Daniel Rodrigues Corassari, Project Director of LZA Engenharia in Brazil, designs data centers, hospitals and industries all over South America and in the Middle East. He and many of his colleagues at the growing design firm prefer using Roxtec seals and software for cable and pipe entries to overcome troubles with water ingress, dust and rodents.
“We select and specify Roxtec because our clients ask for a high standard of sealing or need a solution that complies with international standards,” says Daniel Rodrigues Corassari. “We see Roxtec as a safe, reliable and good sealing solution that delivers in the long-term perspective.”
Daniel Rodrigues Corassari, Project Director, LZA Engenharia, and Marcio Linhares, Segment Manager – Industry & Infrastructure, Roxtec Brazil.
Ready for changes and upgrades
“The most important benefits for the end-user are the built-in spare capacity and the possibility to perform changes or add cables in the future. The design timelines are shorter and demand more and more rework. Flexible sealing solutions can make a big difference for our customers.”
Daniel Rodrigues Corassari underlines that using Roxtec in the design is helpful in many ways:
“Usually, we must follow the fire protection requirements. But infrastructure projects must have protection against other types of contamination, not only fire, so we recommend Roxtec also to comply with sealing and safety requirements for Ex rated, water-proof and electromagnetic areas. It is possible since the Roxtec sealing system has an extensive range of certifications.”
Cost-efficient safety design
Cable and pipe seals are critical for the projects. The designers at LZA Engenharia want quality seals to avoid faults in data centers caused by rodents or contamination in food or medicines.
They use the free design software Roxtec Transit Designer™. They learned about the digital tool at a Roxtec presentation in the LZA Engenharia office and started to use it. They appreciate that the software automatically generates both the detailed design in 3D and the bill of material.
“One of the things that impress me is that you can find and design a solution directly in the software. For us, time and reliable devices and assistance represent a lot of money. With this application, we can join these points while offering a fast and reliable solution for the client.”
Reaching a solution and designing it online has a positive impact on the total cost of ownership.
Great innovation for flexibility
Roxtec seals are easily adaptable to cables and pipes of different sizes thanks to the invention Multidiameter™, which is based on sealing modules with removable rubber layers.
“The Roxtec concept is very useful if the design was made once with one diameter of cable and the capacity needs to be increased years later”, says Daniel Rodrigues Corassari.
“You do not need to keep hundreds of items in stock or bring dozens of sealing modules for each seal.”
