Also searched as active fire curtain barrier, smoke curtain and ceiling-concealed fire curtain.
A concealed curtain that deploys from a ceiling headbox to channel smoke and close off fire on alarm — keeping open-plan architecture open until the moment it must protect it. Reinforced fabric, gravity fail-safe descent, fire class engineered per project.
One idea: protect a wide, open space without building a wall or hanging a visible door. The curtain hides in the ceiling and only appears when the fire system calls for it.
Atria, escalators, open offices and retail floors are designed to feel open — but fire and smoke still have to be compartmented. An active smoke and fire curtain solves this: a reinforced fabric barrier rolls down from a concealed headbox on a fire-alarm signal, creating a vertical barrier that channels smoke toward exhaust points and closes the opening, then stays out of sight the rest of the time.
RAX manufactures each curtain to your opening, with gravity fail-safe descent as standard so the barrier deploys even on a total power loss. The required performance — smoke containment, fire integrity, or full insulation — is engineered and confirmed per project against the matching test standard for your configuration, rather than sold as a standing certificate.
Fire and smoke performance (E / EW / EI class and smoke-Containment duty) is a per-project manufacturing capability confirmed against the matching test standard for your configuration; it is not a held stock certificate. Cycle life of 100,000 cycles is validated in the RAX fatigue test lab.
Every curtain is engineered to your opening. The values below are the validated baseline; final figures are confirmed on your specification. Each row states whether the value is RAX-measured, an industry-typical range, or per project.
| Parameter | Specification | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Active smoke / fire curtain barrier (ceiling-concealed) | Product definition |
| Fire / Smoke Class | Smoke containment, fire integrity (E / EW) or insulated (EI) class — EI60 / EI120 capability engineered and confirmed per project. | Per project |
| Barrier | Reinforced fire-retardant fabric (fiberglass / steel-reinforced woven fabric) on a galvanized steel roller. | RAX build |
| Headbox | Compact galvanized steel headbox, concealed above the ceiling line; RAL colour-matched cover. | RAX build |
| Fail-Safe Descent | Gravity descent on alarm or power loss as standard; controlled battery / UPS backup descent optional. | RAX build |
| Cycle Life | 100,000 cycles validated in the RAX 100,000-cycle fatigue test lab. | RAX-measured |
| Control & Detection | Fire-alarm interface panel, smoke detector inputs, manual override; optional BMS / RS485 integration. | RAX options |
| Operating Range | Tested from −30 °C cold storage to +50 °C desert conditions. | RAX-tested |
| Colour / Finish | Full RAL custom on headbox and guides (common RAL9006, RAL9010, RAL7016, RAL5010). | RAX build |
| Max Opening | Custom to your opening — confirm feasible span on technical layout. | Per project |
Need a fire or smoke class evidenced for tender? We arrange the matching test data per project — see Compliance below for what is held versus arranged per project.
Validated substrates, processed in-house on a CNC punching / bending centre. No outsourcing of the structural parts.
Open, architecturally sensitive spaces that still need code-compliant smoke and fire compartmentation.
Your installers get the full document set before the curtain ships — the same package our fire contractors and EPC clients rely on.
Certificates we hold today, and the project-specific fire and smoke test data we arrange against the matching standard. We state held versus per-project so fire contractors can tender honestly.
Rigorous 100,000-cycle fatigue testing, validated materials, and precision manufacturing — performed in-house, with the fire and smoke class arranged per project against the matching standard.
Large industrial doors from prototype to container-load delivery. Start with an OEM sample and scale to container-load branded production.
Every curtain is built to your opening and your project spec. Send the clear opening size, the required fire or smoke class and the control integration (or site photos) and our engineers return a proposal, technical confirmation and lead time.
From custom engineering to container-load delivery — the document set your local installers need.
Warranty: door body 2 years · operator/motor 3 years · servo motor 5 years. Free spare parts within warranty (DHL/FedEx 5–7 days). Lead time: sample 7–15 days · standard container 12–20 days · custom first order 20–35 days.
A smoke curtain primarily contains cold smoke at ambient temperature, channelling it toward extraction points and protecting escape routes. A fire curtain additionally resists fire and radiant heat, carrying an integrity (E / EW) or insulated (EI) class. RAX manufactures both behaviours and recommends the right configuration based on whether your project needs smoke containment, fire integrity, or full insulation.
The curtain uses gravity fail-safe descent as standard: it deploys automatically on a fire-alarm signal or on power loss, with no manual intervention. An optional battery or UPS backup provides a controlled descent where a gravity-only drop is not suitable. This is the core life-safety behaviour expected of an active fire curtain barrier.
Yes. The control panel interfaces with standard fire-alarm panels, smoke detectors and building management systems. It is pre-wired and function-tested before dispatch, with wiring diagrams included in the document set. Optional RS485 communication adds remote status feedback and monitoring.
Yes. Every curtain is engineered to your clear opening width and height, or from site photos. Every order is custom-manufactured, so you can buy a single curtain built to a non-standard size, with RAL colour-matched headbox and guides. Our engineers confirm the feasible span and produce a technical proposal for approval before production.
RAX holds ISO 9001:2015, CE marking against EN 13241 (industrial door product standard) and EN 12453 (operator safety), plus SGS material reports and Product Liability Insurance. The fire and smoke class and AS/NZS 4505 / UL counterpart test data are arranged per project, not held as standing certificates.
Sample orders run 7–15 days, a standard container 12–20 days, and a custom first order 20–35 days (repeat custom orders 15–20 days). FOB ports are Tianjin and Qingdao; FCL and LCL are both supported.
Every order includes wiring diagrams, an English installation manual, FAI first-article confirmation and pre-assembly photos, a factory inspection report (speed, noise, insulation resistance, visual), the 100,000-cycle fatigue test video/report, and the CE Declaration of Conformity with the EN 13241 test report.
Send your opening size (W × H), the required fire or smoke class and the control integration. Our engineers reply with a proposal and lead time — no obligation.
