VALENCIA TECHNOLOGY FIRM ENLARGING FACILITY.

Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services

DCH Technology Inc. in the Valencia Industrial Center is expanding its hydrogen sensor manufacturing facilities, more than doubling its current facility.

The new production and test capacity will allow DCH to respond to the increased demand for its proprietary hydrogen sensors, process monitors and leak detectors.

The use of the company's Robust Hydrogen Sensor in several different safety applications is driving this expansion. DCH has received an influx of orders following its successful installation and performance in monitoring a nuclear reactor power-plant upgrade in Russia. Additionally, there has been an overwhelming demand by automotive and truck customers for gas sensors to be installed in alternative fuel vehicles and fueling stations.

The expansion is necessary to accommodate a growing demand for the company's products, company officials said. Industries covering a broad range are contacting DCH for service.

DCH Technology is a technology development and manufacturing firm specializing in patented and proprietary gas sensor and safety products developed at US National Laboratories that are licensed for manufacture and sold to industrial and government customers worldwide. DCH's core technologies include the Robust Hydrogen Sensor, the Universal Gas Sensor and the PEM Hydrogen Fuel Cell.

DCH sensors are being used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Westinghouse, Ford, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Allied Signal and several other multinational companies.