Analox understands the critical importance of ensuring personnel are protected by appropriate and effective gas monitoring - especially in the submarine arena. We are dedicated to offering you a personalised service ensuring cradle to grave product lifecycle is tailored to suit your specific requirements. Our Design and Engineering teams continue to work tirelessly to ensure we are able to offer innovative equipment which is optimised to suit the environment and designed to be supported effectively throughout the platform’s life. We are committed to pushing the boundaries in keeping people safe. From our talented team to the innovative product range we invite you to become a part of this amazing operation. From conferences and exhibitions through to training groups and open days we look forward to meeting you and assisting you with your gas detection needs. Company Brochure

Submarine atmosphere monitoring - your proven partner through life, by design.

Analox has extensive knowledge in providing submarine atmosphere monitoring systems. Offering a ‘cradle to grave’ service; from inception to disposal, our capabilities span the specification of requirements, product design (including safety critical designs to IEC61508), through manufacturing, installation, commissioning and training. All systems are designed with a flexible system architecture ensuring your specific technical requirements, now and in the future, are achieved. Supporting you in; 

• Selecting the most appropriate, proven sensing techniques 

• Designing for safety 

• Designing for minimal on board maintenance ensuring submariners can concentrate on their primary roles

Submarine Escape & Rescue - delivering reliable information to allow you to make trusted decisions.

For over 20 years, Analox has worked with the Submarine Escape and Rescue community ensuring our analysers meet and exceed NATO standards for submarines with an escape capability. These decision making tools provide critical information on the state of the atmosphere and are simple to operate, whilst providing vital information to the senior survivor during a DISSUB incident. We are dedicated to working with you to ensure our products are designed to work in the most hostile environments, using proven hyperbaric sensing technology, simple effective design and minimal on board maintenance ensuring submariners can concentrate on their primary mission. Escape and Rescue Brochure

Navy Diving - reliable information to enable trusted decision making.

For over 30 years, Analox have worked with the diving industry providing a range of fixed and portable monitors and specialised OEM partial pressure (pp) sensors ensuring military divers are kept safe whilst diving. Air, mixed gas and saturation divers are protected by proven systems which are NATO coded and ANU listed. We offer a full range of analysers which are designed to be simple and intuitive to use and maintain. As such they can be maintained on board in order to reduce cost and increase equipment availability.

Breathing Air Monitoring - delivering you continuous assurance of the quality of your compressed breathing air.

Ensuring your compressed air is free from contaminants like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oil mist and water is critical to ensuring the safety of your team. Our continuous on line monitor provides you with constant assurance that your compressed air is free from contamination and safe to breathe. The instant, verifiable, recorded results provide reassurance to engineers testing compressed air. Our comprehensive training programme ensures you are fully self sufficient in the operation and maintenance of your equipment reducing equipment downtime and saving you money. 

Analox’s approach to through life support.

We know that if you are confident in the operation and maintenance of your atmosphere monitoring system it will maximise its effectiveness. Our goal is to work with all our customers to ensure you are capable of being fully self sufficient in the operation and through life support of your system.

Analox training enhances your capabilities.

With all training our aim is to ensure that you are self sufficient in the operation and maintenance of your Analox analyser. We know that confidence in your analyser will maximise the effects of use while reducing downtime to you and your organisation. All Analox training is fully flexible and can be designed and delivered to meet your specific needs.

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Founded 50 years ago, Bertin Technologies is a worldwide leader company in the development of new technologies and equipment for military and first responders applications.
In 2011, Bertin Corp, the US subsidiary based in Rockville MD, was created to provide and develop innovative products for Defense Teams in America.
Prestigious customers across the Defense industry have already trusted in Bertin Technologies' expertise and products, like the CEA, DGA, EADS, Thales, Nexter…

Bertin Technologies is specialized in CBRN systems and IRS equipment.

CBRN Systems – Chemical Detection and Biological Detection

Dedicated to Civil Security and Armed Forces Teams around the world, Bertin Technologies offers a full range of CBRN systems and identification equipment.

Second Sight® MS: Gas Detection System

Second Sight® MS gas detection system enables detection and visualisation of gas clouds up to 5 kilometres in order to detect chemical warfare agents with high sensitivity and efficiency. This provides a real-time warning with a low rate of false positives to quickly react to chemical attack.

For more information please visit Second Sight website!
Contact: cbrn@bertin.fr
Phone: +33 139 306 160

Coriolis® Recon: Biological Air Sampler

Coriolis Recon® is a portable and ruggedized air sampling equipment for biocontamination control quickly deployed in case of the suspiction of biological attack. Dedicated to base surveillance and critical area monitoring (official buildings, mass gathering events), it has been designed to collect large concentrations of aerosols in the breathable range of 0.5 to 10 µm (up to 6 hours of collection with the long time monitoring option).

