This issue offers an in-depth look at how fire alarm hardware is evolving and beginning to adopt the more mainstream technologies such as touchscreens, apps and the cloud.
There are two major articles in this issue of SDM that stand out for the positive news they offer the industry and, perhaps more importantly, for conveying the idea that fire alarm technology is indeed starting to change — and that is welcome news.
“For a market characterized as stable, code-driven and conservative, 2015 seemed to be a turning point for many in the fire detection business, marking the true end of the downturn and the return to growth,” writes SDM Senior Editor, Karyn Hodgson, in “State of the Market: Fire Alarms” beginning on page 53.