Honeywell, a manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics, has launched a newly developed solution that combines early warning smoke detection with advanced indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring. This launch furthers its efforts to create safer and healthier aircraft. The new monitoring system is built on the flagship VESDA-E line of aspirating smoke detectors. The VESDA Air solution has a unique five-in-one IAQ sensor within a single box, which can help improve building safety by identifying life safety, asset protection, or IAQ issues before they escalate into problems.
The VESDA Air solution complements Honeywell’s Healthy Buildings solutions that function to improve occupant well-being, meet energy efficiency goals and, most importantly aim to change the way occupants experience a building of the aircraft. Honeywell’s VESDA technology actively samples air, opposite to passively waiting for the smoke to reach traditional spot sensors. This helps in the identification of trace amounts of smoke and enables early intervention before it disrupts operations.
The plug-and-play cartridge-based indoor air quality (IAQ) sensor avoids costly calibration and other maintenance work. The parallel can be compared to replacing a printer’s ink-jet cartridge. This convenience helps the airline to reduce total cost, minimize waste and provide accurate IAQ data.