NEW FAS Track 500

FAS TRACK 500 is the latest offering in the CEMCO Fire Management Product Line. FAS Track 500 will provide ½” total movement for solid concrete deck dynamic head of wall fire rated joints according to the strict requirements of UL 2079. The unique profile allows the intumescent to be pinched between the concrete deck and the top web of the FAS Track 500 at all times. This permanent gasket style seal provides smoke protection in ambient conditions and received the best possible rating from UL of below 1 CFM.

FAS Shaft 500 is the latest “Shaft Wall” offering in the CEMCO Fire Management Product line. FAS Shaft 500 will provide ½” total movement in solid concrete deck dynamic head of wall fire rated joints. Up until now Shaft Wall dynamic head of wall joints have been very difficult to achieve and require the installer to apply fire caulking or fire spray above the shaft liner and around the studs. There is NO fire caulking or spray required with FAS Shaft 500 or FAS Track 500 making it the clean choice.

UL 2079 assemblies for head of wall conditions that utilizing fire caulking at solid concrete decks require gaps of ¾” to 1” wide depending on the particular UL report. These gaps are filled in solid with fire caulking and depending on the fire rating that thickness will generally be 5/8” thick for 1-hour and 1-1/4” think for 2-hour in order to be flush with the drywall. Once the assembly is constructed according to the UL report the joint will need to address aesthetically. This is done in a variety of ways; wood molding, built in soffits, or taping mud whatever the case is this condition should be factored in to the overall costs of the head of wall fire rating.

Now compare that assembly with FAS Track 500. FAS Track 500 and FAS Shaft 500 require only a ¼” gap. The ¼” gap is much easier to be addressed aesthetically. There is also NO fire caulking, fire spray, or mineral wool required in the gap. The FAS Track 500 assembly is installed in a fraction of the time that it would take to install the standard fire caulking assemblies and still provides more overall movement.

Contact product manager Don Pilz at (626) 506-3881 for any questions.


UL Assemby Details

HW-D-0624 FAS Track 500 concrete deck

HW-D-0625 -FAS Shaft Track 500


Links to UL Reports

HW-D-0624 Report

HW-D-0625 Report