1st Detect Announces Initial Orders from New Industrial Customers

1st Detect, a subsidiary of Astrotech ASTC, is pleased to announce the receipt of initial orders for its disruptive mass spectrometry technology. The industries serviced with these orders include petrochemical along with food processing and packaging. Our goal is to position our sensor technology into processing plants and manufacturing lines where process control and quality assurance is crucial. We have identified and targeted several industries that would benefit from our Process Analytical Chemistry / Process Analytical Technology (PAC/PAT) solutions. “We are very pleased by the initial traction into these markets,” said Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman and CEO of Astrotech. “Bob Kibler and his Team have done an outstanding job of seizing the momentum generated by our iONTRAC introduction at events like the Gulf Coast Conference, and cultivating customer interest in our products into an exciting pipeline of opportunities.” 1st Detect Corporation has developed an instrument that revolutionizes the chemical detection and analysis market by delivering laboratory performance mass spectrometry in a small, affordable and portable package. This versatile product has the flexibility to be adapted to each environment, and factory models are designed to communicate with standard Factory Management Software for easy implementation. The 1st Detect mass spectrometer utilizes core technology that is fast, highly sensitive and accurate. The unit is capable of detecting a wide variety of chemicals including residues and vapors from explosives, chemical warfare agents, toxic chemicals, food and beverage contaminants, and pollutants. These capabilities, combined in an economically priced solution, make it an ideal tool for a variety of applications in the research, security, industrial, process flow and healthcare markets.