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AP Sensing: Brand Relaunch
At AP Sensing, we’re driven by collaboration, innovation, and reliability. As we continue to evolve, we’re excited to introduce our refreshed corporate design.
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Fire Friday #3: Channels
One of the advantages of fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) is not only the comparatively long range, but also the possibility of connecting multiple sensor cables.
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Fire Friday #4: Radiant Heat
Our sensor cables are specifically optimized to detect thermal radiation and are sensitive to both radiation and convection. This has been confirmed in many fire tests.
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Fire Friday #6: Harsh Environments
AP Sensing fire products are rated intrinsically safe, certified by ATEX and IECEx, and can be safely used in the most challenging and hazardous environments.
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Fire Friday #5: Certifications
As a manufacturer particularly committed to fire detection, AP Sensing offers the most comprehensive portfolio of certifications, in order for our customers to receive the highest level of system reliability and performance.
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AP Sensing: Brand Relaunch
At AP Sensing, we’re driven by collaboration, innovation, and reliability. As we continue to evolve, we’re excited to introduce our refreshed corporate design.
Go to Page
All
Fire Friday #3: Channels
One of the advantages of fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) is not only the comparatively long range, but also the possibility of connecting multiple sensor cables.
Go to Page
All
Fire Friday #4: Radiant Heat
Our sensor cables are specifically optimized to detect thermal radiation and are sensitive to both radiation and convection. This has been confirmed in many fire tests.
Go to Page
All
Fire Friday #6: Harsh Environments
AP Sensing fire products are rated intrinsically safe, certified by ATEX and IECEx, and can be safely used in the most challenging and hazardous environments.
Go to Page
All
Fire Friday #5: Certifications
As a manufacturer particularly committed to fire detection, AP Sensing offers the most comprehensive portfolio of certifications, in order for our customers to receive the highest level of system reliability and performance.
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All
Fire Friday #7: Quality & Reliability
We at AP Sensing have therefore designed our LHD products for performance, paying special attention to reliability and quality during the development phase.
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All
Austrian Rail Operator Runs Successful Pilot Project with AP Sensing after Fire Incident
The rail operator, ÖBB Infrastructure, considered various technical alternatives for the monitoring of high voltage cables and chose AP Sensing’s Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system through our partner Honeywell. Our system was tested in a long-term pilot project in Linz.
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All
Selection Criteria for Pipeline Leak Detection Methods using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) has expanded current pipeline leak detection technologies (LDS), providing a significant set of new capabilities. This paper briefly reviews the main types of DFOS technologies used for pipeline monitoring.
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AP Sensing Monitors Prestigious Middle Eastern Projects
One of the applications for which AP Sensing is known as the market leader in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is linear heat detection with our N4387B Linear Heat Series.
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Deutsche Bahn Cable Duct Fire Tests
AP Sensing recently conducted trackside fire trials with the German rail operator, Deutsche Bahn! The trials took place approximately 45 km outside of Berlin in Michendorf, Germany, and were carried out by the local fire department.
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All
Fire Friday #2: Spatial Resolution
AP Sensing’s LHD system allows a freely configurable spatial resolution in order to adapt the system to actual project demands, also considering other parameters.
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All
Fire Friday #8: Redundancy
System configuration and redundancy plays a pivotal role in Linear Heat Detection (LHD)'s reliability.
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All
AP Sensing’s LHD: A Success Story Made in Europe
AP Sensing’s LHD: A Success Story Made in Europe - An Interview with European Sales Manager Daniel Gerwig
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Fire Friday #1: Linear Heat Detection Response Time
The alarm parameters in AP Sensing's LHD system are freely configurable, but we offer sets of alarm parameters that have been tested by reputable institutes such as UL, FM and the VdS. This gives our customers the assurance to find an optimal balance between fast response time and false alarm resilience.
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All
AP Sensing Shares Expert Perspective on Solar Fire Risks in Industry Feature
As the global shift toward renewable energy accelerates, fire detection in photovoltaic installations is gaining new urgency.
