Drax Technology, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of integrated fire protection and alarm management solutions, has launched a new mobile unit designed to streamline fire alarm maintenance, making it smarter, safer and simpler. SMaRT Mobile enables fire alarm service companies to more effectively keep track of fire alarm status across every client location and their engineers’ progress in servicing and testing these alarms.
SMaRT Mobile uses the same cloud-based server as Drax Technology’s SMaRT Web system launched last year. However, SMaRT Mobile enables fire alarm service engineers to carry their own units with them as they go from job to job, connecting it to the system when they arrive and removing it when finished. Because the system connects to the panels of all major fire alarm manufacturers, a uniform process can be established, regardless of client or location.
Using either WiFi or GPRS connectivity, SMaRT Mobile records and transmits data on each device test to a remote database, showing that a thorough service has been completed. As with SMaRT Web, this data can be made available to clients either by providing log-in details or by generating a report that can be sent along with an invoice. It also acts as a valuable compliance tool for both the service company and a building owner, proving that vital tasks have been carried out.
Sold on annual subscription per mobile unit, each can be connected to as many fire alarm systems as required.
“We see this new, mobile unit as a valuable addition to our series of SMaRT interfaces which allow the monitoring and management of many different alarms or systems to be centralised. This provides operators and management with a user-friendly interface and a wealth of data all in one location,” says Keith Minster, product manager, Drax Technology.
“Organisations are able to make more effective use of resources, reduce costs and deliver higher visibility of all the installed systems regardless of geography.”
