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Vyaire Medical develops devices for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of respiratory diseases. Alongside our other products, we can provide a spiroergometric system for lung function diagnostics, such as the VyntusTM CPX. Integrated into the VyntusTM CPX is the pyroelectric detector LMM-242 from InfraTec.

RedWave Technologies builds products to protect communities and countries from accidental and intentional chemical threats. The handheld and portable FTIR spectrometers from RedWave with integrated pyroelectric detectors from InfraTec are used to identify unknown chemicals by safety professionals and emergency response personnel. Unknown chemical spills and releases can come from transportation accidents, industrial accidents, residential and industrial fires, or other catastrophic events.

The infrared sensor division produces custom-made components on more than 1.600 m² of clean room space – especially pyroelectrical infrared detectors – for clients worldwide. The product range includes analogue single and multi-channel detectors as well as digital multi-channel detectors (PyrIQ). The detectors are used, for example, in gas analysis, fire and flame sensors and spectroscopy.

InfraTec is an expert in sensor technology and produces high-performance detectors and infrared filters for highest demands.

A pyroelectric detector with its high long-term stability can be used for accurate measurements of infrared radiation. As a thermal detector, it possesses (unlike semiconductor detectors) a very broad spectral sensitivity from 100 nm to about 1,000 µm and requires no cooling. Pyroelectric detectors are powerful thermal infrared detectors that can measure signals up to the kilohertz range. Short pulses can be detected up to a few microseconds.