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All
Fibre Optic Technology- Beyond Traditional Linear Heat Detection
Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) technology is simple to install and offers significant advantages compared to other monitoring technologies or point sensors.
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All
AP Sensing Technology Deployment at World’s First Underwater Roundabout
In this project, we are monitoring the entire tunnel utilizing three N4387B interrogator units, with all data managed by our SmartVision software.
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All
Riyadh Metro Tunnel Fire Detection
AP Sensing was chosen to monitor this very prestigious infrastructure with our fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution.
Go to Page
All
AP Sensing Presented a FOSA Webinar on Rail Monitoring
The webinar demonstrates the use of modern AI technologies as Neuronal Networks in combination with DFOS technologies for applications in rail monitoring.
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All
Critical Infrastructure & Security Month
AP Sensing monitors various types of critical infrastructure worldwide and believes the protection of these assets is of the utmost importance.
Go to Page
All
Tree Planting Project Update
AP Sensing’s partner WeForest recently released its mid-year report for the Mt. Mulanje project in Malawi. This is one of WeForest’s newest projects, and the project that AP Sensing began contributing to in 2019 by planting 100 trees for every fiber optic sensing interrogator unit (DTS/DAS/DVS) that we sell.
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All
Aramco Approves New Fibre Optic Pipeline Leak Detection Technology
Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Systems by AP Sensing offer improved performance and are installed on Aramco’s crude oil pipelines, Dr Alex De Joode, Head of AP Sensing Pipelines and Terminals Business Unit, tells OGN.
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All
Kanda Biomass Energy Introduces DTS for Fuel Conveyor in Energy Plant
Kanda Biomass Energy selected a DTS system developed by NK Systems and AP Sensing their biomass power plan in Kyushu, Japan.
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Christmas Donation Provides Access to Education in Kenya
At the end of every year, AP Sensing donates to a project for those that are less fortunate. Our 2019 Christmas donation has been made through the CARE organization to improve the lives of children and adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya by providing access to education and vocational training.
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AP Sensing Takes off on a New Track
An AP Sensing collaborative project, ‘SpectRail’, has recently been awarded funding in one of the UK Department of Transport’s competitions. The competition is operated by Innovate UK and part of the industrial end user, Network Rail’s R&D programme of innovative projects to support research, development and innovation in the rail industry.
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DAS For Water Transmission Pipelines in the Middle East
AP Sensing is monitoring several ongoing projects in a major program of pipeline schemes planned to transport potable water from new desalination plants across Saudi Arabia. Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a necessity for these large water transmission pipelines in order to detect third party intrusion (TPI) events or construction activities, as well as to provide leak detection.
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New AP Sensing Office in Bahrain
AP Sensing is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Bahrain. The office is located on the third floor of the Almoayyed Tower and enables us to better serve our clients in the Middle East region.
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All
The New DTS N45-Series
We are proud to announce our next-generation DTS: With new levels of temperature sensing and asset monitoring, breaking the limits of time, space and accuracy.
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All
Industrial Power Cable Monitoring Pakistan
AP Sensing is monitoring a 132 kV underground transmission cable for Karachi Electric. This cable experiences greater loads than nominal lines, as it feeds energy to a steel mill with high energy throughputs and frequent consumption cycles.
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All
AP Sensing’s DAS used for Earthquake Monitoring Pilot Observations
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is becoming an increasingly popular technology for monitoring critical infrastructures such as gas and liquid pipelines, perimeters, traffic tunnels, or high voltage power cables. As the technology often uses pre-existing optical telecommunications fiber as a linear sensor, DAS is advantageous over point sensors in terms of cost and performance.
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All
Meet AP Sensing Video Series
Who are the people behind AP Sensing? We are excited to launch a new video series giving you a chance to “meet” members of our team working across the world, remotely at home & at our German headquarters.
