Honeywell Life Safety has launched a website dedicated to educating building owners, facility managers, architects, engineers, and end users on Emergency Communications Systems (previously known as Mass Notification Systems).
The ability to provide real-time information to all building occupants or personnel in the vicinity of a building during emergency situations has become a critical concern for those who manage and safeguard facilities and their occupants. This new website, www.emergency-communications-systems.com, explains the origins of the technology and shares applicable codes and standards that surround such systems. The site also presents typical applications and an array of solutions, along with an explanation of the importance of effective communications. In addition, the site offers visitors the opportunity to tap into in-house, Fire Systems Group Services’ capabilities for design and applications services.
For more information, visit the new website.
Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Honeywell Aerospace’s Chief Technology Officer, Bob Smith, recently discussed the aviation industry and his passion for aerospace with Mia Saini of Forbes.com.
In the segment, called “Honeywell’s Space Guy,” Saini asks Smith about his passion for aerospace, engine design, and innovation and how he became interested in technology.
“I had a moment in which I was working on the space shuttle program and I had a good team of colleagues that worked very well together – we all had a shared purpose,” said Smith. “We were all trying to make something new, innovative in a technology area. We were watching a launch with our hardware going up. It was at that moment we all said, ‘This is why we’re in this industry. This is what gets us excited. This is what we love.’”
For more information, read the story and watch the video.
Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Honeywell and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today announced the 2010 Fall tour of their award-winning science education program, FMA Live! The innovative, traveling hip-hop science concert will reach more than 16,000 students during its 10-week, 20-city tour of the United States.
Named for Sir Isaac Newton’s second law of motion (force = mass x acceleration), FMA Live! uses professional actors, original songs, music videos, and interactive science demonstrations to teach middle school students Newton’s three laws of motion and the universal law of gravity. FMA Live! is a collaboration between NASA and Honeywell and is the only nationally touring, multi-media, science-education production of its kind. FMA Live! is underwritten by Honeywell and has traveled 78,800 miles, reaching more than 251,000 students at 730 middle schools in all 48 contiguous U.S. states and Canada since 2004.
FMA Live! will perform in the following areas during the 2010 Fall tour: Bentonville, AR; Olathe, KS; Coralville, IA; Albert Lea, MN; Minneapolis, MN; Elk River, MN; Grand Rapids, MN; Amery, WI; Chicago, IL; Mishawaka, IN, Saginaw, MI; Flint, MI; Middleville, MI; Cleveland, OH; Pottsville, PA; Lafayette Hill, PA; Weehawken, NJ; Middletown, CT; Woonsocket, RI; and Cranston, RI.
For more information about the program, please visit the FMA Live! website.
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Dolphin Energy in Qatar will upgrade its existing Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS) servers, stations, and software online at its gas processing plant at Ras Laffan to further improve the facility’s efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
As part of the project, Honeywell will upgrade nine Experion servers and 45 Experion stations to Honeywell-certified Experion system hardware platforms, allowing Dolphin to optimize their integrated control system performance and sustain their automation investments. The project also includes an upgrade of the facility’s system software to the latest release, including its operating system. Built to scale, Experion can streamline system management and reduce the total cost of ownership by up to 30%.
The upgrade will enable the enhancement of production processes at the plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, which is the largest single build plant in the world and central to Dolphin’s operations in the region. Dolphin Energy, one of the largest energy ventures in the Middle East, was set up to produce and process natural gas from Qatar’s offshore North Field. The processed gas is then transported to the UAE via an undersea pipeline.
For more information, read the press release.
Posted on Friday, August 20, 2010
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Honeywell announced a new moving map upgrade to its JetMap® III technology, including worldwide 3-D perspective views of terrain and ocean topography, enhanced graphics, and polar ice views. JetMap III provides real-time flight data, passenger situational awareness information, and data services for news, business, weather, and sports.
JetMap III with 3-D perspective maps allows passengers and crew to customize settings through the use of a handheld remote control. Passengers have the ability to turn features on and off, make changes to display pages, and save settings both on the ground and in the air. Current JetMap II users can upgrade to JetMap III through the simple replacement of the removable compact flash memory card.
The first installation of JetMap III was completed this month on Honeywell’s Falcon 900. Learn more about Honeywell’s cabin management products.
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2010
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Tom Buckmaster of Honeywell, Jacmel’s Mayor Edwin Zenny, and Richard Walden of Operation USA break ground on the new school.
Honeywell broke ground on a public school, Ecole Nationale Jacob Martin Henriquez, in Jacmel, Haiti. In attendance were Tom Buckmaster, President of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, Richard Walden, President and CEO of Operation USA, Jacmel Mayor Edwin Zenny and Parliament Senator Joseph Lambert. Construction of the school, which will serve approximately 600 local students in grades K through seven, is scheduled to be completed by January 2011.
“Six months ago, Honeywell committed to contributing $1 million in aid to the region, including a 100 percent match of employee donations, to fund rebuilding projects in Haiti and we are on target with that promise,” said Tom Buckmaster, President of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, Honeywell’s Corporate Citizenship initiative. “With the dedicated assistance of Mayor Edwin Zenny along with Operation USA, we’re confident that today’s ground breaking will help support education and overall community resources. Honeywell has also made business jets available to relief agency Operation USA for airlift support to deliver medical supplies and transport medical staff. We are dedicated to helping Haiti rebuild.”
The company is supporting the use of both contemporary and sustainable building methods for the school that can withstand future earthquakes. In addition, workshops will be held for local builders to encourage their direct involvement in the construction and the longer-term rebuilding efforts in the region. These workshops will focus on education related to modern building standards and regulations, and environmentally-conscious construction options that can save the region both money and natural resources over time.
For more information, read the press release.
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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