from this year's Fair, and you can find more photos on our Facebook page.  


FIRE DUCT SYSTEMS

Smoke kills more people in a fire than heat, flames or structural collapse each year. Often, smoke disables so quickly by reducing oxygen level or replacing it with other toxic gases causing respiratory danger to its victim, either by suffocation or damaging the respiratory tract (National Fire Protection Association, 2019). Exposed to the smoke that kills, it is difficult for people to reach the exit on time and they are usually overcome by the rapid spread of smoke.

The fire protection industry operates in a strictly regulated environment with special standards, qualifications and demonstrated competence for work. There is a need to balance active fire protection and passive fire protection systems.

Duct fire protection systems are part of passive fire protection systems. The fire duct system is designed to transmit smoke, hot gases and flame from area to area and to supply combustion air to the fire area. For that purpose and reason, it is essential to provide fire protection to the duct system to ensure safety and security of the building and property. The standard set by the fire service aims to prescribe minimum requirements intended to:

  • Limit the spread of smoke through the duct system inside or outside the building.
  • Limit fire through duct systems in the building.
  • Allow the air duct system in the building to be used for additional purposes, ie. emergency smoke control.
  • Duct ventilation system intended exclusively for smoke evacuation, which aims to preserve its integrity and cross-sectional area within the fire area in order to enable maximum quality smoke extraction during a fire.

The ducts are used for smoke removal and must meet two requirements according to the standard by which they can resist the predicted smoke temperature and meet the fire resistance requirements if the ducts pass through a fire barrier. Fire ducts are needed to prevent fire, inside or outside the duct, from reaching another compartment and prevent fire from penetrating the duct. By using only a 1.2 mm thick base duct, the ducts become potentially more dangerous.

When there are no air spaces behind them, the danger is especially great in the case of ventilation ducts, because the lateral spread of flames causes the main fire to spread by radiating through the ducts into a potential compartment. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is necessary that the ducts are fire resistant inside and out. 

Compliance with safety

As an important component or system that ensures safety in the smoke control system, the design of fire duct systems must be tested by an accredited laboratory according to the required standards, and must be certified by the local competent service. Smoke control is determined by the Law. Where used for fire and smoke control, ducts shall be tested in accordance with A.S. 1530.4 and BS 476: Part 24 or its equivalent for external exposure to fire (duct A) and internal exposure to fire (duct B). Test criteria include structural adequacy, integrity and isolation.

Eko-dim & AT&TC Propokan Pro Group fire protection system

Our system offers consultants, designers and contractors an effective way to protect the smoke exhaust and ventilation ducts. Provides fire resistance of 120 minutes with the use of locally produced galvanized ducts (rectangular and circular cross-section) protected by a fire-retardant coating. The system was tested in the ILAC and MRA accredited laboratory FIRES in accordance with international standards EN 1366-1, EN 1366-9 and EN 13501-4, and the application on the territory of Serbia was approved by the competent Ministry.

APPLICATION:

  • Smoke and heat extraction systems
  • Kitchen systems for smoke and fumes extraction
  • Pressure equalization systems
  • Ventilation systems

 

PROPOKAN EKODIM protection with expanding coatings offers numerous advantages over other fire protection systems, and it’s especially important that it is an environmentally friendly system based on materials that do not pollute but protect the HCFC environment. The application of this fire protection system provides protection of the load-bearing duct carriers, and this was not achieved with any other protection systems. When a fire occurs, the most important thing is that the ducts maintain their INTEGRITY and STABILITY in order to allow the smooth flow of smoke, and thus justify their function.

Fire-retardant, expanding coatings are water-soluble, their application is quick and safe for people and the environment, and the protection results are extremely effective. Unlike other fire protection systems, this system achieves more effective results in a much shorter time.

The Ekodim Propokan protection system guarantees 120 minutes of protection in case of a fire. It saves space without overloading the construction of the duct, as with other systems. It can visually fit into any ambience, because it is possible to apply paint in the desired shade RAL over it. This protection system saves work time, which is 60-70% shorter than other protection systems. Finally, an equally important item is the price of this protection system, which is lower than other fire protection systems.

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