DetectionNew portable chemical detector for military, first responders
New, portable chemical detector for the military and emergency response can quickly and accurately confirm the presence and identity of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in gases, vapors, liquids, and solids
The Guardion portable chemical threat detection system // Source: smithsdetection.com
Smiths Detection is showing a next-generation chemical threat detector that combines speedy high-resolution gas chromatography (GC) and a miniaturized toroidal ion trap mass spectrometer (MS) in a portable device.
The GUARDION, targeted at enhancing military and emergency response capabilities in the field, can confirm the presence and identity of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in gases, vapors, liquids, and solids.
Smiths Detection partnered with Torion Technologies (American Fork, Utah) to miniaturize and ruggedize the GC/MS technology and specialized software that go into GUARDION. The says that a newly established GC/MS Center of Excellence at Smiths Detection’s Danbury, Connecticut, facility includes a team of engineers, researchers, manufacturing, and product managers who contributed to the GUARDION and advancement of GC/MS portable technology.
The company says that the GUARDION is almost a quarter lighter than comparable systems and with the size of a small carry-on suitcase. It has a start-up time of five minutes and can analyze up to thirty samples on a single battery charge.