For more information please visit Coriolis Recon website!
Contact: coriolis@bertin.fr
Phone: +33 139 306 160

Kim®: In Field Biological Analyser

Kim® is a biological warfare agent identification equipment for rapid and efficient toxins, viruses and bacteria detection. Easy-to-use and quickly deployable, the on-site analysis equipment provides soldiers an early warning of biological hazards in case of biological attack or terrorist assault in just a few minutes.

For more information please visit Kim website!
Contact: kim@bertin.fr
Phone: +33 139 306 160

Intelligence, Recognition and Surveillance Equipment

Bertin Technologies develops UAVs for urban environment surveillance and offers infrared and visible optical sensors for surveillance and critical area protection. The company provides also innovative systems for detection, recognition and pursuit of targets.

Hovereye-Ex: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
with Infrared Imaging for Security Applications

HoverEye® EX unmanned aerial vehicles offers vertical take-off and landing for use in tight spaces. The vehicle enables moving target detection and tracking using high-level image processing. It carries a ground station and a visible or IR camera for daytime or nighttime surveillance.
For more information please visit Hovereye Ex website!
Contact: hovereye@bertin.fr

Vigisight®: Real-time Image Processing Module

Vigisight® automatic image processing module gives detection, recognition and tracking of targets at long distance. With any day or night camera equipped with analog (PAL/NTSC) or digital (IP) video output, it can be used for different security applications: surveillance of camps, harbour surroundings, blue and green borders; Reconnaissance patrol vehicle, UAV or UGV…

For more information please visit Vigisight website!
Contact: vigisight@bertin.fr

Military Systems Development

Bertin Technologies also offers advanced military systems development, services and support. This includes building test beds for a range of equipment and the development of new military technology.

The company also offers pre-implementation studies and modelling services on a consultancy basis for the security, defence and aerospace sectors.

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Molecular Products is a global leader in chemical technologies for the removal of carbon dioxide, the generation of oxygen and the filtration of hazardous or harmful emissions.

Globally, Molecular Products supplies a large number of the world’s Navies with products to maintain a breathable atmosphere in submarines, by removing carbon dioxide and generating oxygen. Oxygen production is achieved by a full range of oxygen generators which are stored on submarines for use during maintenance of the central oxygen generation system or when additional oxygen is required.

Molecular Products’ life support technologies extend into CBRN filtration, with the manufacture of leading edge adsorbents for the removal of airborne contaminants, including TICs and TIMs, for both personal and collective protective equipment.

The latest product to be launched by Molecular Products is an innovative new portable, rugged oxygen generator - the ROG. The ROG is an emergency medical grade O2 supply for treatment of casualties at the point of injury. Un-pressurised and non-explosive, the ROG is designed for pre-hospital care in demanding environments.

Other key products areas and markets are: carbon dioxide absorbers for anaesthesia machines in healthcare; CO2 scrubber material for commercial and recreational diving; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide absorbers for mining and industrial safety.

Molecular Products is a privately owned business with direct subsidiaries in Europe, North America and Asia. Founded in 1924, the company has shown consistent growth through acquisitions and on-going investment in research and development. A highly skilled work force liaising closely with customers around the world has helped establish Molecular Products as a global leader in its field.

ROG - Medical Oxygen Generator

The ROG is an innovative medical oxygen generator designed for medevac via air, sea and ground-based medical support teams.

• Delivers medical grade O2
• Unpressurised and non-explosive
• Portable and lightweight
• Resistant to extremes of temperature
• No maintenance, electricity, mixing or filling
• Live fire, shock and drop tested
• Rugged in design to withstand demanding operational rescue environments
• Cool Touch technology

The ROG is a rugged oxygen generator that gives immediate access to a lifesaving oxygen supply. Designed for pre-hospital casualty care in demanding environments, the ROG is an innovative development in medical technology that will help increase survivability of defence and security forces.

In austere environments, the ROG enables patients to be oxygenated at the point of injury via a safe, reliable and non-explosive source. Small and light enough to be carried in a medical bag, the ROG does not require any maintenance, electricity, mixing or filling. Rugged in design, the ROG is portable, strong, durable and able to withstand robust use in rough terrain or confined spaces.

Unlike compressed medical oxygen cylinders, the ROG can be exposed to extremes of temperatures, operated in any orientation and has an extensive shelf life.

