Automatic Fire Curtains — BÖLDT FC-A240

Overview

Concealed Until the Moment It's Needed

Engineered to EN 1634-1 / EN 12101-1 · Manufactured in Jaipur

Automatic fire curtains remain fully concealed within a powder-coated steel head box, preserving open-plan sightlines, daylight and architectural intent in atriums, malls, offices and large-volume spaces. On receipt of a signal from the building's fire alarm system — or on loss of mains power — the curtain fabric descends under gravity along steel side guides to form a continuous fire-resistant barrier across the opening, with no reliance on compressed air, springs or standby power for deployment.

How It Works

BÖLDT Fail-Safe Descent

• —Fabric is wound onto a barrel within the head box, held in the open position by an electromagnetic brake
• —On a fire alarm signal or loss of power, the brake releases and the Fail-Safe Descent mechanism deploys the curtain under its own weight
• —Side guide channels maintain alignment and seal across the full height of the opening
• —A weighted bottom bar ensures the curtain seats firmly against the floor on full deployment

Application

Where This Curtain is Specified

Atrium voids in shopping malls and office towers, open-plan retail floor plates that span fire compartment boundaries, reception and lobby areas connecting multiple fire zones, and any large opening where a fixed wall or door would compromise the architectural design intent of the space.

System Components

Four components, one tested assembly