Now, Bosch Communication Systems, owner of the Electro-Voice and Dynacord loudspeaker brands, has announced that it has further expanded its portfolio of EN54-certified equipment.
"We noted a trend in the market towards combined fire warning and voice alarm systems," says Oliver Sahm, director application design with Bosch Communications Systems. "With the certification of our Dynacord Promatrix 8000 system, which includes pro sound components, as being in accordance with the EN54-16 standard, we are offering our customers in this segment of the market, too, tested products with a corresponding quality guarantee."
Not only do the products from Bosch, which have proved themselves over the years, comply with the relevant safety standards and guidelines, but with this certification, the company is also consolidating its position as a pioneer in the field of voice alarm. Says Oliver Sahm: "Bosch is the first company worldwide to be offering a flexible and scalable, EN-certified system comprising pro sound and ELA components from a single source."
The following pro sound devices recently obtained unrestricted certification in accordance with EN 54-16: the Electro-Voice NetMax N8000 system controller and the DYNACORD P64 digital audio matrix manager including the corresponding CobraNet and Dante network cards; Electro-Voice CPS and DYNACORD DSA multi-channel amplifiers as well as the RCM-810 remote control module; the LML-1 loudspeaker line measuring load module for the real-time monitoring of 100-volt loudspeaker lines.
August 2013 saw the first project to be planned and implemented in accordance with the EN54 guidelines - the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France. "This demonstrated that, besides their outstanding acoustic performance, our sound reinforcement solutions also met the exacting safety requirements set out in the European standards," says Sahm. "A key role in the successful certification was played by our IRIS-Net software, which offers a unified platform and diverse programming possibilities," adds Tobias Pirtsch, application design and tech support installed sound, the project leader responsible for obtaining EN54 certification for pro sound devices. "A further factor was our many years' experience of successful installation projects in which already the pro sound and voice alarm systems formed an integrated solution. To provide our customers with the requisite details, we will be offering in future not only a functional description document but also special training in the EN guidelines and correct implementation in system design."
(Lee Baldock)