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All
AP Sensing Invests in New Tree Planting Initiative
AP Sensing is excited to announce our partnership with the NGO WeForest!Starting in the last quarter of 2019, AP Sensing began planting 100 trees for every fiber optic sensing interrogator (DAS/DTS/DVS) unit sold, plus additional trees to assist in offsetting the environmental impact of our business travels. This stems out of a desire to take concrete action in the area of climate change, C02 emission reduction, environmental protection and social impact.
Go to Page
All
FOSA Releases New Data on Global Installations
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) released details on more than 1,300 installations of distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) around the world. AP Sensing's significant contribution to the data reflects our expertise in pipeline leak detection, high voltage power cable monitoring and fire detection.
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All
Fiber Optic Sensing Association Calls for U.S. Pipeline Safety Test Facility
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) is calling for the federal government and pipeline industry to collaborate in establishing a pipeline safety test facility in the United States. This facility has the potential to benefit the industry, government regulators, and the general public by addressing important gaps that currently exist when testing technologies on active pipelines.
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All
Fiber-Optic Sensing for Enhanced Border Security
AP Sensing’s Director of Research, Dr. Gareth Lees, collaborated on a Laser Focus World article titled “Smart fiber-optic sensing systems enhance physical border walls and fences”. The article discusses distributed sensing technologies and the applications and benefits of distributed sensing for security and safety. Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) is esteemed for its reliability, cost-effectiveness and precise alarming on fires and overheating, while Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is known for demonstrating sensitivity in combination with the appropriate algorithms and machine learning techniques for reliable detection of perimeter intrusions.
Go to Page
All
Fifty-two km High Voltage Subsea Power Link Denmark - Germany
Energinet is the Danish operator of natural gas and high-voltage electrical transmission systems, also for interconnections to Norway, Sweden and Germany. Read on to learn why AP Sensing was selected to monitor the 52 km subsea links.
Go to Page
All
Metro Rotterdam Chooses AP Sensing for Fire Protection
AP Sensing solutions give the Metro operators fast and vital information that protects their valuable assets and helps save lives.
Go to Page
All
Revolutionizing Fiber Optic Linear Heat Detection
AP Sensing's new N45-Series fiber optic LHD system is featured in the June edition of International Fire Buyer
Go to Page
All
Tunnel on Fire: AP Sensing selected to monitor major traffic tunnel
For tunnel operators the speed and reliability of the AP Sensing system is a major advantage, our LHD detected every fire in less than the prescribed time.
Go to Page
All
AP Sensing Monitors Alcohol Tanks in Chile
AP Sensing's Fiber Optic Linear Heat Detection (FO LHD) solution was selected to monitor a tank farm in the Panimex Quimica chemical plant in Chile. The project specifications stipulated one tradition LHD system per tank, but due to poor past experiences with false alarms and continuous maintenance, the operator chose AP Sensing's FO LHD. An additional benefit is only one FO LHD unit is needed to monitor all the tanks.
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Safeguarding a 27 km Natural Gas Pipeline
A natural gas pipeline operator in Thailand sought out a solution to protect its pipeline from Third Party Interference (TPI). Previously, employees had been expected to patrol the pipeline 24/7, but a more effective solution was needed. The client conducted various trials in 2019 to compare AP Sensing to competing systems and was very happy with the results of AP Sensing's Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system.
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All
AP Sensing Monitors Prestigious Saudi Arabian Tunnel
AP Sensing was selected by KAFD to monitor these road tunnels using our Fiber Optic LHD monitoring solution.
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All
115kV Underground Power Cable Monitoring Saudi Arabia
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) selected AP Sensing for a project monitoring two 115kV power circuits. Our technology provides not only the thermal profile of the power cables, but also insights into the actual conductor temperature and transient statuses with our Real Time Thermal Rating (RTTR) engine.
Go to Page
All
Power Cable Monitoring Using Acoustic Sensing
An AP Sensing Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system is monitoring a 6 km high-voltage power cable in Germany.
