Explosive Trace Detection (ETD)

Product Description:

Portable explosives and narcotics trace detector

The IONSCAN 600 is a highly sensitive trace detector, in a lightweight, portable desktop configuration.  It can be used to accurately detect and identify a wide range of military, commercial and homemade explosives threats and common illegal/controlled narcotics, including the highly potent synthetic fentanyl opioids that are rapidly spreading across the world.

The compact, lightweight IONSCAN 600 is easily portable; it includes hot-swappable batteries for full operation even when mains power is not available.  The unit can be relocated while fully operational (without any downtime) enabling it to be used in a much broader range of screening environments.

It features a proprietary non-radioactive ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) source, which means licensing from national nuclear regulatory agencies is not required.  This allows the detector to be used without time-consuming radiation testing and administration, and enables easy licence-free transport from location to location.

The IONSCAN 600 is unique in working with cost-effective, single-use swabs suitable for both manual and wand sampling.  Designed for efficient trace-particle pick-up, these proprietary swabs reduce contamination risk and offer the most hygienic method for sampling a person’s hands.

Feature Highlights

• Detection and identification in less than 8 seconds
• Simultaneously detects and identifies explosives and narcotics
• Non-radioactive IMS source
• Small, lightweight and portable
• Optional integrated printer
• Single use, disposable sampling swabs
• Approved/certified by ECAC, CAAC and TSA (Air Cargo)

Technical Specification:

Technology Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) with non-radioactive ionisation

Sampling Trace particle sampling using cost effective, single-use swabs with either manual or wand collection

Explosives detection Military, commercial and home-made explosives including EGDN, HMTD, HMX, NG, PETN, RDX, TATP, Tetryl, TNT and others

Narcotics detection Amphetamine, cocaine, heroin, ketamine, MDMA, methamphetamine, buprenorphine, THC, fentanyl, carfentanyl, W-18 and others

Consumables Cost-effective single use swab and verification pen

Analysis time 8-12 seconds or less

Warm-up time Less than 10 minutes

Connectivity Ethernet; 4x USB 2.0

Battery Integrated Lithium-ion for 1-hour full operation; hot swap batteries allow extended operation time.

Printer Integrated thermal printer (option at time of order only) or external USB printer

Data display 22.9cm (9") high resolution, anti-reflective, colour touch-screen

Weight Non-printer version: 10.8kg (23.8lbs) 
Integrated printer version: 11.5kg (25.4lbs)

Dimensions (L x H x D) Non-printer version: 37.7 x 30.4 x 32.7cm (14.8" x 12.0" x 12.9") 
Integrated printer version: 38.3 x 39.5 x 37.7cm (15.1 x 15.6 x 14.8in)

Operating temperature -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F)

Operating altitude 3,048m (10,000ft)

Operating humidity 0 to 95% non-condensing

Product Description:

Hand-held trace detector

The SABRE 5000 is the smallest, lightest tri-mode handheld system available for detecting trace amounts of explosives; chemical-warfare agents; and toxic industrial chemicals and narcotics. With the ability to detect a wide range of threats, it is a cost-effective instrument for security professionals and military agencies that require portability and flexibility to perform their duties.

The SABRE 5000 is programmed to detect and identify over 40 threat substances in approximately 20 seconds. Threats such as common peroxide-based, volatile and unstable chemicals often used to construct improvised explosive devices (IED) and ammonium nitrate, commonly used in homemade explosives.

Additional features include automatic self-calibration, onboard diagnostics for simple troubleshooting assistance, a truncated alarm feature for faster clear-down, and an onboard library that can be programmed to add new substances as new threats emerge, dependent on needs.

Feature Highlights

• Smallest and lightest tri-mode detector available
• Detects trace amounts of explosives, chemical agents and narcotics
• Faster clear-down with truncated alarm
• Continuous automatic vapour sampling in both positive and negative modes for CWA/TIC detection
• 4-hour battery

Technical Specification:

Technology Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS)

Radiation source 63Ni, sealed 15 mCi

Sample collection Trace particle and vapour

Dimensions 36.3 x 11 x 13cm (14.5 x 4 x 4.5in)

Explosives detected RDX, PETN, TNT, Semtex, TATP, NG, ammonium nitrate, H2O2 and others

Drugs detected Cocaine, heroin, THC, methamphetamine and others

Toxic industrial chemicals detected Hydrogen cyanide (HCN), phosgene, SO2, NH3 and others

Chemical warfare agents detected Nerve and blister agents such as tabun, sarin, soman, cyclosarin, VX and Vx

Display 8.89cm (3in) TFT colour display

False-alarm rate Less than 1%

Input voltage 12VDC, 110 VA /220VAC, 50-60Hz

Alarm type Audio and visual, with substance identification

Ready time Under 15 minutes

Sensitivity Particle: low nanogram range; Vapour: low parts per million range

Weight 3.2 kg (7lbs) with the 4 hour battery

Operating modes Explosives, narcotics, chemical-warfare agents/toxic industrial chemicals

Analysis time Detection in 10 seconds, complete analysis in 20 seconds

Operating temperature range 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)

Operating humidity 0 to 95% non-condensing