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Fire Protection for Mining Industry

Mining, both surface and underground, is a complex industry with significant fire protection challenges. Large and expensive off-road vehicles and heavy processing equipment are often run around the clock in harsh environments and remote locations. Kidde offers a complete range of products to protect your mining operation from any type of fire hazard, including electrical, hydrocarbon and debris. Our systems protect all types of equipment and locations, from shovels and loaders to conveyors and refuelling stations, to computerised control rooms.

Kidde offers a unique environmentally sustainable approach to fire protection-total system solutions. With this approach in mind, a total fire protection package ideal for Off-Road Vehicles has been established. Listed below are Suppression and Control Systems most commonly used for these types of applications.

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SUPPRESSION

ECS Series FM-200 System

Environmentally sustainable. The preferred fire suppression system for vital facilities that can’t afford fire-related business interruption of process controls, automated industrial operations, robotics, etc.

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ADS™ with HFC-227ea Clean Agent Fire Suppression

The Kidde Fire Systems ADS™ with HFC-227ea Clean Agent Suppression System was developed by our engineers to provide economical protection for larger enclosures requiring longer agent flow distances. Its innovative technology allows the ADS to deliver mass flow rates 2.5 to 3 times faster than a standard clean agent system. This innovation allows networking of longer pipe runs in complex configurations with smaller pipe sizes for protection of larger hazard areas.

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ECS-500™ with Kidde Fluoro-K Fire Suppression Agent

The Kidde ECS-500™ type Clean Agent Suppression System using Fluoro-K provides superior performance compared to standard 360 psi (25 bar) systems. The higher storage pressure of 500 psi (35 bar) enables improvement of agent travel distance for applications where ADS™ performance levels are not required. Now you have the flexibility of a mid-tier solution to meet application size, design requirements and the client’s budget.

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Inert Gas Fire Suppression System

Inert gas fire suppression systems use naturally occurring gases like nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide to extinguish fires by reducing the oxygen concentration in a protected area. These systems are environmentally friendly, safe for humans, and cause minimal damage to equipment.

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DETECTION

Kidde Senator HSSD® System

Laser-based high-sensitivity-smoke detection system designed to detect fire in the incipient stage. Recommended for critical facilities. Thousands of times more sensitive than conventional detectors, the Senator employs particle size discrimination technology to reduce the occurrence of nuisance alarms. System consists of a detector head, piping network and optional LCD display module.

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Kidde Detect-A-Fire® Heat Detectors

Standard-of-the-industry detector functions as an alarm device to sense overheat and fire conditions and trigger an alarm or as a release device to sense fire and actuate the fire suppression system. The Detect-A-Fire is rate-compensated for versatility and self-restoring for economical performance.

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VESDA Laser Industrial VLI

The VESDA VLI is an industry first early warning aspirating smoke detection (ASD) system, designed to protect industrial applications and harsh environments of up to 2000m². The VLI detector combines a fail-safe Intelligent Filter (patent pending) with an advanced clean-air barrier for optics protection allowing the use of absolute detection and a long detection chamber life without the need for recalibration.

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Spectrex SharpEye 40/40 Series Next-Generation Flame Detector

Detect hydrocarbon-based fuel and gas fires at long distances in under five seconds using pioneering QuadSense™ technology – the next step in the optical flame detection industry with best in class performance and reliability.

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