GasTech Innovation

Pushing boundaries in the gas detection industry.

Beaufox Industries were approached by GasTech, one of Australia’s most respected leaders in the gas detection industry, to help them create a new innovation.

GasTech presented a product idea that would push industry boundaries by providing intrinsically safe loop-powered combustible infra-red detection.

We were thrilled to accept the new challenge that saw investigation into new materials and manufacturing techniques. The growth opportunity given to Beaufox was very exciting.

With the design brief in hand, we used the latest in CAD/CAM software to custom mould a prototype and create a working 3D printed model, which we then subjected to strenuous testing.

Damon Gillies, our Managing Director, was directly involved in helping achieve GasTech’s instrument housing goals, which resulted in setting a new global standard of IP68.

The product, named the D-Guard2, will allow sites to greatly reduce power consumption
across control platforms and massively reduce installation costs as explosion proof cabling is not required.

This will revolutionise the mining industry, especially within the tightly held underground mining market.

The GasTech mission is to develop effective and reliable gas detection systems for use in situations where personnel could be exposed to toxic or combustible gases, as well as oxygen deficiency.

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