Argon to attend Counter Terror Expo 2011

Argon Electronics has confirmed that it will attend the 2011 Counter Terror Expo to be held at Olympia in London, UK, 19 - 20 April 2011.

With the official UK security threat alert status now set at at "severe" (which means that a terrorist attack is highly likely), it has never been more important to ensure thorough competency in the use of critical technologies.  Argon simulation training systems offer both civil and military CBRN responders the ability to significantly enhance both the breadth and depth of chemical and radiological detection skills in preparation for an emergency.  In facing the concomitant challenge of the swingeing austerity cuts that have been announced in many countries, Argon systems simultaneously contribute to preserving valuable detection assets and maintaining CBRN knowledge at required levels, whilst reducing life cycle management costs.

Counter Terror Expo will bring together CBRN response professionals from around the globe in search of the latest technologies to ensure force protection and public safety.  Delegates will be able to visit the Argon equipment exhibition on stand B99 where the latest simulation instruments will be on display and ready for demonstration.

Argon will also make a presentation on the theme of "Training Without Risk" during the CBRN Detection and Protection Workshop on day 2 of the Expo.  Free to attend for registered visitors, this will be an important opportunity for planners, controllers, instructors and operators to build up their understanding of the internationally utilised CBRN training capability offering from the market leaders in this field.

With further details to be released closer to the date of this event, contact Argon today for additional information and to confirm a meeting time dedicated to your individual training needs.

Argon in CBRNe World, Autumn 2010 issue

Argon Electronics continues its long association with David Levitt and Gwyn Winfield of CBRNe World with a new advertisement in the Autumn 2010 issue focusing on the PlumeSIM system for wide area tactical CBRN field exercise training.

The new PlumeSIM advertisement is on page 81 of the Autumn 2010 edition of CBRNe World.  Click here for an electronic copy (and don't miss Argon's JCAD-SIM/LCD-SIM Capability Profile on page 111).

Strong international interest in PlumeSIM dictated that it would be the obvious subject matter for this quarter's insertion, whilst CBRNe World's predominance as the journal of choice for the CBRN defence professional continues to assure of optimum circulation in that community.

If you are not already a recipient of CBRNe World, you can apply to be placed on the free subscription list by clicking here.

If you'd like to find out more about PlumeSIM the first step is simply to visit the Argon website at www.argonelectronics.com.  Alternatively, PlumeSIM is now taken to all of the many exhibitions Argon attends each year, providing you with the opportunity to directly discuss the system features and benefits with us, and it is also beginning to be presented at exhibitions by our appointed representatives.  For dedicated demonstrations Argon will travel to you, bringing an appropriate selection of chemical &/or radiological detector simulators with PlumeSIM software and hardware to ensure any questions can be fully answered in the context of your specific requirements.  So why delay?  Contact Argon today.

Argon at ASSISTEX III

Argon has just returned from Tunisia where we exhibited a select range of chemical and radiological simulation systems at OPCW's Third Exercise on the Delivery of  Assistance - ASSISTEX III.

Held at the 7 November Sport Complex at Rades, just a few kilometers outside Tunis, ASSISTEX III was supported by the Government of Tunisia.  Assistance to exhibitors in complying with Tunisian Customs procedures and equipment security & transportation was provided by the Ministry of Defence, and special thanks from Argon go to the officers dedicated to our help under the direction of Col. Maj. Salem Machghoul and Capt. Nabli.

 The Stade du 7 Novembre, Rades, Tunis, location of ASSISTEX III.

The equipment manufacturers' exhibition was located at the rear of the smaller multi-sports arena, with the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) constructing the largest display stand, whilst other exhibitors included AirBoss (Canada), Airsense (Germany), Bleucher (Germany), IB Consultancy (Netherlands), Christianni (Italy), Environics (Finland), Karcher (Germany) and New Pac Safety (Sweden).

Although the exhibition itself was effectively shortened by a re-scheduling of the ASSISTEX exercise programme, Argon demonstrated the capability to project a simulated chemical plume over a distance of more than a kilometer across the stadium complex to activate alarms on AP4C-SIM and LCD-SIM simulation instruments using the PlumeSIM system.  Small 'hot spots' of simulated chemical release and radioactive material were also located in the vicinity of the Argon exhibition stand to provide an 'immediate threat' using a combination of PlumeSIM and our traditional ultrasound simulation sources.

