Integrated Fire Technology offers an Innovative and Holistic Approach to Fire Protection
Fire protection within a mining operation plays a crucial role in protecting miner’s lives, mining assets and the environment, while also ensuring compliance with mining regulations. Integrated Fire Technology’s (IFT) approach to fire protection is a holistic one using innovative cutting-edge technologies.
Having just celebrated their 10-year anniversary, Integrated Fire Technology (IFT) has developed into a leader in the field of fire protection and fire safety within Africa, with a registered company in Zambia which offers a collection of innovative solutions aimed at fire detection, prevention, and suppression.
What distinguishes this company from others is sole focus on fire safety, a premium product offering backed by global certifications, and finally a service team which places their customer needs and operations at the centre of their activities.
Innovative solutions for fire protection
IFT has a range of both mobile and fixed solutions, designed to tackle fire emergencies effectively, while supporting the seamless continuation of operations in challenging and dynamic mining environment.
FOGMAKER
At the forefront of IFT’s product lineup is Fogmaker, a leading fire suppression system designed specifically for mobile machinery.
This cutting-edge technology relies on a high-pressure water mist to rapidly suppress and control fires in various mobile applications, including vehicles and transportation equipment.
What makes Fogmaker particularly noteworthy is how the water mist’s efficiency in swiftly knocking down fires tackling fires while ensuring cooling of the fire zone to prevent reignition.
The compact design of the Fogmaker system makes this system particularly suited to low profile and low-profile mining machines, however, is easily scaled to protect large mobile equipment from large excavators to mobile ship to shore cranes.
AF-X FIREBLOCKER
IFT AF-X FIREBLOCKER solution, an aerosol-based fire extinguishing system that represents a paradigm shift in fire safety. This innovative system deploys an aerosol agent to suppress fires, offering a clean and effective alternative to traditional methods. What makes AF-X FIREBLOCKER particularly noteworthy is its certification to suppress lithium-ion batteries, making this an ideal solution for battery storage applications.
IFT has successfully installed AF-X in the electric compartments (E-room) and battery compartments of mobile equipment, in fixed fire applications within the mining context, AF-X can be installed to protect motor control centres (MCC’s), electrical panels, lamp rooms and containerised battery storage units.
Fire safety as a holistic and integrated approach:
IFT integrated approach starts with the Fire Risk Assessment and system design to meet regulatory and OEM compliance. This ensures that the correct solution is selected and is designed to meet all the necessary regulatory and OEM compliance.
The use of premium brands and products, which boast global certifications and global support, ensures the efficacy of the solution when called on to perform in the case of a fire.
Engr. Pandwe Lubamba, IFT’s Country Manager, emphasises that “A key element to our holistic approach is the service offering to ensure that the fire system is maintained throughout its life cycle.
In the case of mobile equipment, where in most cases machine uptime and availability are high priority, our service team understands the impact of downtime and potential cost savings associated with quick service turnaround and the importance of minimal downtime due to breakdowns.”
Integrated Fire Technology will be exhibiting their fire protection solutions at the Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town in February 2026, the Electra Mining Africa in Johannesburg in September 2026 and at the Mining and Technical Exhibitions in Solwezi and Kitwe in October 2026.