Activated Carbon Adsorbents

Molecular Products’ Chemsorb line of products is an outstanding choice for many critical filtration applications requiring activated carbon filtration media including:

• NIOSH or EN qualified respirator cartridges
• CBRN protection
• Collective protection equipment
• General air filtration
• Toxic Industrial Chemical and Toxic Industrial Material (TIC and TIM) filtration
• Organic vapour, acid gas and amine removal
• Ammonia filtration
• Formaldehyde gas removal, mercury removal
• Non-woven activated carbon filter manufacture

Molecular Products manufactures highly efficient adsorbents for most gases that are not readily adsorbed by un-impregnated activated carbon. The proprietary reagents used to impregnate these high activity carbons have shown superior results for the adsorption of specific airborne contaminants.

For acid gases such as sulphur dioxide, chlorine, and hydrogen sulphide, Chemsorb 1202 is unsurpassed in performance and safety of use. Chemsorb 620 and Chemsorb 1425 are designed for removal of ammonia and organic amines. For formaldehyde removal, Chemsorb 1505 is the most effective adsorbent on the market today. Molecular Products can also develop and manufacture impregnated carbons to fit custom specifications.

MPOG (Multi-Purpose Oxygen Generators)

The MPOG (Multi-Purpose Oxygen Generator) and EO2-30 provide a safe supply of oxygen for critical life support and revitalisation in submarines and safe havens.

Both the MilSpec MPOG and EO2-30:

• use a phosphorous match initiator mechanism that is both easy to use and easy to source
• are in service with NATO navies across the globe
• have a 10 year shelf life with no maintenance requirements
• have been shock and vibration tested to meet the requirements of a submarine environment
• are safer compared to pressurised and liquid oxygen systems
• give 380 litres of breathable oxygen per litre of storage space
• can be deployed in less than a minute

The MilSpec MPOG and EO2-30 use sodium chlorate technology to safely provide >98% purity. As a method of storing oxygen, sodium chlorate is roughly eight times more efficient than compressed air and twice as efficient as compressed oxygen.

Dive Grade Carbon Dioxide Absorbent

Military diving and submarine grade Sofnolime is a carbon dioxide absorbent, optimised for the removal of carbon dioxide from rebreathable gas in diving absorbers and submarines.

Dive grade scrubber material ensuring a safe, breathable air supply is maintained in closed circuit systems. It is optimised for the removal of carbon dioxide from recirculated air / nitrox / trimix in rebreathers and saturation dive systems. Specific benefits to the diver include:

• High intrinsic carbon dioxide capacity
• Low dust formation
• Optimum performance contributing to a safer, longer dive

Three grades are available: D, L and S. The main differences between the three grades are particle size, shape, moisture content and testing regime. These grades also have differing absorption characteristics under various environmental conditions.

Hi-Cap Absorber

The Hi-Cap is a large scale absorber with proven capabilities for CO2 and CO absorption in life critical applications such as submarines.

The absorber design provides the increased use efficiency intrinsic to the larger scale absorber unit. It also provides a package that is easily handled and stores efficiently for long periods of time without degradation of performance or requiring any maintenance. The materials used are all long term compatible with the absorber.

The weight of the unit is designed to be within the handling capability of the target users. The units are built of high grade polypropylene plastics that do not contain additives likely to give rise to highly toxic fumes associated with some inhibited materials. The units are sealed with a clip top and bottom, to ensure long storage life protection from environmental contamination as well as keeping the contents fresh.

CASPA (Carbon Dioxide Self Powered Absorber)

The CASPA (Carbon Dioxide Self Powered Absorber) is a self-contained carbon dioxide absorption unit intended for the removal of respired CO2 in a confined space. The unit combines hi-tech battery and fan components with a carefully designed, volumetrically efficient, CO2 absorption material. The units are supplied with removable seals to ensure storage life in survival chambers. No annual maintenance or service interventions are required.

BiP Solutions was established in 1984 to facilitate business between the public and private sectors.

Defence Contracts Online

Through a 16-year partnership with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) as official publishers of their contract information, BiP provides a range of defence-specific products and services to assist private sector businesses to successfully compete in the defence marketplace.

MOD Defence Contract Information Services

MOD Defence Contracts Online (DCO - www.contracts.mod.uk) is the official online source of UK Ministry of Defence contract opportunities, giving private sector suppliers access to all UK MOD contracts of all values, in one place. Access to MOD DCO is completely FREE and registered suppliers can search for contracts 24/7.

By registering for free and entering keywords/phrases into their unique supplier profile, registrants will also receive tailored daily email alerts directly to their inbox containing the latest UK MOD contracts that match their defence product and service offering.

