Tag: VESDA
Honeywell acquires Li-ion Tamer to bolster fire detection technologies
July 1, 2025SSN Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Honeywell has announced the acquisition from Nexceris its Li-ion Tamer business, an off-gas detection solution for lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries that detects thermal runaway events.
The acquisition enhances Honeywell's portfolio of fire life safety technologies within its Building Automation segment and emerged from a partnership with Nexceris over the past five years to strategically address lithium-ion battery system safety. The transaction is expected to...
Xtralis acquires video monitoring company Heitel
August 18, 2011Daniel Gelinas
BRUSSELS, Belgium—Xtralis, a global provider of early fire-, gas- and security- threat detection solutions, in July announced the acquisition of Kiel, Germany-based CCTV manufacturer HeiTel Digital Video GmbH. It's an acquisition that Xtralis says positions the company well for the surveillance market.
"Xtralis has been a dominant player in the remote and central monitoring market with its ADPRO by Xtralis branded product line with a very strong position, particularly in the UK," Xtralis deputy...
Air-sampling technology market goes nuclear
January 6, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
NORWELL, Mass.—About half of the nation's 104 nuclear power plants plan to update their fire protection programs based on NFPA 805, a new set of risk-based fire protection standards for nuclear reactors, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced this week.
The switch is expected to generate increased revenue for companies like Xtralis that make and/or supply fire products to the highly-regulated nuclear industry.
That's because to meet the new standards, which reactors can choose...