German video and security equipment specialist now distributes and installs Araani's SmokeCatcher Video Smoke Detection solution

Kortrijk, Belgium, September 4, 2017 – Araani, a leading provider of video analytics for people, property and process protection, is proud to announce that it can add Pieper GmbH to its community of certified partners. Thanks to this certification, German video and security equipment specialist Pieper will be able to distribute, install and support Araani’s SmokeCatcher Early Warning System in the whole of Germany.

Pieper has recently completed the Araani Partner Certification Training with great success. The training offers extensive information, checklists and reference cases that will enable participants to perform a correct and smooth SmokeCatcher installation on site.

“We are very pleased to be an Araani certified partner,” says Andreas Fieberg, regional manager at Pieper GmbH. “We have been providing rock-solid security and fire safety solutions to the German market for many years now. We are sure that this certification will give us the confidence to specify, implement and support SmokeCatcher Video Smoke Detection for our customers as well.”

Araani’s SmokeCatcher is a reliable early warning system for smoke detection in critical indoor environments. By adding the SmokeCatcher video analytics to a visual security camera, SmokeCatcher offers superfast smoke detection in places where traditional smoke detection systems fail due to slow detection or too many false alarms, including tall buildings, dust-filled environments and highly critical company hot spots. By analyzing the video image for the presence of smoke, SmokeCatcher can spot initiating fires directly at the source, practically from any distance.

“In order to make early fire detection a success, Araani relies on established partners in the security and fire safety industry, who are helping the company build the best possible solution,” says Pieter Claerhout, CEO at Araani. “In return, Araani honors its partners’ commitment with a full program of quality services to help them implement video smoke detection into the environment of the end customer, including training, tools, manuals and fanatical support.”

About Pieper GmbH

Pieper GmbH is a camera independent supplier of video and security equipment on the German market. The company develops, constructs, manufactures and installs complete video, security and image processing systems for applications including steel industry, glass production, cement processing, power stations, the petrochemical industry, waste recycling, public services, transport of people and freight, logistics and transportation companies, energy suppliers, police, etc. The company is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001, SCC and ATEX RL 94/9/EG. Pieper GmbH is headquartered in Schwerte, Germany, and has offices in the USA, South Africa, China and Australia. For more information, visit www.pieper-video.com.

About Araani nv

Founded in 2014, Araani is a Belgian video analytics company and the developer of SmokeCatcher. Araani’s mission is to guarantee business continuity and fire safety for companies that operate in critical and demanding environments. Araani has its roots in companies that have pioneered the video analytics industry. The expertise and years of experience of Araani’s founders have resulted in a rock-solid video analytics solution for high-risk and high-impact environments. For more information, visit www.araani.com.