Autronica Fire and Security AS - Experts & Thought Leaders

Sentinel Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of the industrial fire business from Carrier Global Corporation, creating Spectrum Safety Solutions, a new standalone platform, which includes Autronica, a major worldwide innovator, manufacturer and supplier of fire and gas safety systems. Sentinel Capital Partners is a New York-based major private equity firm, which invests in promising midmarket companies and has an established record of helping industrial businesses grow and thrive. Sentinel Capital Partners acquires Autronica “We look forward to working with Spectrum’s talented management team to further build its exceptional platform,” said Eric Bommer, a Sentinel Partner, adding “Spectrum owns great brands, has a long history of serving its many global customers, and has exciting growth opportunities.” “We are extremely pleased to partner with Sentinel. Our new partnership will enable us to sharpen the focus of the business, dedicate additional resources to our leading brands, and accelerate growth,” said Rajan Goel, Spectrum’s President and CEO, adding “The Spectrum team is very strong globally and with Sentinel’s support we will be able to serve our customers more effectively in the next stage of growth.” Spectrum Safety Solutions Spectrum Safety Solutions has approximately 1400 employees in more than 20 countries Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, Spectrum Safety Solutions has approximately 1400 employees in more than 20 countries. Spectrum is a globally renowned company in fire, flame, and gas detection and suppression, through iconic brands - Autronica, Det-Tronics, Fireye and Marioff. It provides customers with a complete portfolio of advanced lifecycle solutions and services designed to meet the unique challenges of protecting people, equipment and operations in high-hazard, mission-critical industrial environments across the globe in critical infrastructure, marine, energy, and other industrial markets. Autronica partnership with Sentinel “We are fortunate to have a well-established partner and owner as Sentinel who recognizes the value we have already created and believes in our future potential and vision. As a result, Autronica will be in a stronger position to invest for growth and create new opportunities for our employees and partners,” said Sindre Utne, Managing Director of Autronica Fire and Security.

As increasing investments are being made in renewable energy worldwide, Autronica is also supplying wind turbine fire safety equipment for two major offshore wind projects – Ocean Wind off the coast of New Jersey in the United States and Dogger Bank A off the coast of England. Together these projects will provide enough electricity to power more than 6.5 million homes across two countries. The wind turbines and their associated infrastructure will be protected by Autronica fire alarm systems, including Autronica’s latest detector, AutroGuard. Autronica is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Delivering advanced fire safety technology The combined projects are the largest in Autronica's 64-year history. Autronica fire safety solutions will protect a total of 282 wind turbines. Construction on the wind farms began late last year and will continue into 2023. Autronica designed a tailor-made solution suitable for large offshore wind projects and unmanned installations Securing these critically important clean energy projects demonstrates that Autronica is best-in-class in delivering advanced fire safety technology for the renewable energy industry. Autronica’s technical experts designed a tailor-made solution suitable for large offshore wind projects and unmanned installations.  Environmentally-responsible projects "We are very grateful for our customers’ trust in us by allowing us to contribute to the shift to renewable energy through the protection of their wind turbines," says Thor Egil Hafnor, Global Strategic Accounts Leader, Autronica. "These agreements are a big boost for us, and it is a pleasure to be able to protect these environmentally-responsible projects." AutroGuard Autronica fire alarm systems are developed and manufactured in Norway’s technology capital, Trondheim, where Autronica has led the way in technological innovation for a safer world since 1957. Autronica’s latest detector, AutroGuard launched in 2021, differentiates between various types of smoke, which in turn contributes to fewer unwanted alarms caused by smoke occurring naturally in the environment.

AutroGuard is a new range of multi-criteria detectors from leading detector manufacturer Autronica. As part of the introduction of this exciting new range, Detector Testers were asked to support the design of a customized removal tool designed specifically for the AutroGuard range. Functional testing With the Solo and Testifire solutions already approved for functional testing of existing Autronica detector ranges, developing a customized removal tool to meet the needs of this new range continues the strong relationship between Detector Testers and Autronica and is the latest example of the approvals and strategic partnerships they hold with global detector manufacturers. The AutroGuard range is designed to simplify installation and commissioning whilst increasing fire safety.  Suitable for use in a wide range of applications, the range has a number of standout features designed to reduce false alarms, maintain reliability and make for a cleaner look with reduced wiring and installation costs. Removal tool A specialist adaptor allows for the easy removal of dust covers fitted to the AutroGuard detectors The removal tool Detector Testers have developed, the Solo 220, has been designed to work with all detectors in the range and follows the same principles of our existing Solo products – focussing on intuitive design to deliver optimum use on-site.  Used during installation, the Solo 220 enables detectors to be easily mounted to their base and, during periodic maintenance visits, the tool allows for easy removal of detectors for inspection. The removal tool also features a specialist adaptor which, once fitted, allows for the easy removal of dust covers fitted to the AutroGuard detectors – a significant time-saver when it comes to system commissioning.