Go to Page
All
Preventative Conveyor Belt Protection in Chile
Codelco, the National Copper Corporation of Chile, sought out a solution for real-time monitoring at one of its operations, a copper refinery and processing plant. The client pursued our fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution in order to implement an onsite system that is preventative and not simply reactive.
Go to Page
All
Delhi Metro Linear Heat Detection
AP Sensing was selected by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide our Linear Heat Detection solution to monitor its phase III underground tunnel project.
Go to Page
All
AP Sensing Selected to Monitor New Metro System
In parallel with the launch of the new Doha Metro system in 2019, AP Sensing began monitoring its railway tunnels with our Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution. 128 km of the metro system is monitored by 16 multi-channel Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) units, 132 km of fiber optic cable and AP Sensing's SmartVision software.
Go to Page
All
Subsea Power Cable Monitoring with SmartVision and RTTR
AP Sensing's newest success story explains an offshore oil platform operator monitors their 14 km subsea power cable, which supplies the power for all platform operations.
Go to Page
All
Fire Detection in a Battery Warehouse, Fujian, China
Amperex Technology is a market leader in the design, manufacture, sales and marketing of rechargeable lithium ion/polymer battery cells and related battery packs and systems. In their new battery warehouse they have the capacity to store some 7.000 batteries and packs.
Go to Page
All
Keeping it Cool in the Saadiyat Island Tunnel
The Saadiyat Island tunnel is 1.2 km long and connects the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Zayed National museums. It is used for the safe transportation of supplies and especially for the very valuable works of art for the new museums.
Go to Page
All
Underground Power Monitoring in Latvia
In 2017, an AP Sensing fiber-optic DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution was selected to monitor power cables on two underground circuits.
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All
Reservoir Water Pipeline Monitoring
An AP Sensing Linear Pro Series DTS solution was selected to monitor two reservoir water pipelines in northern Germany.
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Fire Detection in Self-Unloaders
An AP Sensing Linear Heat Detection solution is in use, monitoring a self-unloading bulk carrier in China.
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AP Sensing's Role in Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution
Kriegers Flak is Denmark's largest offshore wind farm with a production capacity of just over 600 MW. AP Sensing is monitoring a total of 300 km of this asset, using 6 Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) units and 9 Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) units.
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Conveyor & Reclaim Tunnel Fire Detection
AP Sensing provided its reliable Linear Heat Detection solution to monitor surface and coal reclaim tunnel conveyors at the Bulga Coal Handling Plant in Australia.
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AP Sensing Selected to Monitor World's Longest XLPE Subsea Link
AP Sensing’s DTS monitors the world’s longest XLPE subsea cable, a power link from Sweden to Lithuania, ensuring safe, reliable 700 MW energy transfer.
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AP Sensing Fire Detection in Germany and Finland
An important new traffic tunnel in Germany and a key metro tunnel around the airport in Helsinki, Finland, are now monitored by AP Sensing's DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) Fire Detection solution.
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Rail Tunnel Safety in Malaysia
The twin Berapit rail tunnels each have a length of 3.3 km and run between Padang Rengas and Taiping, the tunnel operators needed to provide a fire detection system, they turned to AP Sensing's DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution.
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AP Sensing Monitors Solar Energy in the Middle East
AP Sensing completed and commissioned a solar energy monitoring project in March 2019. This project monitors the Sweihan Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant, an extremely large solar plant located in the middle of the desert in Abu Dhabi. The plant has an output of 1.17 GW and is expected to become the world’s largest plant in the renewable energy sector upon completion of its construction.
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Fire Protection for Solar Farms
The rapid growth of solar energy worldwide has led to an increased need for reliable monitoring and fire detection in (PV installations. Fiber Optic LHD is a reliable tool for detecting fires on a photovoltaic installation.
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Expand DCIM Functionality with DFOS
Dedicated data center maintenance is critical in achieving tier classification via operational availability.
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Wet Oil Pipeline Monitoring Utilizing Advanced Leakage Detection Techniques
AP Sensing is monitoring a complex project involving two buried, wet oil pipelines utilizing Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) systems for leak detection for our customer, Wintershall-Dea.
