MINNEAPOLIS, August 9, 2007 - Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) announced today the release of a fire and gas detection system certified for applications to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL-2) by the globally-recognized certification agencies Exida and TuV Nord.  Detector is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.(NYSE:UTX).
    
The SIL-2 certified system is composed of Detector’s X3301 multi-spectrum infrared flame detector, a PIRECL Eclipse infrared combustible gas detector, and the Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) controller and Enhanced Discrete Input/Output (EDIO) module.

The SIL-2 EQP system also provides industrial customers with a single solution that is both FM approved and certified to NFPA 72. 
    
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) is a world leader in optical fire detection, gas detection, and hazard mitigation systems. Det-Tronics designs, builds, tests, and commissions safety systems that range from conventional panels to fault-tolerant, addressable systems. Det-Tronics flame and gas detectors are globally certified to the latest product approvals standards, including critical SIL-2 industrial applications. 

Detector is part of UTC Fire & Security, which provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers around the world.  Headquartered in Connecticut, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.  More information can be found at www.utcfireandsecurity.com.

Contact:

Kimberly Reidy
Media Relations Manager
860-284-3094
kimberly.reidy@fs.utc.com