A dramatic example of why you need the right kind of fire suppression for battery fires

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This why you need the right kind of fire suppression to deal with Li-ion battery fires. In the NASA video you can see how ineffective dry-chemical fire extinguishers are on suppressing the fire.

http://sma.nasa.gov/news/safety-messages/safety-message-item/robosimian-lithium-ion-battery-fire

While this battery was being charged at the time of the fire incident, batteries being shipped in millions of devices around the world still contain that kind of explosive energy. While you cannot stop one battery from burning you can prevent it from spreading to adjacent devices. ...

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Ventura Aerospace receives EASA STC for MD-80 Series Rigid Cargo Barrier

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Ventura Aerospace received an STC for its DC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83 and MD-88 Rigid Cargo Barrier. Ventura Aerospace Rigid Cargo Barriers can be found on all current narrowbody freighters currently being offered in the market. This includes the 737-300, 737-400, 757-200 and MD-80. A CRJ-100/200 Rigid Cargo Barrier is currently undergoing installation conformity. A 737-800 Rigid Cargo Barrier is currently ...

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A solution to shipping batteries

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Boeing has recently warned airlines about the danger of shipping batteries. Ventura Aerospace and its customer FedEx have known about the risks in transporting batteries for years. This is why FedEx chose to work with Ventura Aerospace and Ansul in developing an effective system to deal with the threat of energetic battery fires.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeing-warns-about-bulk-shipments-of-batteries-2015-07-19

The Ventura Aerospace main deck fire suppression system used on FedEx MD-11 and 777F aircraft has been addressing this problem for nearly six years. See the results ...

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Ventura Aerospace implements PTC Windchill

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VA-LOGO-NEW-BWVentura Aerospace took the big step in moving to the PLM platform, PTC’s Windchill. This is major step forward for us here at Ventura Aerospace. While we have been using PTC’s Pro/ENGINEER Creo as our 2D/3D Cad solution since 1997 there has been no life cycle management tool being used. This resulted in many challenges with data management and product support over the years. As we continually lay the ground work ...

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