For years, the risk of catastrophic fire has plagued the waste, recycling and resource recovery sector, driven by volatile fuel sources such as lithium-ion batteries. Now, an Australian company has delivered a high-tech solution: FlameSmart, a fully autonomous system designed to protect waste facilities 24/7, catching fires before they become disasters.
The FlameSmart System works by combining state-of-the-art hardware with an intelligent control unit, effectively putting a digital firefighter on the wall.
The system achieves rapid detection, often before flames are even visible, by using cutting-edge Flir A50 thermal cameras. These cameras constantly monitor the facility for abnormal heat signatures. When a threat is identified, the system immediately engages its proprietary software: the Pulse AI Firefighter Brain.
Pulse AI instantly notifies authorities, calculates the precise target coordinates, and directs powerful water cannons from United States manufacturer Elkhart Brass. This allows FlameSmart to launch a focused water jet of up to 2800 litres per minute across a maximum distance of 65 metres. Even if communications are down, the system continues to suppress the fire independently.
The FlameSmart System is particularly relevant to the waste and resource recovery sector, where high fuel loads and frequent thermal events threaten assets and business continuity.
The technology has been rigorously tested. FlameSmart successfully completed ten months of extensive live-fire trials at a working waste transfer station in Victoria. This large-scale, real-world deployment allowed the company to prove and optimise the system’s performance under industrial conditions.
In addition to its firefighting capabilities, the system runs regular self-diagnostics, proactively flagging any issues that require maintenance attention.
FlameSmart is now taking limited orders for the system. Find out more and book a demonstration at www.flamesmart.com.au
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