Sick launches tunnel safety pollution monitoring

Sick’s tunnel monitoring technology provides early warning of unsafe visibility and pollution conditions inside road and rail tunnels and ensure the safety of vehicle occupants and tunnel staff. Its VISIC100SF tunnel environment monitor combines visibility measurements, with a range of up to 15km, CO detection of 0- 300ppm (≤3% accuracy) and NO detection of 0-100ppm (≤3% accuracy).
December 2, 2015 Read time: 1 min

536 Sick’s tunnel monitoring technology provides early warning of unsafe visibility and pollution conditions inside road and rail tunnels and ensure the safety of vehicle occupants and tunnel staff.

Its VISIC100SF tunnel environment monitor combines visibility measurements, with a range of up to 15km,  CO detection of 0- 300ppm (≤3% accuracy) and NO detection of 0-100ppm (≤3% accuracy). The device responds rapidly to changing conditions (60 seconds or less), enabling operators to take appropriate action. According to Sick, it is the only sensor to combine scattered light measurement with electrochemical cell sensing in a compact stainless steel housing.

The sensor has an environmental protection rating of IP69K and so is able to withstand harsh tunnel conditions including tunnel washing procedures and is said to be easy to set up.

Air Quality & Weather Systems Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Jiffy Splices repair damaged electrical connections
    November 4, 2016
    TE Connectivity’s Deutsch Jiffy Splices are a field-serviceable alternative to permanent splices, designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the construction, mining, marine and agricultural industries.
    Read More
  • Kistler to launch new WIM systems
    February 19, 2018
    Kistler will use Intertraffic Amsterdam 2018 to launch the KiTraffic WIM systems which serve a number of traffic and road monitoring applications, including gathering traffic data, collecting toll fees, protecting road infrastructure, and detecting vehicle overloading. These systems make use of compact and maintenance-free Lineas sensors that are integrated into the road itself and can be adjusted, based on the road material. The systems monitor vehicles at varying speeds and on virtually infinite numbers
    Read More
  • Pile-up prompts Gulf States to counter fog menace
    September 23, 2014
    David Crawford investigates a promising development to counter the problem of fog in the Gulf States. Despite being a largely desert area with low rainfall, fog is a major driving hazard in countries on the Arabian peninsula, such as the UAE. The fog is the result of moist air moving across from the neighbouring Gulf during the afternoon and evening, and experiencing radiation cooling at night.
    Read More
  • Jenoptik announces toll monitoring first at ITS World Congress
    October 12, 2016
    Jenoptik has entered a new era during this week’s ITS World Congress with the announcement of its first highway toll-monitoring contract. By mid-2018 it will supply global logistics services provider Toll Collect with up to 600 toll payment-monitoring pillars to monitor truck toll payments as part of the planned extension of compulsory tolls for trucks using Germany’s federal highways.
    Read More

Highlighted Content