SIL-2 Safety Certified Fire and Gas Detection System

Det-Tronics receives certification from exida and TuV Nord MINNEAPOLIS, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Detector Electronics Corporation(Det-Tronics) today announced the release of a fire and gas detectionsystem certified for applications to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL-2) bythe globally-recognized certification agencies exida and TuV Nord. *(PHOTO 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/07-0731-DetTron_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: The SIL-2 EQP system fulfills both the needs of a Safety Instrumented System and an approved fire and gas detection system.) Det-Tronics SIL-2 certified X3301 multi-spectrum infrared flamedetector and PIRECL Eclipse infrared combustible gas detector, togetherwith the Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) controller and Enhanced DiscreteInput/Output (EDIO) module, are the components that form the SIL 2 capablesystem. The SIL-2 EQP system provides industrial customers a single solutionthat fulfills both the needs of a Safety Instrumented System and anapproved fire and gas detection system (FM approved to NFPA 72). Requiringthe most reliable fire and gas detectors and systems available, companiesare moving toward implementation of safety systems in accordance with theinternational safety standard IEC 61508. The IEC 61508 standard is a risk-based approach for determining thesafety integrity level of safety instrumented functions. It is widelyaccepted as the design standard for critical safety instrumented systems inthe global oil and gas industry. About Detector Electronics Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) a UTC Fire and SecurityCompany (UTX) is a world leader in optical fire detection, gas detection,and hazard mitigation systems. Det-Tronics designs, builds, tests, andcommissions safety systems that range from conventional panels tofault-tolerant, addressable systems. Det-Tronics flame and gas detectorsare globally certified to the latest product approvals standards, includingcritical SIL-2 industrial applications. Learn more at http://www.det-tronics.com. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization bySend2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com