Performance-based Fire & Gas Mapping Study delivered for a major geothermal power facility in New Zealand, independently verifying detector coverage, layout optimisation, and system configuration prior to construction and commissioning. [...]
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Equinox Automation helped an operator of safety-critical gas infrastructure move from isolated functional safety activities to a single, IEC 61511-aligned lifecycle management system for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). The system was validated through a controlled pilot on existing SIFs, establishing consistent LOPA, SIL determination, SIL verification, and SRS practices that can be applied across projects and operating assets. [...]
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Most fire and gas systems do not fail because of poor hardware or bad engineering. They fail because the project started with the wrong question. In many projects, fire and gas detection is treated as a necessary compliance item — something to be added late, designed conservatively, and justified against minimum standards. The discussion quickly [...]
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Clear guidance for safer machinery. Equinox’s machine safety fixed guarding assessment provided early insight into guarding gaps, helping the client achieve AS/NZS 4024 compliance and avoid post-start-up issues. [...]
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We replaced two aging 60 kVA UPS units and battery banks in a live brownfield environment, integrating with an existing bypass panel and DCS. Delivered AS/NZS 3000-compliant design, clear installation workpack and commissioning procedures - future-proofing backup power for critical systems. [...]
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With budget constraints and safety requirements, our client needed a fire and gas detection layout that didn’t compromise. We cut project costs by $80K while improving coverage and simplifying installation. [...]
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Our client needed to ensure their ammonia gas detection layout matched modern standards—without a costly overhaul. Using fire and gas mapping, we revealed the gaps, optimised the coverage, and delivered a practical, effective toxic gas detection strategy. [...]
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Our client needed a way to alert a third-party facility during an emergency shutdown—without introducing new risks or unnecessary complexity. We delivered a clear, practical design that integrated seamlessly into the existing system, helping the project stay on track and giving the operations team confidence ahead of the shutdown deadline. [...]
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We’ve recently published an article in the April 2024 edition of New Zealand Engineering News. The article explores how advanced Fire & Gas Mapping techniques are transforming safety in high-risk facilities. It highlights how performance-based Fire and Gas System design methodologies, as outlined in the latest standards and guidance, are replacing outdated “rule-of-thumb” and prescriptive [...]
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Functional Safety adoption is made easy following this guidance on the practical application of IEC 61511 for value-driven businesses. Implementing functional safety standards like IEC 61511: Functional safety – Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector on existing facilities can significantly enhance safety, reliability, and compliance in process industries. However, businesses with existing facilities [...]
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We had some fun recently helping a client to successfully commission a FGD FlameSpec IR3 hydrogen flame detector (FLS-IR3-H2-HD) using our FGD FlameSpec hydrogen flame simulator. The project is located at a facility with significant hydrogen fire hazard risks and the new flame detector will improve the safety onsite providing hydrogen flame detection coverage for some [...]
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Take control of your facility’s safety and flammable gas detection efficiency with the CI Systems Limited MetCam Methane Optical Gas Imager – the most advanced tool for Methane detection in the oil, gas, energy, and process industries. Born from years of meticulous research and development, MetCam is purposefully engineered to support in maintaining a safe [...]
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Equinox Automation is proud to be helping build out the hydrogen industry in New Zealand with FGD FlameSpec-IR3-H2 flame detectors being shipped out to our clients. The FGD FlameSpec-IR3-H2 high performance flame detector uses improved triple IR (IR3) detection technology which is purpose built and optimised for fast detection of hydrogen, syngas, methanol and ammonia fire hazards. We [...]
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Equinox Automation has partnered with Danish gas detector manufacture, Geopal System A/S, to be the New Zealand distributor for their high quality European manufactured flammable and toxic gas detectors. The Geopal GP-NOVA stand-alone gas detector is the flagship model in the Geopal range. The GP-NOVA is an adaptable gas detector for detection of flammable gases [...]
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Summary of the FGD FlameSpec range of high quality, high performance flame detectors and fire hazard detection applications. [...]
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