The aim of the MOD Defence Contracts Online service is to guide organisations through some of the steps they will need to follow to sell to the UK Ministry of Defence, while providing a gateway to new contract opportunities for both large and small organisations wishing to compete for defence business, either directly as a prime contractor or indirectly as a sub-contractor.

To register your business today, visit www.contracts.mod.uk and follow the simple supplier registration process.

Defence Contracts Bulletin

Published in association with two key UK Ministry of Defence procurement agencies – Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) – MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (MOD DCB) is read by organisations that are serious about engaging effectively with the UK MOD as a supplier, as well as by the UK MOD’s own buying community.

Through this fortnightly publication, readers gain access to a wealth of UK MOD contract opportunities and key defence market intelligence, including:

• All UK MOD contracts valued above £10,000;
• A unique insight into the UK MOD’s spending plans;
• The UK MOD’s ongoing and upcoming equipment projects;
• Future UK MOD requirements;
• UK MOD procurement policies;
• Key defence industry analysis and features;
• Exclusive interviews and commentary from key UK MOD and defence personnel.

Defence Contracts International

Defence Contracts International (DCI) is the premium source of information on defence contract opportunities and a world leader in providing key defence and security contracts in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Our dedicated business intelligence research department search over 400 independent sources every day, and we receive direct feeds from the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and Fedcon to provide unrivalled defence contract information that keeps your business on top of what’s happening in global defence markets.

Defence is one of the world’s most lucrative industry sectors, with thousands of defence and security contracts published each year. With a DCI subscription, you can also enjoy direct access to contracts from other related sectors, such as:

• Homeland Security
• Humanitarian Aid
• Counter Terrorism
• Emergency Services
• Aerospace
• Aviation

Access to these further defence-related contract opportunities will undoubtedly allow you to further expand your business within existing and new defence marketplaces.

Other key benefits from having a DCI subscription include:

• Your own interactive dashboard, allowing you to flag contracts of interest and track opportunities for tendering;
• A unique supplier profile, tailored to your exact needs to ensure you receive only the most relevant opportunities;
• Daily email alerts containing the latest contracts published, along with live alerts for new contracts published throughout the day – keeping you at the forefront of new opportunities;
• Dedicated Account Management throughout your subscription year*, providing the best service possible and ensuring you receive maximum return from your investment;
• A gateway to further contract opportunities of a similar nature, from non-defence buyers.

DCI is ideal for organisations of all sizes, from SMEs seeking defence business opportunities in their own regional areas to major multinational players looking to capture as large a share as possible of the global defence market.

Annual subscriptions start from as little as £280 per year.

To find out more about how Defence Contracts International can help your business grow, simply visit www.dcicontracts.com today, or to speak with a Defence Business Growth Advisor call 0845 270 7092. We’re open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

*Our Account Management Team fully support subscriptions over the value of £500 only.

Defence Procurement Events and Exhibitions

BiP Solutions also delivers a range of defence-focused exhibitions and training events throughout the UK each year.

The Defence Procurement Research, Technology and Exportability 2013 exhibition is a one-day event that will showcase innovative defence procurement for buyers and suppliers.

Taking place on Wednesday 20 November 2013 at the University of the West of England Exhibition and Conference Centre, DPRTE 2013 will provide the buyer and supplier communities with a unique opportunity to interact across a single platform in order to enhance effective collaboration and competition in all areas of defence research and technology.

Delegates will discuss the future shape of the defence sector, as represented by:

• Defence Agencies
• Central Government
• Academic Institutions
• UK MOD Project Teams
• European Partners
• Prime Contractors
• 1st and 2nd Tier Sub-Contractors
• SMEs and Micro SMEs

Exhibiting suppliers will enjoy:

• Promoting their capabilities to over 1000 buyers as well as end users;
• Identifying opportunities to transfer technology into new markets;
• Exploring international markets;
• Identifying potential partners and funding opportunities;
• Engaging with academia to understand the latest technology concepts.

For more information on this unique and innovative showcase event, visit www.dprte.co.uk

Our Procurement Advice and Support Service (PASS) is the training arm of the business and delivers a Selling To Defence workshop in various UK locations.

The one-day workshop aims to inform delegates of the vision for the future of UK defence and the implications of the ongoing changes within UK MOD procurement, including the recently announced ten-year equipment spending plan, with the ultimate goal being to assist delegates in developing their strategy and defining processes to win business within the defence sector.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding the UK Procurement Regulations;
• Selling to Defence – the UK MOD’s Perspective;
• Defence and Security Exporting – Support for Small Businesses:
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Tendering

The event is fully supported by the UK MOD, with dedicated speakers from Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) as well as the UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO).

