High glass performance

After one of its valuable
mobile glass crushing
machines was badly damaged
by fire, materials recycling
company, Recresco, turned to
Nobel Fire Systems to ensure
there was no repeat of the
incident.

Nobel recommended its
Stat-X fire system be fitted to
each of the glass crushers. The
Stat-X system is designed to
protect the engine and hydraulics
compartment, which
are most vulnerable in terms
of potential outbreaks of fire.

Stat-X comprises a two
stage fire detection system. If
a fire occurs the 1st stage is to
activate a local alarm and shut
down the diesel engine
powering hydraulics and
mobility. If the fire progresses,
the 2nd stage will, after a
short programmable time
delay to allow the engine and
cooling fans time to ‘spin
down’, then deploy the Stat-X
suppression system.

The fire system employs
intelligent technology that
senses when the machine is
running or shut down. It
derives its power from the
machine’s 24V supply,
integrating the ignition and
emergency shutdown circuits
and when the machine is
switched off it automatically
goes into a sleep mode so that
there is no draw on the
battery supply.

Stat-X doesn’t require
intricate pipework and
nozzles to be fitted, nor does
it require space for the
provision of gas or chemical
dry powder cylinders. As such
installation can be carried out
in just one day.

All Stat-X aerosol units
require little maintenance and
have an expected shelf life of
up to 10 years, so Recresco
has the assurance that its
critical recycling equipment is
now fully protected against
fire for the foreseeable future.

Nobel Fire System’s
commercial director, Ben
Parker, commented: “We take
pride in being able to provide
fire protection solutions for
all types of risks and
applications and have
extensive in-house capabilities
consisting of over 50 years
experience in the fire
industry.”