Welding habitat also known as Hot Work Habitat or Pressurized Welding Enclosure, a Welding Habitat is engineered to enable open-flame and hot work operations—including welding, grinding and cutting—to be performed without requiring plant or production shutdowns. These systems are most commonly linked to the offshore oil and gas sector, where explosive gases and vapors are typically present. Growing safety consciousness has driven their adoption beyond offshore applications, extending their use to onshore oil and gas facilities, power plants and all industrial sites where flammable or explosive gases and vapors are a potential hazard.
Thermax insulation offers flame retardant and anti static silicone coated fiberglass fabrics in this area. These fabrics deliver reliable performance in offshore and onshore oil and gas, power generation and other hazardous industrial settings where explosive atmospheres are present. In addition, we also supply finished habitat panels.
| Silicone Coated Fiberglass Fabrics for welding habitat panels | ||||
| Code | Fabric Thickness (mm) |
Fabric Weight (g/m2) |
Coating Weight (g/m2) |
Color |
| FF04KR2 | 0.4 | 430 | 300 | grey, red, orange |
| FF04CR2 | 0.4 | 430 | 600 | grey, red, orange |
| FF06KR2 | 0.6 | 660 | 300 | grey, red, orange |
| FF08KR2 | 0.8 | 880 | 300 | grey, red, orange |
| SF06KR2* | 0.6 | 600 | 500 | grey, red, orange |
| * high silica fabric with silicone coating | ||||
