More than 100 FireRay 5000 FOR SCHOOL STEPS
advanced wide-area beam
detectors have been installed
in hypermarket chain
Kaufland’s logistics centre in
Turda, Romania. The system,
made by Fire Fighting
Enterprises, uses state of the
art technology to make
reflective infrared beam
smoke detection as reliable
and simple to install and
maintain as possible. Local
supplier for this project was
Honeywell Life Safety
Romania, with installation
carried out by S.C. Proimsat.

Storage halls, loading bays
and cold room areas benefit
from the large area coverage
of the FireRay 5000, which is
designed to protect such
spacious indoor areas from
fire risks. One single FireRay
5000 system, comprising low
level controller, wallmounted
transceiver ‘head’
unit and reflective prism, can
cover up to 1500m2. In this
project, the beams are
protecting mostly the large
goods storage rooms,
working with point detectors
in areas of more limited space.

The head unit, housing the
beam transmitter and
receiver, is installed on the
wall near the ceiling, wired to
the ground-level controller.

The prismatic reflector, which
needs no wiring, is positioned
up to 100m away on the
opposite wall. 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 the
interference reaches a certain
threshold.