Quantitech has launched the DX-4030, a portable FTIR multi-component workplace gas analyser.
The DX-4030 analyser is based on Gasmet technology, providing field-usability and good analytical performance.
It employs FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) analysis, producing almost instantaneous readings for multiple compounds across a wide measurement range that extends to sub-ppm levels.
No sample preparation is needed: the sample gas is drawn into the analyser module by a sampling wand that has a built-in particle filter.
The whole system is battery operated with an operating time of several hours.
Dr Andrew Hobson from Quantitech is offering to visit sites and run tests free of charge.
He said: 'In the past, field-use instruments for the detection of toxic gases have sacrificed analytical performance for the sake of usability.
'As a result, many portable instruments have merely provided data that is indicative and non-specific, whereas analytical instruments have been difficult or impossible to operate in the field.
'There will be no obligation to purchase; we simply wish to ensure that as many people as possible experience the benefits of simultaneous multi-component analysis in a portable device.'