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Heat Tracing on Phenol Pipeline
AP Sensing monitors a 2.4 km phenol pipeline, ensuring safe heat tracing and continuous flow with reliable DTS thermal monitoring and expert system design.
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Linear Heat Series Seminar in Taiwan
On July 30th, 2016, the Chairman of the Fire Protection Society of R.O.C., Professor Gao Shi Feng, gave a presentation on the advantages of AP Sensing‘s Linear Heat Series.
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News
AP Sensing: Brand Relaunch
At AP Sensing, we’re driven by collaboration, innovation, and reliability. As we continue to evolve, we’re excited to introduce our refreshed corporate design.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #3: Channels
One of the advantages of fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) is not only the comparatively long range, but also the possibility of connecting multiple sensor cables.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #4: Radiant Heat
Our sensor cables are specifically optimized to detect thermal radiation and are sensitive to both radiation and convection. This has been confirmed in many fire tests.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #6: Harsh Environments
AP Sensing fire products are rated intrinsically safe, certified by ATEX and IECEx, and can be safely used in the most challenging and hazardous environments.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #5: Certifications
As a manufacturer particularly committed to fire detection, AP Sensing offers the most comprehensive portfolio of certifications, in order for our customers to receive the highest level of system reliability and performance.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #7: Quality & Reliability
We at AP Sensing have therefore designed our LHD products for performance, paying special attention to reliability and quality during the development phase.
Go to Page
News
Austrian Rail Operator Runs Successful Pilot Project with AP Sensing after Fire Incident
The rail operator, ÖBB Infrastructure, considered various technical alternatives for the monitoring of high voltage cables and chose AP Sensing’s Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system through our partner Honeywell. Our system was tested in a long-term pilot project in Linz.
Go to Page
News
Selection Criteria for Pipeline Leak Detection Methods using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) has expanded current pipeline leak detection technologies (LDS), providing a significant set of new capabilities. This paper briefly reviews the main types of DFOS technologies used for pipeline monitoring.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Monitors Prestigious Middle Eastern Projects
One of the applications for which AP Sensing is known as the market leader in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is linear heat detection with our N4387B Linear Heat Series.
Go to Page
News
Deutsche Bahn Cable Duct Fire Tests
AP Sensing recently conducted trackside fire trials with the German rail operator, Deutsche Bahn! The trials took place approximately 45 km outside of Berlin in Michendorf, Germany, and were carried out by the local fire department.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #2: Spatial Resolution
AP Sensing’s LHD system allows a freely configurable spatial resolution in order to adapt the system to actual project demands, also considering other parameters.
Go to Page
News
Fire Friday #8: Redundancy
System configuration and redundancy plays a pivotal role in Linear Heat Detection (LHD)'s reliability.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing’s LHD: A Success Story Made in Europe
AP Sensing’s LHD: A Success Story Made in Europe - An Interview with European Sales Manager Daniel Gerwig
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News
Fire Friday #1: Linear Heat Detection Response Time
The alarm parameters in AP Sensing's LHD system are freely configurable, but we offer sets of alarm parameters that have been tested by reputable institutes such as UL, FM and the VdS. This gives our customers the assurance to find an optimal balance between fast response time and false alarm resilience.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Shares Expert Perspective on Solar Fire Risks in Industry Feature
As the global shift toward renewable energy accelerates, fire detection in photovoltaic installations is gaining new urgency.
Go to Page
News
Fibre Optic Technology- Beyond Traditional Linear Heat Detection
Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) technology is simple to install and offers significant advantages compared to other monitoring technologies or point sensors.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Technology Deployment at World’s First Underwater Roundabout
In this project, we are monitoring the entire tunnel utilizing three N4387B interrogator units, with all data managed by our SmartVision software.
