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"By 2020 we want to become the number one leading company in the segment of video smoke detection." - Pieter Claerhout, CEO Araani
 

Araani, the start-up of senior entrepreneur Jo Versavel, is growing real hard.  In 3 years, the company based in Kortrijk, raised its revenue from 100.000 to 600.000 €.  The specialist in fire detection through video-analysis is collecting more and more contracts, in Belgium as well as abroad.  Their software and technology has already been field proven with customers like Bayer, Unilin or Linde.  With Maggy Baetens, founder and CTO, they have a world authority in house..

SmokeCatcher software alleviates false alarms at production facilities. 
 

There are only few industries where the impact of a fire outburst can have such serious consequences as in the chemical industry. SAMCON, a German supplier of camera equipment for hazardous areas, knows this as no other company. When it comes to providing a reliable smoke detection technology for customers in the chemical industry, they resolutely opt for Araani’s SmokeCatcher software.

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SmokeCatcher succeeds where traditional smoke detectors fall short.

In their quest for the most reliable solution for fire safety in critical environments such as the petrochemical industry or waste processing units, the Kortrijk-based firm Araani developed the SmokeCatcher software. This innovative software had to surpass traditional smoke detectors that often have to deal with late reports or false alarms.

Erkennt Rauch, bevor ein Feuer entsteht: Frühwarn-Software von Araani in Kombination mit Kameras von Axis Communications

Was tun wenn’s brennt? Idealerweise bekämpft man gleich den Rauch – so die Antwort des belgischen Unternehmens Araani. Dessen „Smoke Catcher“-Technologie erkennt Rauch bevor ein Feuer entsteht. Das Frühwarnsystem kommt vor allem in industrieller Umgebung sowie kritischen Infrastrukturen zum Einsatz und hat gegenüber herkömmlichen Rauchmeldern einen großen Vorteil: Die Kamera, auf der die Software läuft, muss nicht in direktem Kontakt mit dem Rauch stehen, um Alarm zu schlagen. Das spart Zeit und vermeidet Fehlalarme. GIT SICHERHEIT sprach mit Pieter Claerhout, CEO von Araani und ...