To find out more about the Selling To Defence workshop, as well as dates and venues, visit www.passprocurement.com/events

Proengin has developed biological and chemical warfare agents field detectors using flame spectrophotometry. The well-known and world widely used AP2C has proven the capacity of that technology to be the most reliable on the field with the lowest false alarm rate and the simplest ease of use.

Chemical Detection
The New Extended Range Field Handheld Chemical Detector AP4C

New developments such as the AP4C have extended the capacity of that technology to include chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial material in a simultaneous mode. There is no limitation in number of gas detected by the AP4C. All nerve agents, all blister agents and all blood agents can be detected by AP4C within the requirements of response time and sensitivity of NATO recommendations.

The AP4C has extended the range of chemicals that can be detected by Proengin chemical detectors. All dangerous compounds containing Sulfur, Phosphorous, Arsenic and/or HNO chemical bond can be detected in a simultaneous way. Of course, as for the AP2C, the AP4C has the capacity to work in very severe environmental conditions (explosive areas) and the measurements are unaffected by high humidity levels or by the presence of other organic chemical compounds such as paint.

The AP4C technology allows the simultaneous detection of an unlimited number of gas and the identification of the chemical elements that constitute these chemicals. It is therefore possible to detect impure agents or chemicals manufactured by terrorists that would not fit into traditional libraries of other detectors.

Moreover AP4C will detect without upgrade new agents that will be developed in the future, as well as still not precisely known agents like Novichok agents (or Non Traditional agents).

The response time is among the shortest on the market, but what makes the AP4C unique is the recovery time after a positive detection.
The AP4C is therefore the chemical detector that has the highest level of availability of the field.

Grateful to its remarkable performances, AP4C has been derived on other detectors, dedicated to the following uses:

• use on reconnaissance vehicles and battle tanks
• use aboard naval ships
• use for critical buildings and areas protection

AP4C-V For use on Reconnaissance Vehicles and Battle Tanks

Based on the same detection technology and the same internal design, air entrance has been designed to face high wind: AP4C-V is able to take in representative sample of the outside air, even with a direct cumulated wind and speed of 100 km/h. Data are shown on easy to understand control box or directly on the control computer of the vehicle.
Sensitivity, short time to answer, low false alarm rate and short recovery time are the same as for AP4C, making AP4C-V the perfect detector for all kinds of reconnaissance missions and battle field exploration.

AP4C-F For use Aboard Naval Ships

At sea, ANEP-57 recommendations stipulate the availability of both fixed and mobile means of chemical detection. As AP4C is the perfect mobile chemical detector for contamination control, the use of AP4C-F provides the naval ships with reliable and efficient chemical detection. This ruggedized detector shows the same detection performances as the AP4C, with 2 supplementary features. It produces its consumable gas by electrolysis, thus lightening daily maintenance, and more than an alarm, is able to trigger the ventilation of the vessels, thus protecting the citadel from the chemical danger. The AP4C-F is able to be operated on open deck, with the same performances.

AP4C-F For Critical Buildings and Areas Protection

National palaces, courts and parliaments are more and more equipped with fixed chemical detectors. AP4C-F, being able to be operated on naval citadels, is of course able to provide the same detection and protection on terra firma, for this kind of critical buildings.

BIOLOGICAL DETECTION
The MAB, A New Generation of Biological Field Detector

MAB has the unique capacity of detecting and categorizing biological particles with a proven extremely low false alarm rate and the unique capacity to discriminate dangerous or suspicious biological particles such as Anthrax spores from natural background.

The very liable MAB has been designed to be mounted on track vehicles. It is insensitive to diesel exhausts.

As all Proengin products and thanks to the flame spectrophotometry technology, MAB is running in very severe outside conditions, shows the lowest false alarm rates (negative and positive) and requires reduced maintenance. It shows such a high level of availability.

BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DETECTION TOGETHER
AP4C-FB For Critical Buildings and Areas Protection

Government premises, courts and parliaments are also more and more equipped with fixed chemical and biological detectors. AP4C-FB combines both chemical detection as for the AP4C-F, and biological alarm as for the MAB. This detector may be associated with a radiological probe, featuring the all in one full CBRN detector.

AP4C-VB

PROENGIN has recently launched AP4C-VB, the first low-side chemical and biological alarm system for mobile platform.

