Notification Appliances

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Wheelock, a supplier of fire/life safety, emergency communications and facility management products, offers a complete line of ceiling mount appliances. These include multi-candela strobes, audible strobes, chimes and chime strobes, speakers and speaker strobes in both 15/30/75/95 selectable candela and 115/177 high intensity selectable candela.

The company also provides a “StrobeTool” that will calculate the appropriate candela for an application based on NFPA performance codes.

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Emergency Lighting Fixtures

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HighLites’ HL Series emergency lighting fixtures provide high-performance, low-maintenance, multi-directional emergency lighting for educational interiors. The self-contained, fully automatic, “wall hugging” emergency lighting units provide adjustable or fixed lensed, glare-free light distribution when line voltage is interrupted, according to the company.

HL Series housings are constructed from injection-molded, high-impact thermoplastic. The standard housing finish is white; black housings may also be specified. Environmentally-coated electronics ensure electrical safety.

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Emergency Crash Rail

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Koroseal Wall Protection Systems introduced a 6-inch crash rail with a glow-in-the-dark accent strip. This new C6PL model crash rail provides impact resistance and creates a combination of safety and protection appropriate for educational facilities.

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Infrared Illuminator

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WizKid OptoTech introduced its latest CCTV product, the cast-aluminum WZ12L infrared illuminator.

The unit can be installed in low-light areas to allow standard monochrome CCTV cameras to acquire video of events up to 50 feet away. The compact, unobtrusive illuminator accommodates a range of applications, including areas that require a low-light ambiance such as laboratories and other research facilities.

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Fire Alarm Pull Stations

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Safety Technology International Inc. announces a pull station cover, Stopper II, which mounts directly to the wall over an existing pull station. When the cover is lifted, a self-contained alarm sounds, which draws immediate attention to the area. Someone pulling a false alarm will either run or be caught, helping to prevent a false fire alarm.

If service to the pull station is required, the cover’s 9 volt, choice of 95 or 105 decibel internal alarm may be deactivated. The cover does not restrict legitimate fire alarms from being activated. Mounting hardware is provided.

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Portable Alarm System

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Tattletale Portable Alarm Systems offers an effective solution for job site security. The alarm signal is sent to a 24/7 nationwide monitoring company via Celemetry, a cellular service that, according to the company, is 20x faster than regular cellular service.

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High Performance Wireless Alarm

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TattleTale is a wireless alarm system that makes emergency calls within 6/10’s of a second, without using a phone line. The unit plugs into a standard power outlet and automatically roams to find cellular service so it can provide 24-hour nationwide wireless alarm monitoring.

To increase on-premise security coverage, up to 16 indoor and outdoor wireless accessories can be added. The wireless accessories have a range of 2,000 feet and a 360-degree range due to 900 MHz spread spectrum technology.

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High-Security Lockset

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The VingCard Persona access control system is intended for use within campus communities. In most cases, existing student and faculty ID cards can be used as keycards with these electronic locks, the company reports.

The VingCard Persona system uses an ID as a keycard that requires a PIN code. If a card is lost or stolen it cannot be used without the PIN code. Cards can be replaced without changing locks or issuing new keys.

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Access Control System

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Synergistics Inc., a provider of access control systems that use advanced cardholder technology, announces Citadel, a PC-based, multi-building, entry-level access control system. The system supports more than 4,000 cardholders and provides more than 190 input monitoring points and 32 card readers per site. The system supports multiple dial-up or networking sites with instantaneous reporting of alarms to its host computer, where all of the access control requirements are defined.

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