WAGNER reveals TITANUS REX aspirating smoke detector

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WAGNER has unveiled its new TITANUS REX aspirating smoke detector, introducing the latest generation of its TITANUS product family at the NFPA trade show in Las Vegas.

The VdS-certified detector has been redesigned with a focus on sensitivity, modularity and digitalisation. WAGNER says the system is designed to deliver early fire detection while reducing nuisance alarms and supporting energy-efficient operation.

According to the company, TITANUS REX combines high-level detection performance with resource-efficient operation for modern fire protection applications. Further certifications, including UL and AFNOR, are expected shortly.

Torsten Wagner, Managing Director and Partner of WAGNER Group GmbH, said: “Our new detector module detects even very small smoke particles much earlier and with greater precision. This gives users valuable time to take targeted action in the event of a fire and reliably safeguards their processes.”

At the centre of the system is WAGNER’s new W1 technology, which combines sensitive smoke particle detection with intelligent signal processing. Its LOGIC·SENS PLUS fire pattern recognition system evaluates data against ambient conditions to support early detection and reduce false alarms.

The company says the detector’s specialised sensor technology and energy-efficient components reduce power consumption and allow the power supply to be sized according to operational requirements.

Planning, commissioning and maintenance are supported by connected software tools including TITANUS PipeXpress PLUS and TITANUS ServiceXpress. Wizard-guided workflows are designed to help ensure project planning complies with relevant standards.

TITANUS REX is available in three variants — TITANUS REX 30, TITANUS REX 50 and TITANUS REX 70 — to suit applications ranging from elevator shafts and deep-freeze areas down to -32°C to highly sensitive environments and large hyperscale data centres. Its compact design and quiet operation are intended to support discreet installation across a range of settings.

Following its NFPA debut, WAGNER is also presenting TITANUS REX to European fire safety professionals at FeuerTrutz in Nuremberg this week.

Wagner to present holistic fire protection solutions

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WAGNER, based in Langenhagen near Hanover, will be showing its holistic solutions for individual fire protection at Security 2022 in Essen from September 20 to 23, with a particular focus on the TITANUS aspirating smoke detection systems for early fire detection and the WinGuard system for organization/hazard management.

TITANUS aspirating smoke detectors detect fires at a very early stage so that appropriate countermeasures and protective measures can be initiated quickly.

Markus Kock, Managing Director of WAGNER Deutschland GmbH, explained the current market situation: “Delivery problems due to disrupted supply chains and material shortages are challenges currently facing many manufacturing companies. Thanks to forward planning and stable supplier relationships, we have been able to meet customer requests in this important fire protection segment in recent months. We are also well positioned for the future here with our partners.

“At our booth, we will therefore show a large selection of our aspirating smoke detection systems in various designs with a wide range of accessories. They are particularly suitable for use in warehouses/logistics, data centres, production, archives/museums, hotels and numerous others,” adds Kock. 

The fire protection solution provider will be presenting its technologies in the Fire/Intrusion/Systems section in Hall 7, Booth 7F28 at this year’s leading trade fair for security.

In addition, trade fair visitors will have the opportunity to find out about WAGNER solutions for active fire prevention with the OxyReduct oxygen reduction system and effective firefighting with the FirExting gas extinguishing system. The VdS-certified systems minimize fire risks or fight fires early and without residues. Numerous references show how the implementation of these systems looks in practice.

Gregg’s deploys active fire prevention system at new facility

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Greggs, a UK-founded fast food service chain, deployed an active fire prevention system at its new deep-freeze high-bay warehouse at its factory near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

The factory occupies 90,530 cubic metre, and the fire fire protection systems were provided by Wagner. Owing to the warehouse running several automated systems, there tends to be a higher risk of fire than traditional warehouses. This is due to the large amount of electrical equipment in the warehouse.

The high bay warehouse was difficult to protect by traditional methods due to the combination of its height, densely packed stored goods and deep-freeze operating temperature, Global Cold Chain News reported.

The automated high-bay warehouse stands at 23 metres tall and has a storage capacity with upwards of 14,000 pallet bays.

The warehouse is operated at -20°, where savoury baked goods will be stored frozen packaged in plastic trays or cardboard boxes, in both cases on wooden pallets. Something else, that had to be kept in mind: the warehouse is directly connected to the factory. If a fire occurs, it must not spread.

Gregg’s fire prevention system uses OxyReduct, that builds a protective atmosphere in the protected area with a permanently reduced oxygen level through the controlled introduction of nitrogen. This reduces the oxygen levels to prevent the spread of fires, taking the individual ignition thresholds of the most critical materials found in the warehouse into consideration. Sensors continuously measure the oxygen concentration in the protected area, working with the OxyControl system to maintain a constant oxygen operation concentration.