ULIS’ thermal imaging technology brings distinct advantages such as low weight, low power consumption and high image resolution to military gear, including handheld goggles, thermal weapon sights, and thermal cameras used in ground vehicle situation awareness. The company currently supplies its thermal image sensors to the French army’s FELIN program and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV), in particular the Nexter. ULIS is also participating in two European anti-surface missile programs.

ULIS’ thermal imaging sensors rely on amorphous silicon microbolometer technology to convert infrared (IR) radiation into visible images.  This enables targets to be identified during the day and night, in adverse weather conditions and over distances of several kilometers, depending on the optics in the thermal camera.

Easy to use high-resolution thermal imaging products that solve SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power and Cost) reductions mark the qualities of the ULIS brand.

European Leader in Thermal Image Sensors
for Military Applications

A subsidiary of Sofradir, ULIS specializes in the design and manufacture of high quality thermal image sensors for both commercial and military applications. It is the second largest producer of thermal image sensors (microbolometers). ULIS offers a targeted range of microbolometers that are the key component of many top name thermal imaging equipment sold across Europe, Asia and North America.

The high spatial uniformity of ULIS’ microbolometer technology, a key parameter for high-resolution imaging, makes its IR imaging sensors particularly effective for military applications, allowing soldiers to locate and identify targets faster and more accurately during the day and night, and through fog and smoke.

By relying on amorphous silicon, a robust and reliable semiconductor material proven for its industrial production capacity, ULIS achieves large-scale manufacturing, which is one of its differentiators in the market.  This large-scale production capacity is enabling it to meet the growing demand from commercial and defense markets for IR equipment that consumes little power, lightweight and affordable.

Integration of Thermal Imaging Sensors into Military Equipment

ULIS is active in security and surveillance, energy management and in the thermography, defense and automotive markets. Hundreds of thousands of its products are used to detect threats and thereby protect property, industrial sites, national borders and commuter systems as well as military personnel in combat zones.

Size, weight, low power consumption and lower cost reductions drive ULIS innovations enabling the company to address new trends in energy efficiency for building automation and advanced driving assistance systems for vehicles.

Military Infrared Imaging Sensors - Microbolometer Technology

Thermal image sensors are made up of pixels that absorb thermal radiation. Each pixel acts like a thermometer. Each one will then increase in temperature, whereupon the temperature difference can be measured.

ULIS’ microbolometer technology is based on this temperature variation measurement. This method of measuring temperature variation means that the sensors using ULIS' microbolometer technology do not need cooling, unlike other technologies used to produce high sensitivity IR detectors, such as Indium Antimonide. These other IR technologies require cooling to maintain the IR chip at a low temperature to counter dark current, which keeps the IR detector working efficiently. Foregoing the necessity of a cooling system makes ULIS’ MEMS-based (microelectromechanical systems) sensors more affordable and highly suitable for large-volume applications. These include thermographic cameras used in building inspection and preventive maintenance, surveillance cameras, enhanced night vision driving and military applications, including handheld goggles.

Growth and Development
ULIS was founded in 2002. It is a spin-off from CEA-Leti, a leading European micro- and nanotechnologies R&D institution and Sofradir, the global leader in cooled IR detectors. ULIS began operations with a legacy of more than 40 years of infrared technology know-how and a long-established silicon manufacturing infrastructure. Located in Veurey-Voroize, France (close to major hi-tech center Grenoble), ULIS employs 160 staff and has access to close to 500 scientists and engineers from the CEA-Leti with which it continues to have a strong R&D partnership.

ULIS is a firm on the rise. It has more than 500,000 products deployed in the field. It has experienced double-digit compound growth since its founding. The company was among one of the first to deploy its thermal image sensors in cameras used to conduct health monitoring at Asian airports during the 2003 SARS outbreak. More recently, infrared cameras using ULIS products have been used to detect high body temperatures of passengers at airport terminals who might have contracted Ebola. Today, its product lines include military-grade IR sensors that are used in handheld goggles, thermal cameras for ground vehicle situation awareness and other military gear.

ULIS’ Large Format XGA Thermal Image Sensors Offer Higher Resolution and More Cost Savings

Similar to all manufacturers, the pressure to lower costs is unrelenting. Reducing the pixel pitch size while improving gains in performance has been ULIS’ main thrust.  It has accomplished a steady reduction in the pixel pitch size of its IR imaging sensors from 35 micron to 25 micron and then to 17-micron. ULIS was the first to introduce a 17-micron 1024 x 768 IR imaging sensors to the market. This megapixel product remains one of the largest thermal image sensor formats available.  It doubled the number pixels in the array over earlier models. With smaller pixel pitch sizes come two major advantages:

• Improved image resolution, as one can squeeze more pixels onto an IR imaging sensor.
• Smaller IR imaging sensors, which benefit system integrators by freeing up design space and bring cost-savings to the overall IR system.

