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Jan Heinemann, Founder
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+49 1522 8790057
I’ll advise you personally.
Jan Heinemann, Founder
I’ll advise you personally.
Jan Heinemann, Founder
Protection & decon
21.432t
Lithium-ion batteries placed on the market in Germany in 2024
Around 15 percent more than the year before. What used to run on a cord now runs on batteries: drills, saws, vacuums, fans, rescue tools, hand lamps, and they all end up at the same charging area in the evening.
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battery fires start during the charging phase
According to the IFS fire cause analysis, lithium-ion batteries are the most common cause of electrical fires. The fire usually starts when no one is nearby.
IFS Report 1/2024 · based on the fire damage cases investigated by the IFS
Fire tests commissioned by the German Insurance Association (GDV)
A battery fire can be brought under control with water, but only if cooling starts early and covers a large area. The fire department, too, can only control such fires if it fights them effectively in the first few minutes.
The day after
Property damage is one thing. Business interruption usually weighs more heavily: orders are on hold, the building is sealed off, machinery and tools have to be replaced. Meanwhile, the fire station is missing the equipment that was on the shelves.
Sources: German Environment Agency, “Altbatterien” (as of 2024) · IFS Report 1/2024, Institute for Loss Prevention and Loss Research of the German public insurers · GDV, fire tests by VdS Schadenverhütung. The IFS figures refer to fire damage cases investigated by the IFS, not to all fires in Germany. None of the bodies named rates individual products.
If it does happen
Each step with the test report that backs it up.
Small battery-powered devices and e-bike batteries sit on the shelves and charge, enclosed in the protected space. The rack is designed for storage and charging.
3 or 5 shelves, each rated for 180 kg
A cell fails and ignites. The cover made of HT glass fiber with a special polymer coating isolates the flames inside the rack.
Non-combustible according to DIN EN 13501 (MPA)
The cover reduces the spread of smoke and toxic gases into the workshop, hall and fire station.
Smoke reduction: Magna Steyr test report
If a cell fails abruptly, the fabric holds together: bursting strength and a static puncture force of 8.69 kN have been tested.
BS EN ISO 13938-2:2019 (Eurofins) · DIN EN ISO 12236:2006-11
The temperature outside the rack stays below the temperature inside. Up to 1,000 °C continuously, up to 1,750 °C short-term.
KIWA test according to DIN SPEC 91489
The protective cover has absorbed the fire and is disposed of because it is contaminated with toxic gases. The metal rack stays: only the cover is replaced.
Only the cover is replaced
In useThe HT glass fiber cover encloses the rack. Inside, the batteries keep charging: it is designed for storage and charging.
Size LThe L holds the battery stock of a workshop or fire station, on a footprint of 0.80 × 0.40 m.
Size MThe M secures a single charging area next to the workbench: same footprint, 1.00 m high.
Photos of both sizes: Akku-Safe Rack L (item no. 200328) and M (item no. 200327).
For a single charging area
Fits next to the workbench when one charging area needs to be secured.
€641,00 net, excl. VAT
Choose size MOur recommendation
For all your batteries
156 € more than M: in return, two more shelves and 360 kg more load capacity, on the same footprint.
€797,00 net, excl. VAT
Choose size LAllow at least 10 cm of clearance all around from walls and other objects, so you need about 1.00 × 0.60 m of floor space.
Dimensions and weights are subject to a ± 5% tolerance. Prices net, excl. VAT.
Setup & operation
From choosing the location to charging in daily use.
Firm, level ground in the charging or storage area. At least 10 cm of clearance all around from walls and other objects.
Metal rack with 3 shelves (M) or 5 shelves (L). Each shelf carries up to 180 kg.
Place small battery-powered devices and e-bike batteries on the shelves and plug them in. The rack is designed for storage and charging.
The HT glass fiber protective cover encloses the rack and forms the protected space around the charging area.
After a battery fireThe protective cover is the wear part: it is disposed of because of contamination with toxic gases and replaced separately. The metal rack stays in service.
One figure comes from an internal Vlitex test report, and for one test we do not yet have the name of the testing body. Both are marked above: we would rather list them than leave them out.
