BWI: Crowcon's Vortex FP Flameproof Gas and Fire Detection Control Panel has ATEX Certification

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Source: Crowcon
Monday, June 28, 2010 09:30 AM IST (04:00 AM GMT)
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Crowcon's Vortex FP Flameproof Gas and Fire Detection Control Panel has ATEX Certification
ATEX certification allows use in Zone 1 and 2 hazardous areas

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, June 28, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Crowcon's highly successful Vortex range of multi-channel gas and fire detection control panels has been extended to include an ATEX* certified Exd Flameproof version, the Vortex FP, which can be used in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas.

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Capable of monitoring up to 12 gas detectors, the Vortex FP is also compatible with smoke/heat and flame detectors and up to three of its input channels can be used for fire detection. Each channel has one fault and three alarm levels which can be combined to trigger up to 32 output relays, allowing connection to a range of external alarms and safety devices such as fans or valves. Intrinsically safe (IS) safety barriers can also be incorporated for use with IS gas or fire detectors.

Sealed to IP65, the Vortex FP features simple push button operation and visual status indicators for each channel, ensuring that the system can be checked at a glance. Its display is also fitted with magnetic switches which enable the system to be interrogated or inhibited without opening the system enclosure.

For easy maintenance, the Vortex FP is modular in design so that replacement parts can be plugged in without the need for complex rewiring. It can be customised to meet all site requirements without the need for complex cabling and can also be reconfigured at any time by a PC using dedicated software. In addition, RS-485 Modbus communications allow for remote non-intrusive calibration and configuration.

Other variants of the Vortex include a standard wall-mounted control system; the Vortex Rack, a 19" rack-mounted system; and the Vortex Panel, for panel-mounting. Crowcon's engineers can advise on the Vortex configuration most suited to a particular application. The company's Project Engineering Team can also supply custom-built systems to match individual requirements.

* ATEX - EU Directive covering equipment for use in potentially explosive environments

About Crowcon

Crowcon (www.crowcon.com), a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com), is a world leader in portable and fixed gas detection instruments. Formed in 1970, the company is based in Oxfordshire in the UK and has branch offices in the Netherlands, the USA, Singapore and China. It specialises in developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, reliable and cost-effective flammable and toxic gas detection equipment and has constantly led the field with products designed for safety and environmental monitoring.

Crowcon's products are sold throughout the world, serving oil, gas and petrochemical companies, public utilities, food and beverage facilities, clean water and sewage treatment companies, fire brigades, construction companies and other organisations where accidental leakage of gas or vapour can become a toxic or explosive danger. The company is represented in India by Detection Instruments Pvt. Ltd. in Mumbai (www.detection-india.com).

About Halma

Halma is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. It is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$742m (2009). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport.

For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/. You can also visit Crowcon's own blog at http://halmapr.com/news/crowcon/.

Crowcon head office contact details:
Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd
2 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park
Abingdon OX14 1DY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 557700, Fax: +44 (0) 1235 557718
E-mail: sales@crowcon.com
Website: www.crowcon.com


CONTACT DETAILS
Kishore Degwekar, Managing Director, Detection Instruments Pvt. Ltd., +91 (22) 2761 7663 / 64 / 65 / 66, general@detection-india.com / sales@detection-india.com
Damian Corbet, Halma PR Services, +44 (0)20 8511 1821, dcorbet@halmapr.com

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