Major glass factory given a fire detection and alarm system upgrade23 March 2011A major glass factory in the Netherlands has been fitted with a new fire detection system. The O-I glass plant in Schiedam,was established more than 150 years ago and is part of O-I, the world’s largest glass container manufacturer.
At the heart of a recent upgrading of the fire detection and alarm system at the O-I glass plant are four Kentec analogue addressable fire alarm panels, 1 Kentec Syncro 2 loop and 3 Kentec Syncro AS Light (1 loop) alarm panels. The system has been supported by Hochiki's open protocol fire data communications which comprises more than 180 Hochiki devices that include automatic smoke and heat sensors, call points, wall sounders and mains interface I/O modules. The fire detection and alarm system upgrade was a joint project between supplier, designer and commissioning engineers Fireproducts and Solution Netherlands and installer J.J. Hendriks and zn.    |
