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 …
How to Design a Gas Detection System for a Chiller Room
I have been working in the gas detection industry for the past seven years, and one of the most common questions I get is how to design a gas detection system for a chiller room. …
Why Do Catalytic Gas Sensors Become Poisoned?
If you work with combustible gas detection long enough, you will eventually run into a detector that looks perfectly healthy, powers up normally, passes a visual inspection, and yet completely fails to respond to gas. …
How Condensation Affects Infrared Gas Detection
If you’ve worked with infrared gas detectors long enough, you’ve almost certainly been called out to investigate a “gas leak” that turned out to be nothing more than water. Condensation is one of the most …
Can an NDIR Sensor Detect Hydrogen?
No, an NDIR sensor cannot detect hydrogen, and it never will. This isn’t a limitation of current technology or something manufacturers will eventually engineer around. It’s a hard boundary set by molecular physics. I’ve spent …
Why NDIR Technology Can Extend Portable Detector Battery Life
If you’ve ever pulled a portable multi-gas detector off the charging dock only to find it dead by the end of a 12-hour shift, there’s a good chance the culprit isn’t your battery. It’s your …