Bruker Daltonics To Introduce RAID(TM)-AFM Autonomous Facility Monitor for Chemical Agents and Toxic Chemicals at PITTCON 2007.BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Daltonics Inc. today said it will introduce and exhibit its RAID[TM]-AFM (Autonomous Facility Monitor) next week at the PITTCON PITTCON Pittsburgh Conference 2007 Conference in Chicago. The RAID-AFM is designed to monitor large buildings and facilities for accidents or attacks involving toxic industrial chemicals or chemical warfare agents. Bruker Daltonics' RAID[TM]-AFM is based on the Company's successful line of RAID[TM] ion mobility spectrometers (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ) that feature excellent detection capabilities and sensitivity, combined with superior false positive rejection compared to other commercial IMS systems or technologies. The RAID[TM]-AFM represents an expansion of the RAID product line for autonomous, automated facility monitoring, and has been further developed under the Department of Homeland Security's ARFCAM (Autonomous Rapid Facility Chemical Agent Monitor) research and development project. The RAID-AFM can detect and identify up to 20 chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals with short response times at IDLH IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health IDLH Imminent Danger to Life and Health (Immediate Danger to Live and Health) levels. It is designed to monitor critical infrastructure and larger buildings on a continuous basis 24 hours a day, and 365 days a year, without operator intervention and with minimal annual service requirements. The RAID-AFM represents state-of-the-art technology to protect key facilities from chemical accidents or potential terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or . This new stationary detector meets the evolving demand for a small, affordable instrument that is compatible with other typical building infrastructure, along with web-based diagnostics and control capabilities. The RAID-AFM is of particular value in large buildings, such as government, financial centers, hotels, etc., with targeted deployment in building lobbies and air intake locations. The fixed-site autonomous RAID-AFM is complemented by Bruker's handheld RAID-M chemical detectors for facility walk-throughs and problem localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. . Frank Thibodeau, Vice President of Bruker Daltonics NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Corporation, stated: "Bruker has delivered chemical detectors all over the world and is known as a technological leader in handheld, mobile and fixed-site chemical detection for the military, civil defense, homeland security, and even industrial applications. Our RAID-AFM is the culmination of that experience and is available now for detecting dangerous chemical vapors at key facilities." He added: "Bruker Daltonics has just announced that its IMS detectors have received an exemption from radiation safety requirements from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energy to protect the public and the environment. , due to Bruker's superior design and excellent safety record. Our RAID IMS instruments thus require no registration, licensing, leak testing, record keeping, special disposal, or fees - a considerable advantage for our customers, particularly in civilian protection and the homeland security markets." ABOUT BRUKER BIOSCIENCES (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BRKR BRKR Breaker ) Bruker BioSciences Corporation Bruker Biosciences Corporation is a Massachusetts-based company formed in 2003 which develops and manufactures scientific instrumentation for academic research and industrial use. , headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, is the publicly traded parent company of Bruker Daltonics Inc., Bruker AXS Inc. and Bruker Optics Inc. For more information, please visit www.bruker- biosciences.com * Bruker AXS is a leading developer and provider of advanced X-ray tools used primarily in life science and materials research, as well as of X-ray and OES elemental analysis instrumentation used primarily in industrial applications. * Bruker Daltonics is a leading developer and provider of innovative life science tools based on mass spectrometry and also develops and provides a broad range of field analytical systems for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection. * Bruker Optics is a leading developer and provider of research, analytical and process analysis instruments and solutions based on infrared and Raman molecular spectroscopy technology. |
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