Frito-Lay is a company founded in the early 1930s by the merger of two independent companies named The Frito Company and H.W.Lay & Company. In 1961, the two merged companies were renamed as Frito-Lay, Inc. In 1964, they decided to merge with PepsiCo. Upon this merger, it joined PepsiCo, Inc. It is currently a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc., and dominates 40 percent of the market in the United States. In the global market, this share reaches the level of 30 percent. However, Frito-Lay accounts for 31 percent of the total sales of PepsiCo.
The consumers in over 200 countries and regions around the world enjoy consuming more than 1 billion PepsiCo products every day. PepsiCo achieved net revenues in excess of $66 billion in 2013 with a complementary portfolio of foods and beverages that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. The products portfolio of PepsiCo consists of a wide range of enjoyable products, including 22 brands, each with more than $1 billion sales volume per year.
EEC created a Fire Alarm System solution in the Frito-Lay Suadiye project. In the fire alarm system, the products of UTC Edwards, which are unrivaled in the sector with their advanced control and communication technologies, smart detection characteristics and unmatched survival characteristics, were used. In the production and storage areas, the system was designed with Xtralis’ aspirating precision smoke detectors in accordance with EN54 standards, commissioning works were completed and user training and system handover was executed. EEC also ensues maintenance works with its technical services staff in accordance with EN54 standards, ensuring that the system operates with the same precision as it did the first day.
There is a network of some 900 Signature Series addressable detectors, call-points and modules within the factory, 1 main control panel that controls 17 VESDA Active Aspirating Smoke Detectors, and 1 repeater panel. In addition to the addressable point detectors in the common areas, VESDA air sampling, very sensitive smoke detectors which ensure protection in larger areas and allow for early detection, were used. The purpose is to detect possible fire signs at the earliest stage.
Due to the fact that the sound level in the factory areas is higher than in office environments, we had to use special sirens with high sound output power in order to provide a sufficient level of audible warnings. An acoustic warning system was designed upon making acoustic calculations for each area. Different models of sirens that have maximum output power of 102, 112 and 120 dBA or combinations of sirens/flashers were used according to the needs.
Panels and addressable field components that constitute the system can be controlled with the FireWorks Graphic Monitoring software installed at a single point. While the software acts as a hub that transmits alarm and fault messages to the operators in order of priority, it automatically displays the location of the detectors on the factory plans, thus reducing the investigation time for response. With the FireWorks software, the pollution level of all addressable devices can be reported, so thatmaintenance needs can be monitored across the system, and the maintenance period can be decided.
