Press information To download a text file of this release, a 250 pixel wide low-res image for web use or a 300dpi print quality image, go to www.parkfield.co.uk/systemsensor An environmentally friendly, cost effective alternative to ionisation detectors Released 09 August 2007 In response to the trend for an increasing number of modern materials to generate a fast, flaming fire, System Sensor Europe extends its product portfolio of high performance addressable fire detectors with the introduction of PTIR; the Photo Thermal Infra-Red detector. PTIR has been developed specifically to provide an efficient and environmentally benign alternative to the venerable ionisation detector, a 60-year-old technology. Until the introduction of the PTIR, ionisation technology was the most responsive and stable detector available for the rapid detection of fast flaming fires; however, it contains small amounts of radioactive material, so manufacturing, transport and end of life disposal costs have rightly increased in response to environmental concerns. Indeed, many countries now forbid their use completely and the great majority will only approve their use when an effective alternative is not available. PTIR consists of independent photoelectric, thermal and infrared sensors, managed and controlled by sophisticated algorithms running on an embedded processor. The addition of the IR sensor to the established photo-thermal multi-sensor design increases the unit's performance to the point where it can be used to replace the environmentally unfriendly ionisation detector without degradation in speed of response or increased false alarm frequency. PTIR, in common with all System Sensor devices, is an environmentally friendly detector, meeting the WEEE and RoHS legislative requirements even though they are not mandatory in the fixed installation fire industry. By not using any environmentally hazardous materials, the widespread adoption of the PTIR as a high performance replacement for the ionisation detector will immediately reduce the amount of hazardous material contaminating an increasingly fragile world. *** Ends: body copy 264 words *** Notes to editors. For further information: Stuart Ball System Sensor Europe 15 - 19 Trescott Road Trafford Park Smallwood Redditch B98 7AH Tel: + 44 1527 406700 Fax: + 44 1527 406699 sse.sales@systemsensor.com www.systemsensoreurope.com Agency contact: Nigel May Parkfield Communications Limited Parkfield House Damerham Hants SP6 3HQ tel: + 44 (0)1725 518321 fax: + 44 (0)1725 518378 nigel.may@parkfield.co.uk www.parkfield.co.uk System Sensor Europe is the world's largest manufacturer of fire detectors for use in conventional and addressable fire detection systems. Honeywell International is a $34 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com.