Designing for Fire, Safety & Security

With the Fire, Safety & Security Event Series being held in April at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, now is an ideal time to look at some of the trends and regulatory requirements for safety critical devices.

Lucid has extensive experience providing research, design and development for clients in fire, safety and security markets. We have imagined, designed and helped clients make:

Commercial smoke and heat detectors compliant to EN54-5 and EN54-7
Security sensors compliant to EN50131-2 Grade 2 & 3
Gas detection devices compliant to ATEX & IECEx

Design trends

Developing Digital Services

Digital devices add value every day, improving the user experience and providing valuable tools for specifiers, installers and regulators. Not only does this bring enhanced value and improve the user experience, but it also makes customers increasingly ‘sticky’ while generating recurring revenues.

Having an ongoing ‘digital’ relationship with end users provides customer-centric organisations with valuable insights. These can be used to develop future products and services based on real-world needs.

Developing connected devices takes a multi-disciplinary team. Lucid has the know-how and skills to help you imagine, design and make your next generation of connected devices. Together we can deliver market and product advantages that enhance your customers lives.

Our engineers design, prototype and deliver intuitive user experiences, secure wireless data communications and create recurring revenue streams, from both physical consumables and digital subscriptions. We develop apps, cloud, connectivity, UI/UX, human-centered design, electronics, software, industrial design – everything you need for successful digital products and services.

Safety Critical Wireless Devices

Faster to install, easier to locate.

Wireless devices increase productivity and profitability.

Technology advances make wireless connectivity for life-safety and life-critical devices a reality.

Lucid has extensive experience developing wireless devices and wireless networks, with over 40 patents granted worldwide.

Meeting regulatory requirments

We get fire, safety and security markets and understand the regulatory landscape.

Providing expertise, regulatory strategy and managing the accreditation process for you to achieve market access. Standards obtained: EN 50131; EN 54; NFA2P; INCERT; SBSC; UL; CE; UKCA; ATEX; FCC

Turbo-charge your product range

Explore how we can give you a competitive advantage through innovation and design.

We offer a range of initial workshops aimed at finding new product opportunities, uncovering customer insights, accelerating development or troubleshooting design challenges.

Let’s chat and see how we can help you grow. We offer a free consultation for existing and new clients operating in fire, safety and security markets.