The supersonic Bloodhound car is coming to FIREX in June! Fire safety specialist FFE will have a full-sized replica of the car on its booth at FIREX (stand E180). Why? Because Bloodhound uses FFE’s Talentum UV/Dual IR flame detectors.
The jet-powered Bloodhound will first attempt to break the existing land speed record of 763 mph and, once that’s accomplished, it aims to break the 1,000 mph barrier in the coming years. As can be expected, safety is paramount so the company is delighted that its Talentum flame detectors have been selected for the car.
“Bloodhound is a truly prestigious and ambitious engineering British project and we are delighted that our Talentum flame detection products have been selected as part of the vitally important safety system,” comments FFE’s Managing Director Mark Osborne. “We will be closely following the Bloodhound team’s progress as they attempt to break 1,000mph.”
By utilising infra-red (IR) sensing, Talentum UV/Dual detectors can detect visible and invisible flames from virtually any source, irrespective of any dust, steam or smoke present, and are immune to the effects of wind or draughts. They also give the highest immunity to false flame sources.
Also on display at FIREX will be FFE’s Fireray 5000 motorised, auto-aligning optical beam smoke detector, which is ideally suited to large interiors with high ceilings they enable coverage of a large area at minimal cost. The Fireray 5000 combines an infrared transmitter and receiver in the same unit and operates by projecting a well-defined beam to a reflective prism, which returns the beam to the receiver for analysis.
Last but not least, the company will also be showing its soon-to-be-launched explosion-proof Fireray 3000 Exd optical beam smoke detector. Designed for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, such as large enclosures in oil rigs, refineries and ordnance stores, it provides an early warning of smouldering or strongly smoke-generating fires in hazardous areas.
About FFE
FFE is a global design and manufacturing business, dedicated to supplying specialist detection products to the fire industry. Headquartered in the UK with offices in the USA, Dubai, India and China, the company’s two leading brands are the Fireray optical beam smoke detector, with over half a million units installed worldwide, and the Talentum flame detector, one of the world’s most respected flame detector brands. FFE also leads the global market in providing fire extinguishers for aviation use and produces a range of vibration switches for industrial applications. FFE is a Halma Company.
