Chemical detectionSmiths Detection unveils new portable chemical detector

Published 30 January 2012

Earlier this month Smiths Detection unveiled its latest chemical detector, a portable device that combines high speed, high-resolution gas chromatography and a miniaturized toroidal ion trap mass spectrometer

The Smiths Detection Guardion // Source: smithsdetection.com

Earlier this month Smiths Detection unveiled its latest chemical detector, a portable device that combines high speed, high-resolution gas chromatography (GC) and a miniaturized toroidal ion trap mass spectrometer (MS).

The device, dubbed the Gaurdion, is designed to detect the presence and identify chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in gases, vapors, and solids for military and emergency use.

Guardion’s combination of trusted GC/MS technology and ground-breaking portability makes it the go-to solution when rapid chemical identification is needed to save lives and limit exposure impact,” said Mal Maginnis, the president of Smiths Detection. “It also greatly expands our portfolio of CBRNE detection technologies, allowing armed forces and emergency responders to turn situational awareness into situational certainty.”

Guardion is nearly 25 percent lighter than other systems and is roughly the size of a small carry-on suitcase. With a single battery charge, the device can analyze up to thirty samples in the field.

The new chemical detector was developed in conjunction with Torion Technologies, which helped miniaturize and ruggedize Gaurdion.

The device is one of the first product’s to emerge from Smiths Detection newly minted GC/MS Center of Excellence in Danbury, Connecticut.