As a smouldering fire can still result despite oxygen reduction, the active fire prevention strategy also includes an early smoke detection system with air sampling smoke detectors.

FIA Course: Carl Bryan speaks about advantages of hypoxic fire prevention systems online

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Carl Bryan, Managing Director WAGNER UK, offers CPD accredited training as part of the Fire Industry Association (FIA) online training on 10 September 2020. For one hour, he will talk about the fire prevention solution with oxygen reduction. He will explain the technology behind and the advantages of using a hypoxic environment as a fire prevention solution. Participants will also be informed about the key considerations when specifying, designing and operating such systems.

Interested parties should book the training course online: https://www.fia.uk.com/event/a-guide-to-understanding-hypoxic-fire-prevention-environments.html

The FIA offers industry-recognised courses and qualifications for fire safety professionals. According to their own admission, more than 35,000 professionals have increased their skills through FIA trainings. The learning courses cover all aspects of fire protection and cover Fundamental Qualification, Advanced Qualifications as well as trainings and courses. If you need more information, go and visit https://www.fia.uk.com/training.html.

Early fire detection with TITANUS® air sampling smoke detectors

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Every second counts where fire is concerned. The faster a fire is detected, the faster action can be taken in order to prevent more serious damage. The head start that WAGNER’S TITANUS® air sampling smoke detectors offer can be crucial to a company’s continued existence. After all, fire is an ever-present risk that is not to be underestimated. Material assets, operational processes, people and the environment are always exposed to this threat, which is why appropriate fire protection solutions are so important.

According to statistics by Siegfried Bussenius, the majority of damaging fires (68 %) develop from prolonged smouldering fires. Conventional smoke detectors have a crucial disadvantage there: depending on whether they are optical fire detectors or heat detectors, these smoke detectors will only react to high concentrations of smoke or increased temperatures within the protected area. By that time it is often too late to implement countermeasures.

WAGNER’s highly sensitive air sampling smoke detection systems (previously known as aspirating smoke detection systems) offer early smoke detection in the pyrolysis phase along with graduated alarms. High response sensitivity, continuous air sampling, and a graded alarm-activation concept ensure early detection of smouldering and incipient fires, so that users have time to react to alarms appropriately.

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Wagner highlights causes of fire and ultimate prevention in warehouses

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Statistics on warehouse fires make it clear: If a fire occurs in the warehouse, the owner has not only to deal with business interruptions, but also with the loss of goods, damages to the building and delivery problems. German-based fire protection system supplier, Wagner, has produced a review of the possible causes of fires and the evaluation of the consequences of the fire lead to a definition of the protection goals. This is the basis for the planning of a holistic fire protection with the analysis showing whether the warehouse is safe.

According to a study by the German Insurance Association, more than one third of all industrial and commercial fires occur in warehouses. As such, fire prevention takes on special importance within the storage and logistics sector, and needs to play an important role in logistics centres and warehouses right from the planning stages. Most warehouse fires are caused by sparks emitted by overloaded electronic components, such as drive motors or high-back racking units.

Technical defects represent another fire hazard. The particular conditions in warehouses and logistics centres increase the risk that fires will spread rapidly: narrow alleys, high bay systems, long conveyor belts, a concentrated volume of goods within a tight space, and flammable packaging materials are all conducive to fire development. Fire protection takes on particularly great significance when storing small load carriers (SLC) or hazardous materials. In SLC storage, the fire behaviour of the plastic material used to make the SLCs creates additional risk. In hazardous materials storage, the mildly to highly flammable substances stored here must be specially protected due to the explosion hazards fires would create.

The significance of fire protection in storage and logistics…

  • Personnel protection
  • Environmental protection
  • Protecting operating processes and maintaining uninterrupted delivery capability (thus part of securing continued existence)
  • Protecting investments in goods, technology and buildings

The need for, and thus the number of, logistics centres and warehouses is steadily increasing. At the same time, the storage and logistics industry is being confronted with a number of new requirements: Developments like online retail and increasingly high customer expectations (same-day delivery, for example) are resulting in new and increasingly complex challenges.

Process automation, optimised interfaces, speed and complete flexibility are all necessary for providers to be able to ensure ever-shorter throughput times from goods receipt to dispatch. And maintaining delivery capability and operational processes at all times is crucial to the company’s success and continued existence.

Wagner take a solution-oriented approach to addressing the individual requirements and protection needs that our customers bring to us. With more than 40 years of experience as successful fire protection systems engineers, Wagner’s numerous innovations are the product of their in-house research and development labours, which have resulted in more than 700 patents so far.

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