New Pico Gen2 brand products

ULIS Pico Gen2 products bring extra performance to military gear and professional security and surveillance cameras. The brand offers important SWaP-enhanced advantages to military equipment needing extended infrared detection range, fast target detection and tracking, while keeping power consumption low.  Several Pico products are already deployed in European and North American airborne and land vehicle applications, as well as in anti-surface missile programs.

The Pico brand also makes higher thermal image resolution simpler and faster to install in professional cameras. This is due to its use of standardized communication protocols that are compatible with commercial camera systems.

Cost-saving measures
ULIS has pioneered technologies to enable customers to have price-competitive end-products. Early on, ULIS switched from metallic to ceramic IR sensor packaging that brought significant cost-savings. In conjunction with the CEA-Leti, ULIS has developed PLP (Pixel Level Packaging), a new wafer-based vacuum packaging. With this disruptive technology, ULIS can manufacture its pixels using the same semiconductor process step as the packaging. This makes the whole production cycle more efficient. The new packaging technique is expected to bring an additional 30% in cost-savings for end-customers.

All of these advances progressively make ULIS’ IR products more affordable and accessible to a wide-range of industry applications and attractive to procurers of military equipment increasingly turning to products that have their roots in the commercial world.
For more information, visit: http://www.ulis-ir.com

BBI Detection is part of the BBI Group, a leading provider of rapid, point of care systems for a range of applications. BBI Detection is a world leader in the development and manufacture of rapid tests to detect explosives and biothreat agents. Our unique access to high quality antibodies means that the performance of our products is assured, and our innovative sampling device -
IMASS - provides a simple and fast route to accurate results.

With secure facilities in the US and UK, and over 25 years’ experience in the development of assays, we are ideally placed to serve the needs of military and first responder markets worldwide. Additionally, our access to high quality biothreat antibodies and a full spectrum of sampling technologies gives us the ability to offer a direct route to effective assays.

IMASS™ – A unique detection platform for
military and 1st responders

BBI Detection has developed an “Integrated Multiplex Assay and Sampling System” – IMASS™, to sample and identify biothreats or explosives in white powder or liquid incidents. The IMASS™ platform provides the ability to rapidly sample powders liquids or surfaces using the integrated sampling sponge, once the sampling has been completed and the device is run, the sample is transferred simultaneously to all of the integrated assay strips. The IMASS™ was specifically designed with simplistic functionality and a robust ergonomic design to give end users the quickest and most reliable hand held assay and sampling system available.

The IMASS™ is available in a Biothreat Detection format and an Explosive Detection Format.

Advantages over current systems used include:

• Integrated Sampling and Assessment
• Ease of use (particularly when wearing full protective equipment
• Results in minutes
• Increase in sampling area
• Robustness
• Sample retention and recovery
• Device can be decontaminated after sampling
• Low training burden
• No power requirements

Biothreat Detection IMASS™

The Biothreat Detection IMASS™ device provides a crucial advance in rapid testing, particularly for ‘white powder’ incidents. The device is used to directly sample powders, surfaces or liquids using an integrated sponge, then eight immunoassay strips are run simultaneously from the sample giving results for eight biothreat agents in 15 minutes. Its robust design* means that the IMASS™ device is straightforward to run and to read, even while wearing full protective equipment.
*Licensed from the UK Secretary of State for Defence

KEY FEATURES

• Detects Anthrax
• Detects Ricin and other toxins
• Results in 15 minutes
• Easy to use in full protective equipment
• Can sample surfaces, powders or liquids
• No power requirements

CodeAgent Detected ANXBacillus anthracis (Anthrax)RICRicin ToxinBTXBotulinum Toxin A/BTULFrancisella tularensisPLAYersina pestis (Plague)BRUBrucella sppBTKBurkholderia mallei (Glanders)SEBStaphylococcal Enterotoxin B

Explosive Detection IMASS™

The Explosive Detection IMASS™ provides a crucial advance in rapid explosive detection for military, police, border and other first responders. The device is used to directly sample surfaces, solids and liquids using an integrated sponge. A number of test strips are then run simultaneously from the sample, giving visual results for military explosives and multiple homemade explosive components in 3 minutes. Its unique rugged design* means that the IMASS™ device is straightforward to run and to read, even while in full protective equipment.
*Licensed from the UK Secretary of State for Defence

