Fixed Gas and Flame Detection

Continuous detection for safer operations

Advanced fixed gas and flame detection designed to protect your facility with automated 24/7 monitoring.

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Advanced fixed gas and flame detection designed to protect your facility with automated 24/7 monitoring.

Facility-Wide Protection Through Continuous Gas Detection

Honeywell's fixed gas and flame detection systems help protect your facility with continuous, automated monitoring across your operation. Our sensors provide near real-time data to help you respond quickly to potential hazards while supporting compliance requirements.

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Continuous monitoring and hazard mitigation

A layered technology approach provides enhanced protection with independent yet connected layers across your facility to help detect multiple gas hazards.

 

  • Protection against multiple gas hazards
  • Safer decision-making through near real-time data
  • Early detection helps mitigate risks before escalation
  • Coverage for indoor and outdoor hazardous areas
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Integration with Honeywell control, safety and IIoT ecosystems

Honeywell solutions are widely compatible to make integration easy. Our universal transmitter connects to industry-standard PLCs and third-party controllers using Modbus, HART and other protocols.

 

  • 200+ unique detector configurations available 
  • Modbus, HART and Fieldbus protocol support
  • Works with industry-standard PLCs and controllers 
  • Simple-to-use, low-maintenance platform
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Advanced sensing technologies for high‑accuracy detection

Our detection portfolio incorporates multiple sensing technologies including infrared, electrochemical, catalytic bead, photoionization (PID) and ultrasonic methods for comprehensive hazard coverage.

 

  • Electrochemical sensors for toxic gas detection
  • Infrared technology for hydrocarbon monitoring
  • Catalytic bead sensors for combustible gases
  • Ultrasonic detection for high-pressure leaks
  • PID sensors with ppb sensitivity for VOCs
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Scalability, reliability and lifecycle performance

Our comprehensive continuous gas detection solutions help reduce downtime and simplify operations with greater reliability and wide-ranging global certifications, even across extreme conditions.

 

  • Reduced maintenance with modular design 
  • Temperature tolerances from -50°C to +150°C
  • Certifications including ATEX, CSA, IECEx, UL, CE, EMC 
  • 300+ gas sensor products

    Honeywell's comprehensive portfolio includes over 300 specialized gas sensor products covering 28 different gases 1 providing detection methods designed for virtually any industrial hazard monitoring application.

  • 40+ years experience

    Honeywell has over four decades of experience protecting people and assets with advanced gas detection.2

  • 200+ configurations

    A universal platform and modular inputs and outputs enable extreme flexibility, with some Honeywell detection products capable of over 200 unique configurations.3

Frequently Asked Questions About Fixed Gas and Flame Detection Systems

Our universal platform works with other safety equipment on a digital bus system, including industry-standard PLCs and third-party gas monitoring controllers.

Flexible platforms offer a modular choice of inputs and outputs, with support for multiple relays and local HART adapter for configuration and diagnostics using existing HART handheld devices.

Honeywell's detection platform supports multiple core sensor technologies, including electrochemical, infrared, catalytic, ultrasonic and PID sensors. Our solutions employ auto-inhibit functions to prevent false alarms during maintenance.

Honeywell's fixed gas detectors are certified to meet global standards for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Our products carry ATEX certification (European directive for equipment in explosive atmospheres), IECEx (international certification system), CSA (Canadian Standards Association) and UL and cUL approvals for US and Canadian markets. We also have products meeting Asian standards like EX and CPA (China). 
 
Each detector is marked with its specific hazardous location classifications. Our wide range of global certifications helps support your compliance with local regulations and industry standards across different markets and applications.

Ready to improve your facility protection?

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