LGM Products, a global supplier for specialist fire detection devices, is well known for our unique fire detection systems used in the most demanding applications.
From Solar Panel fires to ocean going marine vessels LGM has you covered with the world’s leading specialist fire detection products.
With LGM’s move to our new HQ in 2023 we have been progressively expanding our stock of specialist fire detection devices and we are now pleased to announce our extended range of stocked Intrinsically Safe fire detection devices.
But before we get into details lets answer some basic questions!
What is Intrinsically Safe fire detection?
Intrinsically safe is a methodology used to ensure the safe use of electronic equipment within hazardous areas.
Where a mixture of explosive gas or dust is present within the environment electrical equipment must be tested to ensure that it will not be an ignition source for the explosive environment.
Commonly, two methods are adopted to solve this problem –
Explosion Proof (also known as Flame Proof) – this is where electrical devices are encapsulated within an enclosure, often made of rugged materials such as aluminium, stainless steel or GRP, to contain any possible spark risk
Intrinsically safe – an engineering philosophy where energy is limited to the hazardous area ensuring that electronic devices will not be an ignition risk as they do not carry enough electrical energy to spark.
LGM products offers solutions for both Explosion Proof and Intrinsically Safe products but when it comes to fire detection Intrinsically safe is the common solution.
Why use Intrinsically Safe fire detection?
Intrinsically safe products allow ongoing functionality of the fire detection device without compromising performance.
Explosion proof products encapsulate the electronics. This is highly effective for output devices such as sounders and beacons. However, when the product is designed to measure environmental elements, such as smoke particles or heat increase, you need to allow the atmosphere to pass through the electrical components. Therefore, explosion proof engineering is not affective.
Intrinsically safe devices are designed to limit the energy within the device and not be an ignition risk and therefore can allow atmospheric conditions within their enclosures.
This ensures that smoke and heat detection products can be used within the hazardous areas when they are Intrinsically safe approved.
LGM, has a wide range of intrinsically safe approved products, many of which are now available ex-stock.
LGM Products Commitment to Intrinsically Safe Stock
LGM Products now stocks the following fire detection products (listed here under their manufacturer names) –
Apollo Fire Detectors –
- XP95 IS Smoke Detector (55000-640APO)
- XP95 IS Heat Detector (555000-440APO)
- XP95 IS Detector Base (4568-215APO)
- Orbis IS Smoke Detector (ORB-OP-52027-APO and ORB-OP-52028-APO)
- Orbis IS Multisensor Detector (ORB-OH-53027-APO)
- Orbis IS Heat Detector (ORB-HT-51145-APO)
- Orbis IS Detector Base (ORB-MB-50018-APO)
Hochiki Fire Detectors –
Signaline Linear Heat Detection (Intrinsically Safe when used with appropriate barriers)
As well as these detection devices LGM can complete you fire detection system with intrinsically safe audio-visual warning devices as well;
E2S –
- IS-MC1-R/R Combined Sounder and VAD
- IS-MA1-R Sounder
- IS-MB1-R/R VAD
- IS-A105N-R Sounder
- IS-L101L-R LED Beacon
Moflash –
To ensure that the device does not draw increased energy and present an ignition risk, Intrinsically Safe devices always require an appropriate barrier.
LGM is proud to stock both MTL and Pepperl and Fuchs (P+F) ranges –
MTL
Pepperl and Fuchs –
Hazardous areas can be found from swimming pools to oil rigs and the risk of not protecting these areas correctly from fire can be devasting.
Therefore act now, and get your intrinsically safe fire detection from LGM today!
Please email sales@lgmproducts.com to find out more or check out the full hazardous area range here