For procurement
All values from manufacturer data, with testing body and method.
| Fabric | HT glass fiber |
|---|---|
| Coating | Special polymer |
| Rack | Metal |
| Continuous heat resistance | 1,000 °C (KIWA test, DIN SPEC 91489) |
| Short-term heat resistance | 1,750 °C (internal test report) |
| Reaction to fire | Non-combustible (DIN EN 13501, MPA) |
| Fire test | Fraunhofer Institute, based on VDMA 24994 (fire-resistant storage cabinets) |
| Battery module fire test | Magna Steyr: > 1,300 °C passed |
| Smoke reduction | Magna Steyr test report |
| Explosion protection | Bursting strength according to BS EN ISO 13938-2:2019 (Eurofins); static puncture force 8.69 kN according to DIN EN ISO 12236:2006-11 |
| Cut resistance | 18.45 N (ISO 13997:1999-08, STFI) |
| Bend test | STFI test report after continuous exposure to 750 °C |
| Electrical resistance | 7 × 10¹¹ Ω (DIN 54345-1, Hochschule Hof) |
| After a battery fire | Dispose of the protective cover and replace it separately, the metal rack stays |
| Size M (item 200327) | 1.00 × 0.80 × 0.40 m · 3 shelves · 180 kg/shelf · max. 360 kg · rack 12.3 kg + cover 3.4 kg |
| Size L (item 200328) | 1.80 × 0.80 × 0.40 m · 5 shelves · 180 kg/shelf · max. 720 kg · rack 20.8 kg + cover 8.0 kg |
| Clearance | At least 10 cm from walls and other objects (manufacturer recommendation) |
| Tolerance | Dimensions and weights ± 5% |
| Replacement cover | Replaceable separately, item number on request |
| In the box | Rack with protective cover |
| Technical data sheet | On request |
Procurement & advice
Purchase on account for municipalities, fire departments and businesses. You get a quote with line items and delivery time, with a reply usually within 24 h.
FAQs
Yes. The Akku-Safe Rack is designed for storing and charging small battery-powered devices and e-bike batteries.
No, it contains it. The protective cover isolates the flames inside, reduces the spread of smoke and toxic gases, lowers the temperature outside the rack and limits explosions.
M is 1.00 m high with 3 shelves (max. 360 kg), L is 1.80 m high with 5 shelves (max. 720 kg). Both have the same footprint: 0.80 × 0.40 m. M secures a single charging area, L holds the battery stock of a workshop or fire station.
The footprint is 0.80 × 0.40 m. With the recommended 10 cm of clearance all around, you need about 1.00 × 0.60 m of floor space.
The metal rack, yes. The protective cover absorbs the fire and is disposed of because of contamination with toxic gases: it can be replaced separately.
Tests were carried out by KIWA (DIN SPEC 91489), the MPA (DIN EN 13501), the Fraunhofer Institute (based on VDMA 24994), Magna Steyr (battery module fire test and smoke reduction), Eurofins (bursting strength), the STFI (cut resistance and bend test) and Hochschule Hof (electrical resistance).
Yes, for municipalities, fire departments, emergency service units and businesses. You get a quote with line items and delivery time.
Usually 5-10 working days. Because of its weight and dimensions, the rack ships by freight carrier.
Battery-powered tools are part of everyday life in every workshop, and in fire stations, hand lamps, fans and battery-powered rescue tools are permanently on maintenance charge. Charging usually happens where the work is done: on the workbench, on the shelf, next to materials and machines. This is exactly where the Vlitex Akku-Safe Rack comes in: it handles storage and charging and keeps a thermal runaway contained inside.
The protective cover is made of HT glass fiber with a special polymer coating and fits over a metal rack. If a battery ignites, the cover isolates the flames inside the rack, reduces the spread of smoke and toxic gases, lowers the temperature outside the rack and limits explosions. The fabric withstands up to 1,000 °C continuously (KIWA test according to DIN SPEC 91489) and up to 1,750 °C short-term. It is non-combustible according to DIN EN 13501 (MPA).
The Akku-Safe Rack comes in two sizes with an identical footprint of 0.80 × 0.40 m: M, 1.00 m high with 3 shelves, and L, 1.80 m high with 5 shelves. Each shelf carries up to 180 kg. This lets you secure a single charging area in the workshop as well as the entire battery stock of a business or fire station. Purchase on account is available for municipalities, fire departments and businesses.
