Whether at home, work or out on the town, building occupants are guarded by advanced detection technology designed to protect life and property from fire and other emergency situations.

From smoke detectors commonly found in homes to multi-criteria models networked to a sophisticated control panel, very little occupied building space is left unprotected, or more accurately, undetected.

Even inside a building’s ductwork, there are devices that halt ventilation and close dampers if enough smoke is present to trigger an alarm. In manufacturing areas, detectors capable of adjusting their sensitivity according to the type of environment may be the best match due to the heavy concentration of particulates in the air. For other types of building space, like a server room or telecommunications closet, more complex detection products are needed, including early warning, laser-based technology.

Other detection technologies do not react to smoke, but instead, to environmental conditions, such as heat and gas. Heat detectors, which trigger an alarm if a pre-set temperature threshold is exceeded or if the temperature rises at a rate greater than allowed, are often used in areas with little air movement, such as attics or warehouses. And, due to many recent tragedies, detectors for poisonous gas, in particular, carbon monoxide, are increasingly being added to new and existing life-safety systems.

System Sensor manufactures each of these detection products and, for years, has maintained its market leader position by developing new technologies to improve life safety.

You can count on System Sensor to continue setting the industry standard.

David R. George

Director, Corporate Communications

Tags: Editorial, HVAC, Smoke detection

Posted in Audible/Visible Notification, Editorial, Intelligent Detection, Spring 2007

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