The development brings the series of ASDs to more European markets.
According to Honeywell, VESDA-E VEA lowers the total cost of ownership by up to 60% in comparison to other types of detectors.
Drawing samples from the air to a centralised detector VESDA deploys microbore tubes to test samples for smoke. Each microbore tube is continuously monitored for blockage and breakage with automated testing.
Featuring sampling location addressability and end to end system integrity monitoring, VESDA VEA enables centralised test and maintenance and, says Honeywell, uniform protection across a facility.
Three levels of alarms can be programmed to calibrate sensitivity for the environment. Honeywell pointed out in its annoucement that this approach means that all testing and maintenance can occur at the central detector eliminating the nuisance of testing interruptions and slashing the cost of testing and maintenance.
Field service engineers can also now have immediate access to system status and sampling results through WAN and wireless connectivity in the iVESDA mobile app, available on iOS and Android.
“VESDA-E VEA is a step change innovation that brings active air-sampling and laser-based smoke detection to environments traditionally served by passive spot or point detectors,” commented Wolfgang Jentzsch, general manager of Advanced Detection for Honeywell Home and Building Technologies. “Now healthcare, educational, hotel, correction and other sites with high occupancy can be protected with this exciting technology. Honeywell is bringing VESDA to areas where people congregate to ensure the very best fire prevention is available, and we believe this will be a turning point in the smoke detection market. VEA provides the active and preventative protection the industry has been waiting for. It’s the future of smoke detection available today,” Jentzsch added.
Xtralis VESDA-E VEA has already been well-received in American, Middle East, South East Asia markets, and with completion of EN54-20 approvals expects wide penetration in European markets.
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