How to Select the Right Fixed Gas Detector in 11 Steps
I have been working in the gas detection industry for the last 8 years and one of the most frequently question i get is how to select the right fixed gas detector. How to Select …
Gamma Radiation Detector: How They Work, Detection Technologies, and How to Choose One
If you work anywhere near radioactive sources, radiography operations, nuclear facilities, or even certain oilfield logging tools, a gamma radiation detector isn’t optional equipment. It’s the instrument standing between a normal shift and an unrecognized …
Point Gas Detector vs Multipoint Sampling System: Which One Fits Your Facility?
If you’ve ever sat in a design review arguing over whether a process area needs a bank of fixed-point detectors or a single multipoint sampling panel pulling from a dozen locations, you already know this …
Why Silane Detection Is Different from Ordinary Toxic-Gas Monitoring
If you’ve spent any time around fixed or portable gas detection, it’s tempting to treat every gas as a variation on the same theme: pick a sensor, set an alarm point, calibrate on a schedule, …
Remote Sampling vs Direct Gas Detection: Which Method Fits Your Application?
Choosing between remote sampling and direct (diffusion-based) gas detection is one of the most consequential decisions in a gas detection system design and one that’s frequently made backwards, with the sensor technology picked before the …
Gas Detection in the IIoT Era: What Engineers Must Know
Gas detection used to mean a fixed panel in a control room, a technician doing rounds with a clipboard, and a bump test log gathering dust in a filing cabinet. That model isn’t gone, but …
How Do I Select an NO₂ Monitor? A Field Engineer’s Buyer’s Guide
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is one of the more unforgiving gases to monitor correctly. It’s highly reactive, it sticks to surfaces, it shows up alongside other gases that fool the wrong sensor, and its occupational exposure …
Chlorine Dioxide Monitors: Everything You Need to Know (2026 Guide)
Chlorine dioxide (ClO₂) is one of the most useful oxidizers in modern industry and one of the most deceptively dangerous. It disinfects drinking water, bleaches paper pulp, sanitizes food-processing lines, and controls bacteria in cooling …
How a Cyberattack Could Affect Industrial Gas Alarms and Shutdown Systems
Industrial gas detection and emergency shutdown systems are the last line of defense between a routine operation and a catastrophic release, fire, or explosion. For decades, plant operators trusted these systems because they were physically …
How To Design A Gas Detection System For Boiler Rooms
I worked in the gas detection industry for 7 years, and one of the common issues I help customers with is designing a gas detection system for boiler rooms. Today, I will share the steps …