Go to Page
News
Riyadh Metro Tunnel Fire Detection
AP Sensing was chosen to monitor this very prestigious infrastructure with our fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Presented a FOSA Webinar on Rail Monitoring
The webinar demonstrates the use of modern AI technologies as Neuronal Networks in combination with DFOS technologies for applications in rail monitoring.
Go to Page
News
Critical Infrastructure & Security Month
AP Sensing monitors various types of critical infrastructure worldwide and believes the protection of these assets is of the utmost importance.
Go to Page
News
Tree Planting Project Update
AP Sensing’s partner WeForest recently released its mid-year report for the Mt. Mulanje project in Malawi. This is one of WeForest’s newest projects, and the project that AP Sensing began contributing to in 2019 by planting 100 trees for every fiber optic sensing interrogator unit (DTS/DAS/DVS) that we sell.
Go to Page
News
Aramco Approves New Fibre Optic Pipeline Leak Detection Technology
Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Systems by AP Sensing offer improved performance and are installed on Aramco’s crude oil pipelines, Dr Alex De Joode, Head of AP Sensing Pipelines and Terminals Business Unit, tells OGN.
Go to Page
News
Kanda Biomass Energy Introduces DTS for Fuel Conveyor in Energy Plant
Kanda Biomass Energy selected a DTS system developed by NK Systems and AP Sensing their biomass power plan in Kyushu, Japan.
Go to Page
News
Christmas Donation Provides Access to Education in Kenya
At the end of every year, AP Sensing donates to a project for those that are less fortunate. Our 2019 Christmas donation has been made through the CARE organization to improve the lives of children and adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya by providing access to education and vocational training.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Takes off on a New Track
An AP Sensing collaborative project, ‘SpectRail’, has recently been awarded funding in one of the UK Department of Transport’s competitions. The competition is operated by Innovate UK and part of the industrial end user, Network Rail’s R&D programme of innovative projects to support research, development and innovation in the rail industry.
Go to Page
News
DAS For Water Transmission Pipelines in the Middle East
AP Sensing is monitoring several ongoing projects in a major program of pipeline schemes planned to transport potable water from new desalination plants across Saudi Arabia. Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a necessity for these large water transmission pipelines in order to detect third party intrusion (TPI) events or construction activities, as well as to provide leak detection.
Go to Page
News
New AP Sensing Office in Bahrain
AP Sensing is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Bahrain. The office is located on the third floor of the Almoayyed Tower and enables us to better serve our clients in the Middle East region.
Go to Page
News
The New DTS N45-Series
We are proud to announce our next-generation DTS: With new levels of temperature sensing and asset monitoring, breaking the limits of time, space and accuracy.
Go to Page
News
Industrial Power Cable Monitoring Pakistan
AP Sensing is monitoring a 132 kV underground transmission cable for Karachi Electric. This cable experiences greater loads than nominal lines, as it feeds energy to a steel mill with high energy throughputs and frequent consumption cycles.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing’s DAS used for Earthquake Monitoring Pilot Observations
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is becoming an increasingly popular technology for monitoring critical infrastructures such as gas and liquid pipelines, perimeters, traffic tunnels, or high voltage power cables. As the technology often uses pre-existing optical telecommunications fiber as a linear sensor, DAS is advantageous over point sensors in terms of cost and performance.
Go to Page
News
Meet AP Sensing Video Series
Who are the people behind AP Sensing? We are excited to launch a new video series giving you a chance to “meet” members of our team working across the world, remotely at home & at our German headquarters.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Invests in New Tree Planting Initiative
AP Sensing is excited to announce our partnership with the NGO WeForest!Starting in the last quarter of 2019, AP Sensing began planting 100 trees for every fiber optic sensing interrogator (DAS/DTS/DVS) unit sold, plus additional trees to assist in offsetting the environmental impact of our business travels. This stems out of a desire to take concrete action in the area of climate change, C02 emission reduction, environmental protection and social impact.
Go to Page
News
FOSA Releases New Data on Global Installations
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) released details on more than 1,300 installations of distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) around the world. AP Sensing's significant contribution to the data reflects our expertise in pipeline leak detection, high voltage power cable monitoring and fire detection.
