MSA Safety acquires laser-based gas detection technology provider Senscient
Safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Inc. has acquired Senscient, Inc., a provider of laser-based gas detection technology that can be used in a broad range of industrial, oil and gas production and petrochemical processing applications. The acquisition of Senscient strengthens MSA's position in the global market for fixed gas and flame detection (FGFD) systems, representing a key step in the execution of MSA's Core Product growth strategy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Senscient's patented Enhanced Laser Diode Spectroscopy (ELDS) technology was launched in 2009. Capable of detecting a wide range of toxic and flammable gases, ELDS technology eliminates false alarms and enables faster, more reliable detection of hazardous gases, thereby improving worksite safety while reducing operational costs.
"This technology is significantly changing the way facility operators protect their personnel and assets from leaks of hazardous gases," said Gustavo Lopez, MSA's Global Product Business Director for Detection. "High false alarm rates, slow detection and poor reliability are problems that frequently plague worksite operations when dealing with gas leak detection."
Senscient's ELDS technology broadens MSA's opportunities in areas of the world where oil production has the additional danger of high concentrations of H2S, like the Middle East and Kazakhstan, as well as across various industry applications, including gas and pipeline processing, ammonia and fertilizer production, refineries and petrochemicals production, waste water, photovoltaic, marine, and the process analytics industry.
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