GIMAEX of America’s ONE SEVEN® system prides itself on innovations that far exceed the capabilities of ordinary compressed air foam systems. After fifteen years of engineering we have learned a lot. In addition, the close scrutiny from our customers, has allowed us to perfect the ONE SEVEN® so that it is able to generate a well-defined and consistent fire extinguishing medium with over seven times the effectiveness of water alone. With seven times the effectiveness you can extinguish fires more efficiently and evenly, every time. ONE SEVEN® is engineered to use lower water flows to generate less steam. Using less water also increases its capacity, and this technology is designed to work with lightweight hoses, while still being the most effective fire extinguishing medium on the market. And since the ONE SEVEN® system provides consistent and reliable results, operation is truly as simple as the push of a single button.
As GIMAEX has developed the ONE SEVEN® system, it has evolved to become an effective fire protection tool for fixed pipe installations.
The ONE SEVEN® Stationary Division has a wide range of applications from protecting and saving historic buildings to tunnel systems, heliports, flammable liquid storage facilities and recycling plants, as well as many other applications.
With the use of ONE SEVEN® your reach covers a much larger circumference. Thanks to the design of the stationary installations and the effectiveness of the foam it provides an immediate response at the scene of the fire.
Due to its high kinetic energy the ONE SEVEN® extinguishing technology can reach the burning fuel directly, adhere to it and extinguish the fire. Sure, energy can't be created or destroyed.
However, it can be transferred and transformed. The special chemical properties of our GIMAEX foam create an extended heat transfer from the fuel to the extinguishing medium.
The slight surface tension and high penetrating capacity of the technology even at low mixing ratios produces a rapid and deep penetration into the fuel.
During this process, the interior temperature of the fuel is lowered. As the temperature lowers, this also lowers any chance of the fuel reigniting.
