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Lifts, or elevators, are used to transport people or goods to different floors within a building. Usually, lifts are totally enclosed in lift shafts that rise vertically through a building. Lift shafts often terminate above roof level and can extend below ground if they are required to serve basement levels. These days, lift shafts are […]
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Trains and rail vehicles are forms of transport that run along a railroad track to transport cargo or passengers. Trains are used all over the world and carry millions of passengers and tonnes of valuable cargo every day. Passenger trains often have a variety of different carriages including passenger compartments, coaches, sleeping cars and dining […]
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Aspirating smoke detection is widely used to protect a variety of applications from fire. This type of smoke detection is very fast and reliable and can detect the presence of smoke even before it is visible to the human eye. To achieve this, aspirating smoke detectors actively draw samples of air from the protected area […]
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There are a number of industrial applications that have fire risks in areas where there is constant vibration. This vibration can be caused by equipment and machinery within the area and can affect the reliability of an aspirating smoke detection (ASD) system. While there is a variety of processes that can cause vibration, it is […]
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Xtralis VESDA LaserFocus (VLF) aspirating smoke detectors provide first-rate very early warning air-sampling smoke detection for small, business-critical space such as server rooms, switch rooms and equipment cabinets. VESDA VLF detectors use laser-based absolute smoke detection technology and dual-stage dust filtration to provide an extremely reliable and very early warning of a potential fire incident. […]
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