Go to Page
News
Fiber Optic Sensing Association Calls for U.S. Pipeline Safety Test Facility
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) is calling for the federal government and pipeline industry to collaborate in establishing a pipeline safety test facility in the United States. This facility has the potential to benefit the industry, government regulators, and the general public by addressing important gaps that currently exist when testing technologies on active pipelines.
Go to Page
News
Fiber-Optic Sensing for Enhanced Border Security
AP Sensing’s Director of Research, Dr. Gareth Lees, collaborated on a Laser Focus World article titled “Smart fiber-optic sensing systems enhance physical border walls and fences”. The article discusses distributed sensing technologies and the applications and benefits of distributed sensing for security and safety. Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) is esteemed for its reliability, cost-effectiveness and precise alarming on fires and overheating, while Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is known for demonstrating sensitivity in combination with the appropriate algorithms and machine learning techniques for reliable detection of perimeter intrusions.
Go to Page
News
Fifty-two km High Voltage Subsea Power Link Denmark - Germany
Energinet is the Danish operator of natural gas and high-voltage electrical transmission systems, also for interconnections to Norway, Sweden and Germany. Read on to learn why AP Sensing was selected to monitor the 52 km subsea links.
Go to Page
News
Metro Rotterdam Chooses AP Sensing for Fire Protection
AP Sensing solutions give the Metro operators fast and vital information that protects their valuable assets and helps save lives.
Go to Page
News
Revolutionizing Fiber Optic Linear Heat Detection
AP Sensing's new N45-Series fiber optic LHD system is featured in the June edition of International Fire Buyer
Go to Page
News
Tunnel on Fire: AP Sensing selected to monitor major traffic tunnel
For tunnel operators the speed and reliability of the AP Sensing system is a major advantage, our LHD detected every fire in less than the prescribed time.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Monitors Alcohol Tanks in Chile
AP Sensing's Fiber Optic Linear Heat Detection (FO LHD) solution was selected to monitor a tank farm in the Panimex Quimica chemical plant in Chile. The project specifications stipulated one tradition LHD system per tank, but due to poor past experiences with false alarms and continuous maintenance, the operator chose AP Sensing's FO LHD. An additional benefit is only one FO LHD unit is needed to monitor all the tanks.
Go to Page
News
Safeguarding a 27 km Natural Gas Pipeline
A natural gas pipeline operator in Thailand sought out a solution to protect its pipeline from Third Party Interference (TPI). Previously, employees had been expected to patrol the pipeline 24/7, but a more effective solution was needed. The client conducted various trials in 2019 to compare AP Sensing to competing systems and was very happy with the results of AP Sensing's Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Monitors Prestigious Saudi Arabian Tunnel
AP Sensing was selected by KAFD to monitor these road tunnels using our Fiber Optic LHD monitoring solution.
Go to Page
News
115kV Underground Power Cable Monitoring Saudi Arabia
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) selected AP Sensing for a project monitoring two 115kV power circuits. Our technology provides not only the thermal profile of the power cables, but also insights into the actual conductor temperature and transient statuses with our Real Time Thermal Rating (RTTR) engine.
Go to Page
News
Power Cable Monitoring Using Acoustic Sensing
An AP Sensing Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system is monitoring a 6 km high-voltage power cable in Germany.
Go to Page
News
Preventative Conveyor Belt Protection in Chile
Codelco, the National Copper Corporation of Chile, sought out a solution for real-time monitoring at one of its operations, a copper refinery and processing plant. The client pursued our fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution in order to implement an onsite system that is preventative and not simply reactive.
Go to Page
News
Delhi Metro Linear Heat Detection
AP Sensing was selected by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide our Linear Heat Detection solution to monitor its phase III underground tunnel project.
Go to Page
News
AP Sensing Selected to Monitor New Metro System
In parallel with the launch of the new Doha Metro system in 2019, AP Sensing began monitoring its railway tunnels with our Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution. 128 km of the metro system is monitored by 16 multi-channel Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) units, 132 km of fiber optic cable and AP Sensing's SmartVision software.
