Todd Research Ltd − TR-TRACE

With today’s heightened threat of terrorism, security professionals at nuclear power plants, embassies, high-risk facilities, transportation, and government agencies are exploring explosives trace detection equipment, as part of a robust security strategy to help protect the public and vital infrastructure from threats.

Todd Research are delighted to introduce the TR-TRACE Mobile Trace Detector.

The TR-TRACE can detect and identify a wide variety of explosives including pure explosive and composite explosives under different humidity and pressure conditions in vapour or trace (particles mode).

Detecting powders
In a mailroom setting it is important for the detection of powders to be as minimally invasive as possible. It’s important for it to be done quickly so as not to slow the postal service down, and without causing any damage to potentially innocent post.

You can scan suspicious items using either cabinet or conveyor X-ray scanners. Items can be scanned and checked for hazardous powders without any physical interference to the parcels or letters themselves.

Identifying powders
To identify samples of hazardous powders, vapours are drawn or swabs are run over an item to collect a sample of non-visible particulates. This is then run through an ETD − an Explosives Trace Detector − that can identify what the substance is in real-time.

The list of explosives our TR-TRACE can detect includes −

TNT, RDX, C4, Semtex, PETN, ANFO, EGDN, Nitro-glycerine (NG), Dynamite, DNT, Black Powder, Ammonia and Urea nitrates, HMTD, Tetryl and mixtures thereof.

Some benefits of the TR-TRACE Mobile Trace Detector −

• TR-TRACE has function of user authorization with the different access rights; the internal memory allows saving more than 100K results of analysis.
• TR-TRACE does not require a special calibration.
• TR-TRACE is equipped with a special electrostatic valve which filters the ions by their polarity. This valve significantly reduces false alarm rate from non-explosive materials.
• TR-TRACE is easy to use. It doesn’t require any special training. Presence of explosive in the sample is visualized on the device’s LCD display or on any Wi-Fi device that can work as a remote control.
• TR-TRACE is efficient both indoors and outdoors at temperatures above zero.

Testing for hazardous powders within mailrooms is a necessary part of everyday operation and fundamental to public safety. Using trace detection, suspicious items can be checked for any hazardous substances. This is all done with minimal invasion to the post itself and at a quickened pace that won’t hold up operations.

At Todd Research we stock a range of equipment to help with detecting and identifying hazardous powders in mail. Take a look at our products to see if any of our reliable and easy-to-use scanners and detectors are suitable for your needs. We also offer Suspect Package Training so that you and your team can confidently carry out your everyday procedures, as well as responding safely in the case of emergencies. For any other questions you may have, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.