Barringer Instruments
Barringer Instruments was founded in 1961 and was initially focused on the geophysical market place for detection and survey instrumentation that helped in the exploration for oil and valuable minerals. Over the years, Barringer broadened to include instrumentation for nuclear power plants and in the late 1980s turned it attention mainly to narcotics and explosives detection using Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS).
During the 1990s Barringer became a world leader in trace detection instruments for drugs and explosives detection, providing equipment to over 50 countries with thousands of units deployed worldwide. In 2000, Barringer began marketing IMS technology to the Life Sciences market and pharmaceutical manufacturers, offering a faster and more accurate process for cleaning validation, raw material identification, quality control and dissolution testing.
In April 2001 Smiths acquired Barringer and the following year the Toronto, Canada-based unit, with a facility in New Jersey, supplied the majority of explosives detection units required by the Transport Security Administration to enhance aviation security.
During the 1990s Barringer became a world leader in trace detection instruments for drugs and explosives detection, providing equipment to over 50 countries with thousands of units deployed worldwide. In 2000, Barringer began marketing IMS technology to the Life Sciences market and pharmaceutical manufacturers, offering a faster and more accurate process for cleaning validation, raw material identification, quality control and dissolution testing.
In April 2001 Smiths acquired Barringer and the following year the Toronto, Canada-based unit, with a facility in New Jersey, supplied the majority of explosives detection units required by the Transport Security Administration to enhance aviation security.
Financial Information 2007
Sales - GBP 438m
Profit - GBP 78.6m
Employees - 2,100
News
29 July 2008 Smiths Detection to Supply Amtrak with Additional Advanced Portable Explosives Detection Systems [more]
15 July 2008 Smiths Detection Protects Nation’s Capital with Advanced Carry-on Baggage Screening in Area’s Three Major Airports [more]
09 July 2008 Smiths opens production plant for advanced X-ray detection systems [more]
25 June 2008 Smiths Detection Launches Smart Trigger for Biological Detection [more]
24 June 2008 Smiths Detection launches hand-held vapour detector for chemicals commonly used in improvised explosive devices [more]