Go to Page
News
Subsea Power Cable Monitoring with SmartVision and RTTR
AP Sensing's newest success story explains an offshore oil platform operator monitors their 14 km subsea power cable, which supplies the power for all platform operations.
Go to Page
News
Fire Detection in a Battery Warehouse, Fujian, China
Amperex Technology is a market leader in the design, manufacture, sales and marketing of rechargeable lithium ion/polymer battery cells and related battery packs and systems. In their new battery warehouse they have the capacity to store some 7.000 batteries and packs.
Go to Page
News
Keeping it Cool in the Saadiyat Island Tunnel
The Saadiyat Island tunnel is 1.2 km long and connects the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Zayed National museums. It is used for the safe transportation of supplies and especially for the very valuable works of art for the new museums.
Go to Page
News
Underground Power Monitoring in Latvia
In 2017, an AP Sensing fiber-optic DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution was selected to monitor power cables on two underground circuits.
Go to Page
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Reservoir Water Pipeline Monitoring
An AP Sensing Linear Pro Series DTS solution was selected to monitor two reservoir water pipelines in northern Germany.
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Fire Detection in Self-Unloaders
An AP Sensing Linear Heat Detection solution is in use, monitoring a self-unloading bulk carrier in China.
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AP Sensing's Role in Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution
Kriegers Flak is Denmark's largest offshore wind farm with a production capacity of just over 600 MW. AP Sensing is monitoring a total of 300 km of this asset, using 6 Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) units and 9 Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) units.
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Conveyor & Reclaim Tunnel Fire Detection
AP Sensing provided its reliable Linear Heat Detection solution to monitor surface and coal reclaim tunnel conveyors at the Bulga Coal Handling Plant in Australia.
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AP Sensing Selected to Monitor World's Longest XLPE Subsea Link
AP Sensing’s DTS monitors the world’s longest XLPE subsea cable, a power link from Sweden to Lithuania, ensuring safe, reliable 700 MW energy transfer.
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AP Sensing Fire Detection in Germany and Finland
An important new traffic tunnel in Germany and a key metro tunnel around the airport in Helsinki, Finland, are now monitored by AP Sensing's DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) Fire Detection solution.
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Rail Tunnel Safety in Malaysia
The twin Berapit rail tunnels each have a length of 3.3 km and run between Padang Rengas and Taiping, the tunnel operators needed to provide a fire detection system, they turned to AP Sensing's DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution.
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AP Sensing Monitors Solar Energy in the Middle East
AP Sensing completed and commissioned a solar energy monitoring project in March 2019. This project monitors the Sweihan Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant, an extremely large solar plant located in the middle of the desert in Abu Dhabi. The plant has an output of 1.17 GW and is expected to become the world’s largest plant in the renewable energy sector upon completion of its construction.
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Fire Protection for Solar Farms
The rapid growth of solar energy worldwide has led to an increased need for reliable monitoring and fire detection in (PV installations. Fiber Optic LHD is a reliable tool for detecting fires on a photovoltaic installation.
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Expand DCIM Functionality with DFOS
Dedicated data center maintenance is critical in achieving tier classification via operational availability.
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Wet Oil Pipeline Monitoring Utilizing Advanced Leakage Detection Techniques
AP Sensing is monitoring a complex project involving two buried, wet oil pipelines utilizing Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) systems for leak detection for our customer, Wintershall-Dea.
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Heat Tracing on Phenol Pipeline
AP Sensing monitors a 2.4 km phenol pipeline, ensuring safe heat tracing and continuous flow with reliable DTS thermal monitoring and expert system design.
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Linear Heat Series Seminar in Taiwan
On July 30th, 2016, the Chairman of the Fire Protection Society of R.O.C., Professor Gao Shi Feng, gave a presentation on the advantages of AP Sensing‘s Linear Heat Series.
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