Offering maximum dependability, reliable detection, and immunity to deception, this solution ensures uninterrupted operation of the training and simulation centre.

AMTS was founded by physicians in cooperation with renowned partners from the medical and information technology industries. With its training and simulation center and its innovative offerings for continuing medical education, the Academy aims to set new standards in Europe.

The AMTS facilities are equipped as you would expect, not only with state-of-the-art medical technology, but also with the latest generation of building technology. Fire safety has top priority. “We have a variety of rooms with sensitive and expensive equipment that require extra protection. For this reason, we chose a fire safety solution from Siemens. The Sinteso fire protection system is functional, easy to use, and meets our requirements the best,” adds CEO Roger Zobrist. “The system has to be absolutely reliable in everyday operations and ensure optimal fire detection. In addition, Siemens is a core partner of AMTS in the imaging field. As doctors, we are very familiar with the high performance and quality of Siemens solutions, including those for medical technology.”

The Sinteso fire protection system is based on a unified technology platform with state-of-the-art networking technology. Its modular design provides customers with a wide range of system combinations, enabling them to cover every conceivable application scenario.

Fire control panels are at the core of a fire protection system. They process all signals received from the detectors, control warning devices via the corresponding network, and alert safety personnel. The Sinteso FC2060 fire control panel deployed at AMTS has four loops which support up to 512 field devices. In addition, it can be upgraded with additional modules to support up to 1,512 field devices. Existing detectors can be added quickly thanks to auto configuration and auto addressing; existing controls of fire protection doors, extinguishing systems, elevators, and ventilation systems can be integrated easily via I/O modules. As a result, modernisation concepts can be implemented flexibly, quickly, and inexpensively. In addition, operational safety during the upgrade phase is ensured by avoiding long disruptions or interruptions.

In applications characterised by a medium level of risk and a moderate potential for deceptive phenomena, as is the case at AMTS in Lucerne, the high-performance Sinteso C-LINE detectors come into their own. Approximately 400 intelligent neural fire detectors distributed throughout the entire Academy detect and analyse optical and thermal signals separately. The behaviour of the detectors is set according to the environmental conditions to be expected by selecting the appropriate parameter set (with pre-programmed detection algorithms). This ensures detection of smoldering fires as well as open fires involving solid materials and liquids while guaranteeing a high level of reliability and immunity to deception. In addition, 34 manual call points are available to manually trigger an alarm. The addressed technology in a field device network (FDnet) provides precise location information together with fast and fail-safe communication between the detectors and the fire control panel.

Sinteso systems offer optimised fire detection and avoid false alarms using selectable parameter sets. As a consequence, their fault tolerance is virtually zero. Operators can rest assured that a real fire will be detected early and reliably and that an alarm will be triggered without delay. Roger Zobrist adds: “With Sinteso, we play it safe. We can optimally adjust the system to the different environmental influences of our facilities, thereby minimizing the number of false alarms. This is particularly important to us since false alarms would severely disrupt our courses and negatively impact the operation of our company.”