Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) is designed for reliability and is capable of customization to minimize false alarms and maintenance, while increasing safety.

Early smoke detection is often critical to quickly suppress fires. In some settings such as manufacturing facilities, voluminous dust and particulates from various products and processes can be confused with smoke by most traditional, or passive, smoke detection systems, triggering ongoing alarms. Resolving these alarms often requires excessive troubleshooting and maintenance to keep the system functional. When this is the case, prevalent nuisance alarms may compromise safety.

Although most manufacturing facilities deal with some level of dust, there is no more challenging environment that illustrates the need for advanced detection systems that accurately distinguish dust from smoke than inside a dust collection system. Fortunately, even within this dustiest of environments, aspirating smoke detection (ASD) technology can be an effective option.

Advanced ASD systems can significantly reduce false alarms and maintenance while increasing safety by detecting smoke at the earliest possible stage via numerous sampling points. The process draws in air through durable piping and analyzes it using sophisticated laser-based technology, imaging, and photodiodes technology. Continuous air sampling drawn from the protected area through the pipe network to the sensing unit provides the fastest possible smoke detection rates. In doing so, the system effectively distinguishes between actual smoke and dust or particulates to all but eliminate nuisance alarms. This core technology has been used for decades in sensitive applications such as cleanrooms and data centers where early smoke detection is critical.

Although these systems are quite flexible, many facilities use different processes and materials in varying volumes with unique facility layouts. It is important to consider engaging a partner that can design the system to fit a facility’s specific needs.

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