Fire & Safety



Fire detection for difficult environmental conditions
March 2007
When environmental conditions are made challenging due to extreme temperature or poor air quality, early fire detection systems are specifically engineered to compensate for these factors and deliver ...

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Multisensor smoke detector
March 2007
System Sensor's Coptir multisensor combines independent carbon monoxide, photoelectric smoke, thermal heat and infrared light sensors working together, managed by highly sophisticated and responsive algorithms. ...

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XLS60 fire alarm control panel
February 2007
The XLS60 multiprotocol intelligent fire alarm control panel provides a cost-effective platform for a fire alarm system that is both flexible and expandable. The XLS60 control panel is fully compatible ...

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AsiaWorld-Expo
February 2007, Bosch Building Technologies
Bosch Security Systems has supplied fire and emergency voice alarm systems to Hong Kong′s new AsiaWorld-Expo exhibition and events centre. Completed in December 2005, AsiaWorld-Expo adjoins Hong Kong's ...

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Gaseous extinghishing systems
February 2007
Gaseous extinguishing systems are installed to protect high-value assets from fire with minimal downtime and cleanup costs. Typical applications include water sensitive telecommunication switch rooms ...

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Innovative car aerial avoids 'antenna farm' appearance
24 January 2007, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT, Retail (Industry)
Webb Industries has yet again provided the local market with an innovative antennna, which is fast making its mark in the field. The 'bee sting' tri-band antenna, which is used mainly on motor vehicles, ...

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ZigBee transceiver product line advanced
24 January 2007, RF Design, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT, Mining (Industry)
AeroComm has enhanced its ZB2430 ′ZigBee Your Way′ transceiver line to feature best-in-class output power, receive sensitivity, and line-of-sight range (up to 4,8 km). Furthermore, the company claims ...

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Audio power amplifiers for portable communication devices
24 January 2007, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI
ON Semiconductor has introduced two new audio power amplifiers capable of delivering higher output power than previous generations. The NCP2892 and NCP2990 are 1,3 W audio amplifiers that feature fast ...

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Differential probe offers system bandwidth of 1,5 GHz
24 January 2007, Test & Measurement
The Yokogawa PBD2000 2 GHz differential probe is a high-bandwidth device designed for measurements in LVDS (low-voltage differential signalling) applications. When used with the company's DL9240 digital ...

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Massive expansion of local foundry to meet global demand
January 2007, Schneider Electric South Africa, Electrical Power & Protection, Facilities & Building Management
International rationalisation as well as increased world demand for quality castings has led DaimlerChrysler Corporation's Atlantis Foundries plant to carry out a multimillion Euro production facility ...

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Shut the door on fire spread
November 2006
It makes economic sense to utilise the talents of fire team members wherever possible. Training exposes them to a broad fire safety base. They therefore know more about fire than any other employee. An ...

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Hydrants - where, why and how many
November 2006
Extracts from technical enquiries processed by the Fire Protection Association of South Africa's (FPASA) library and deemed to be of interest to readers.    Enquiry: Information on the provision of hydrants ...

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Top-class railway safety
October 2006
The equipment for a new fire prevention system on board one of South Africa’s premier luxury tourist trains, was ­recently supplied by GE Security. "The systems integrator which implemented the solution ...

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Locating the fire
April 2006
Fire-fighting must be carried out at close quarters whenever possible to obviate unnecessary water damage and effectively check fire spread. The position of a fire will usually be very obvious but there ...

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Current trends in fire protection solutions
April 2006
Back in the mid-seventies when Bill Gates was still at university, choosing a fire suppression system was pretty simple. The fire fighting capabilities of carbon dioxide was based on the very simple ...

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Where there is fire, there is not always smoke
April 2006
Microprocessor-based intelligence has knocked the perennial bugs out of today's life safety systems. But can any fire alarm be truly fail-safe under all conditions? The airport terminal was a hive of ...

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Improvement on fire detectors by using multiple sensors
April 2006, Bosch Building Technologies
Fire detectors have to detect fires at an early stage with a high degree of reliability. In a non-fire situation they must not give an improper alarm message. The area of application for fire detectors ...

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Generate foam, not problems
April 2006
The generation of mechanical foam is simple. A definite quantity of concentrate is added to water forming a solution which is then aerated to produce finished foam. The equipment required to generate ...

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Advanced fire detection system using infrared diagnostics
April 2006
Future fire detection systems should have the ability of discriminating signatures between fire and non-fire sources, because nuisance alarm problems have plagued existing smoke detectors. In high value ...

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Banking on fire control
April 2006, Masc Solutions
Background Masc Solutions' client for this project is a major South African banking and financial organisation with interests both locally and internationally. The company's primary computer centre, ...

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