Detects smoke

Over 100 FireRay 5000 advanced wide-area beam detectors have been installed in hypermarket chain Kaufland's logistics centre in Turda, Romania. The system, manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises, uses state of the art technology to make reflective infrared beam smoke detection simple to install and maintain.

The logistics centre's storage halls, loading bays and cold room areas all benefit from the large area coverage of the FireRay 5000. One single FireRay 5000 system consists of a low level controller, wall-mounted transceiver 'head' unit and reflective prism and can cover up to 1500m2.

For Kaufland, beams protect large goods storage rooms, working with point detectors where space is limited.

The head unit, housing the beam transmitter and receiver is installed on the wall near the ceiling, wired to the easily-accessible ground-level controller. The prismatic reflector, which needs no wiring, is positioned up to 100m away. By bouncing the invisible infrared beam off the reflector, the head unit can detect the presence and density of smoke particles across the space between them, raising an alarm if interference reaches a certain threshold.