The cost of a fire in a warehouse goes far beyond the loss of the building and goods.The consequential loss caused by downtime,operation interruption,business reputation,and goodwill can be significant.Modern goods also tend to have increased flammability,in addition to the presence of large amounts of packing materials such as plastics,cardboard,wooden crates,and pallets.There are various possible ignition sources in warehouses including smoking,lighting,electrical equipment,and heaters.Although sprinklers are typically installed in warehouses,the lack of an appropriate early warning smoke detection system can not only compromise the safety of the facility,but also that of adjacent buildings.Fortunately,protecting life and inventory is much easier for even the largest warehouses as aspirating smoke detection(ASD)technology becomes more widely adopted.The process draws in air samples through durable piping to detectors and tests it using sophisticated laser-based technology,imaging,and photodiodes.Far from new,the core technology has been used for decades in sensitive applications such as cleanrooms and data centers where early smoke detection is critical.Compared to traditional spot smoke detectors and other technologies,this approach dramatically improves warehouse facility safety by detecting smoke at the earliest possible stage via numerous sampling points,while reducing false alarms and maintenance.
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