Aerocontain designs and manufactures AeroDam™, a fire-rated foam gap filler engineered to improve airflow control in data centers. It seals openings that let conditioned air escape while helping facilities hold required fire-code compliance.
AI computing is driving the largest data center construction cycle in history. By 2030, data centers are projected to draw 11 to 12% of US power. Every facility in that pipeline needs compliant air management from day one.
Cable cutouts, rack gaps, and pathway penetrations cause two problems at once: cold-air bypass that degrades cooling, and unsealed fire barrier gaps in regulated plenums. Most products solve one.
Built from a specialty foam, every order is CNC cut to specification. No standard-sheet teardown. Fire-rated and clean, without outgassing into IT airstreams.
of conditioned air can bypass server equipment through unsealed openings and poorly managed airflow paths—with average losses near 60%. Your cooling plant works overtime to replace air that never reaches the racks.
Source: Uptime InstituteAeroDam is a fire-rated foam insert for raised-floor cable cutouts, rack gaps, and cable pathway penetrations. It is the only air dam foam tested to FAR 25.853(a) vertical burn at 1,550°F, and it comes in two configurations, cut to order in any size or shape.
High-resilient foam behaves differently from rigid grommets or die-cut tear-to-size grids. It conforms to whatever size gap or opening you need to fill.
The foam is high resilient and compresses by hand, no special tooling required. No field trimming, no hardware.
With 59 to 66% resilience, it expands back to fill irregular bundle profiles that rigid products leave open.
Fatigue tested to 80,000 compression cycles with under 15% firmness loss. The day-one seal is the year-five seal.
Every air dam foam claims UL-94 HBF, a horizontal burn test where gravity works against the flame. AeroDam also passes FAR 25.853(a): a 12-second vertical burn at 1,550°F where gravity feeds it. No competing product has taken that test.
The fire retardant is built into the polymer itself, not sprayed on. It holds at cut edges and after years of compression.
Most FR foams get their rating from halogenated chemicals that sit on hyperscaler and FM Global chemical restriction lists. AeroDam reaches its fire rating without any of them, and the CertiPUR-US certificate proves it.
Both are CNC cut to your required dimensions, custom cutout drawing, or tile layout. Any size or shape can be fabricated. AeroDam FR is also available in sheets, strips, or blocks.
The CMHR (combustion-modified high-resilience) foam core on its own. Fire retardant through the full cross-section and certified clean for the airstream.
The same FR foam core wrapped in a non-burning specialty Per-OX fabric that allows it to pass full-scale oil burner penetration resistance, FAR 25.853(c).
Shared across both: UL-94 HBF, FMVSS 302, CAL TB 117-2013, CertiPUR-US, 80,000-cycle fatigue testing, and the PE-stamped FPE equivalency opinion on request.
Everything below is third-party tested. Open what’s relevant to your review.
| Property | Test method | Value | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | D3574 Test A | 2.40 ± 0.10 pcf | Dimensional stability, consistent cell structure |
| IFD, 25% deflection | D3574 Test B1 | 25–30 lbf / 50in² | Hand-compressible, tool-free installation |
| Support factor | 65/25 IFD ratio | 2.6 min | Confirms true HR grade (threshold 2.4) |
| Resilience | D3574 Test H | 59–66% | Recovers to conform around cable bundles |
| Tear resistance | D3574 Test F | 1.0–2.0 pli | Survives install and cable routing |
| Dynamic fatigue | D3574 Test I3 | 80,000 cycles | Seal durability tested, not assumed |
| ILD loss after fatigue | D3574 Test I3 | < 15% | Long-term seal under cycling and vibration |
| Standard | Test | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAR 25.853(a) | 12s vertical burn @ 1,550°F | PASS | Per FAA policy, vertical data substantiates horizontal compliance, not the reverse |
| FAR 25.853(c) | Full-scale oil burner penetration | PASS | FR+ configuration only |
| UL-94 HBF | Horizontal burn, foam-specific | PASS | The standard procurement credential for flexible PU foam |
| FMVSS 302 | Automotive interior horizontal burn | PASS | Confirms breadth of testing discipline |
| CAL TB 117-2013 | Smolder + open flame | PASS | Supplementary credential |
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| CertiPUR-US | Certified free of PBDEs, TDCPP, TCEP, ozone depleters, heavy metals, and formaldehyde. VOC emissions under 0.5 ppm. |
| Format | Detail |
|---|---|
| Floor sheet | Waterjet or CNC fabricated to your cable bundle diameter, cutout geometry, or floor tile layout. Any size or shape, no field trimming. |
| Rack strip | Linear-foot, adhesive-backed, for rack-gap and side-panel sealing. Specify rack unit height and gap width. |
| Project custom | Non-standard geometry, large-format runs, and mixed-format projects from drawings or models. |
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