Smoke & Fire Curtains

Newtex crafts commercial fire and smoke curtains, including custom designs, backed by 40 years of experience with high-temperature fabrics. Our Z-Block™ Flame Retardant Fabrics are engineered to channel smoke and halt fire spread, complementing fire alarms and suppression systems. Z-Block™ curtains are employed worldwide in modern malls, skyscrapers, and vast warehouses for fire containment. Collaborating with top automation and engineering entities, we offer automated solutions and expert installation. Z-Block™ meets UL 10B and UL 10D fire standards.

Our custom fire containment curtain fabrications:

• Static: Draft Curtains

  These lightweight, static panels are designed to channel smoke in the rafter area out through the appropriate vents.

• Automated: Accordion Curtains

  These folding fire and smoke curtains are designed for building interiors with unusual angles and tight corners.

• Rolling Curtains & Doors

  These vertically deploying fire and smoke curtains drop down when needed to isolate fire and channel smoke. Rolling curtains can be installed in any commercial building. Rolling doors are commonly used in shipping and transportation as fire-resistant doors for Unit Load Devices (ULDs).

Z-Block™ Fabric Testing & Certifications

• ISO 12236 - Static Puncture Test

• FAR 25 Appendix F Part III - Flame Penetration Resistance

• FAR 25 Appendix F Part IV - Heat Release Rate

• FAR 25 Appendix F Part V - Smoke Density

• ASTM D6413 - Vertical Flame Resistance

• ASTM E-84 - Surface Flame Spread and Smoke Density

• ASTM F-955 - Molten Metal Resistance

• ASTM E-119 - Furnace Tested

• UL 1784 - Smoke Penetration

• BSS 7239 - Non-Toxicity of Products of Combustion

Related Downloads

• Z-Block Fire and Smoke Curtains (.pdf)

• Newtex Engineered Systems Overview (.pdf)

• Z-Block (.pdf)