by Rebecca Walker — December 10, 2008—Xtralis, a leading provider of intelligent fire detection and security solutions, announced that its VESDA Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) system was chosen by ThyssenKrupp Steel, one of the world’s largest steel producers, to enhance fire safety at its new production plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The VESDA solution will be deployed in conjunction with Xtralis partner Siemens Brazil.
ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderurgica do Atlantico, the Rio plant, is currently under construction and, when complete, will be one of the largest steel plants in Brazil, producing 5 million tons of steel per year for North American and European markets. The Xtralis VESDA ASD system will be a core component of the plant’s fire and safety systems, designed to exceed the national fire code and meet the highest detection standards.
VESDA ASD is the most effective early warning fire detection solution for industrial manufacturing environments with a zero tolerance for fire, including plant production floors, operations areas, control rooms and power generation facilities, says Xtralis. VESDA operates reliably in both the cleanest and dirtiest environments, making it ideal for protecting an entire facility.
The VESDA detector draws air samples through a series of collection tubes that are routed throughout the manufacturing facilities. These samples are proactively drawn through a centralized multi-stage collection filter that isolates smoke particles from other airborne contaminants. This process provides highly reliable smoke detection at the earliest presence of fire, while discriminating against false alarms that result from dust or debris and cause plant downtime and lost productivity. VESDA’s centralized detection facilitates fast and simple maintenance and low cost of ownership.
For more information, see the Xtralis Web site.