KEY FEATURES

• Detects Military Explosives: TNT/RDX/PETN and their derivatives such as Semtex, C3, C4 and HMX
• Detects Homemade Explosive Components: Ammonium, Nitrate and Sugar
• Results in 3 minutes
• Easy to use in full protective equipment
• No power requirement
• Can sample surfaces, solids and liquids

CodeExplosive Component DetectedTTNTRRDX/RDX derivativesPPETN/PETN derivativesAAmmoniumNNitrateSSugar

© 2016 BBI Detection Ltd. All rights reserved.
BBI Detection™ and IMASS™ are trademarks of BBI Detection Ltd.
The IMASS™ device is manufactured and sold under licence from the UK Secretary of State
for Defence. Pat. No. GB2460956 and US12/999,064. Pat. Pend: EP09766120.1
The development of the explosive detection IMASS™ device was funded by the UK Ministry of Defence as part of a Dstl R&D project

Dry and Liquid Explosive Test Kits and Narcotic test Kits

BBI Detection also distributes a unique product portfolio of simple to use, rapid and low cost solutions for the presumptive identification of potential threat items in a variety of scenarios such as screening at secure checkpoints or the assessment of suspect powders or materials in clandestine labs.

• The Dry Explosive Test Kit (DETK) is a single use colorimetric-based test kit for the presumptive identification of military grade explosives and precursors used in manufacture of improvised explosives
• The ECAC certified Liquid Explosive Test Kit (LETK) is a colorimetric-based test kit for detecting liquid explosive residues found in liquids, aerosols, gels and creams and is designed for presumptive identification of concealable liquid threat materials.
• The Narcotics Test Kits (NTK) and Cannabis Test Kit (CTK) are a rapid, simple, and reliable technology designed for identification of Drugs of Abuse by first responders and frontline personnel.

Respiratory Protection Equipment

3M Scott are leaders in the design and manufacture of Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE). Scott’s range includes military and civil defence “gas masks” and filters, Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR), Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Escape Sets (Emergency Egress Breathing Devices – EEBD).

Supplying military, CBRNe first responder and civil defence customers is an important part of Scott’s business but they are also market-leaders in the provision of RPE to industrial and fire-fighting markets. This has proved invaluable during recent operations, where some Urgent Operational Requirements (UOR’s) were met by utilising technology from within Scott’s “industrial market” portfolio.

The breadth and diversity of Scott’s expertise frequently enables them to provide quick and often novel responses to respiratory protection requirements. They invest heavily in research and development for RPE employing dedicated engineering teams in centres of excellence globally.

Key products in the Scott portfolio include:-

The General Service Respirator (GSR)

The new twin filter, single flexible lens CBRN respiratory protection ensemble developed to the exacting requirements of the UK MOD.

Offering unprecedented levels of respiratory protection, including Toxic Industrial Chemicals and ground breaking levels of particulate protection (against biological hazards, radiological dusts and viruses) GSR also combines a list of design features to offer significantly reduced physiological and psychological burden to the user, enhanced field of view and easier communication. GSR platform variants can now facilitate the use of positive pressure supplied air technologies meaning combination respirators for specialist users incorporating SCBA, PAPR and supplied airline in addition to negative pressure APR filters are possible.

The “M” Range of CBRN Respirators and Filters

The M95 and M98 offer both military and civil defence solutions to CBRN respiratory protection. The M’95 is a conventional binocular mask with drinking facilities and is ideally suited to military and Civil Defence requirements where personal weapon sighting is part of the requirement. The M98 has an identical level of protection but with a large single visor offers a wider field of view and better facial recognition, a feature that can be important for crowd control and cordon duties.

Additionally Scott design and manufacture a range of filters to meet customer specified performance requirements.

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

World leaders in Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, Scott design and manufacture SCBA to both NIOSH and European CBRN standards. Scott also specialise in the provision of SCBA for damage control on ships and include amongst their customers The US Navy, The Royal Navy, The Swedish Navy and the Pakistan Navy.

Powered Air Purifying Respirators

Scott have considerable long term experience in the design and manufacture of PAPR, indeed the first ever PAPR CE certified was produced at their Skelmersdale UK facility. This is further backed by their in house filter design and manufacturing capability making them an ideal partner to fill operational capability gaps.

Emergency Egress Breathing Devices – EEBD

Compressed air, filtering and oxygen generating escape sets form part of the Scott range of escape hoods.

Scott also have significant capability in Thermal Imaging, Gas Detection, Air Compressors and Communications for fire fighting and related applications.

Though Life Capability Management

Scott have also developed a full working understanding of TLCM and understand the importance of working across all the lines of development, with the unified customer, to develop the required capability.

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Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office.