Simulated chemical plumes over the ASSISTEX III exercise location.  Use of chemical simulants during the exercise were reported to have caused identification discrepancies between different detectors.  Use of integrated Argon simulation instruments could have eliminated this issue.

The final day of the event saw official delegations that included the Tunisian Minister of Defence, the British Ambassador and the British Defence Attache visit the Argon stand.  We were also delighted to receive questions and requests for further information from knowledgeable personnel from the Danish Emergency Management Agency, French Army and Air Force, Indian Army, Indian National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Serbian Armed Forces, South African Armed Forces, Spanish Army and the Tunisian Armed Forces.

Argon in Spain with Nortech

In follow up to the interest in our detector simulator training products shown at the 2nd NBC Defence Congress held in Madrid last June, Argon recently flew to Spain to join our representative Northern Technologies (Nortech) and visit existing customers for demonstrations of our latest instruments.

The Spanish Army, Air Force and Navy already use a selection of Argon equipment, variously deploying our simulators and the NASCAP networked alarm system.  With a long history of  jointly driving even longer miles to customer meetings in Spain, Jose Pena Rich and John Saunders returned to the road (and airport) to ensure that distance was no bar to addressing the future requirements of individual service organisations.

An 07:00 start and a 19:00 return on the first day was followed by a 05:45 start and a 23:50 return to Madrid on day two, but the level of interest in the provision of first class CBRN training more than justified the time and miles.  The professional expertise of the personnel visited made the demonstrations a pleasure, and also stands as testament to Argon's ever increasing reputation as the dominant name in the arena of comprehensive and integrated CBRN detector training systems.

Many thanks to Jose and all of the staff at Nortech for organising this brief visit, and for their  continuing hard work over the years in the promotion of Argon products.  We look forward to returning to Spain soon!

Argon presentation at the XIIIth International CBRN Defence Symposium

Argon Electronics has been confirmed in its contribution of a paper on the first day of the XIIIth International CBRN Defence Symposium, to be held at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, U.K., 02-04 November 2010

With a Symposium theme of "Training and Simulation; The Forgotten Element of CBRN?  How to Incorporate it into Doctrine Equipment, Programmes and Projects", Argon is uniquely placed to provide market leading insight in to this critical precursor to successful CBRN defence.

The Argon presentation, titled "Training without risk...", will include

• The features and benefits provided by current instrumented CBRN training systems;

• Integrated multiple instrument local training focusing on the Swedish example;

• The complementary nature of simulation to live agent training;

• PlumeSIM as a model for wide area instrumented field exercise training;

• Best practice in removing risk from procurement

Learn how, in an uncertain economic climate, Argon simulation systems can provide cost effective solutions to maintaining and improving training delivery and capability outputs by attending the XIIIth International CBRN Defence Symposium.

Argon to attend new German CBRN Symposium

Argon has confirmed attendance at the 1^st international Symposium on Development of CBRN-Defence Capabilities, to be held at the Berlin Congress Centre, 31 November and 01 December 2010.

With more than 1000 visitors from around 50 nations expected to attend, this is a major new event in the CBRN calendar that will focus on the development and application of operational approaches to CBRN defence.  A high level of speakers drawn from service organisations and industry will present the latest ideas in CBRN defence.

CBRN detector manufacturers will be strongly represented at the exhibition, and will include Bruker Daltonics, Environics, ICx Technologies, Inficon, Mirion Technologies, Proengin, Smiths Detection and Thermo Fisher Scientific, all of whom have worked with Argon in the development of simulation training instruments.

Argon will be joined by Graham Catto of GCTechnologies GmbH, our established representative for radiation detector simulation products in Austria and Germany, who are now expanding the breadth of their portfolio to include chemical simulation products. 

Visit us at booth C:11.

ECM Celebrate 25 Years of Excellence

Congratulations to Eric Milburn and all of the team at ECM Technologies who are celebrating their 25th anniversary in business this month!

As Argon's long standing exclusive representative in South Africa, ECM embodies the spirit of professionalism and expertise that forms the firm foundation of successful partnership in the promotion of innovative technology solutions across continents.

For further information on ECM Technologies please visit their website here.

Argon to attend ASSISTEX III

Argon will exhibit a range of its chemical detector simulators at OPCW's Third Exercise on the Delivery of Assistance – ASSISTEX 3.  Hosted by the Government of Tunisia at the Stade du 7 November sports complex in Rades, Tunisia, the exhibition will run from 13-15 October 2010.

Argon products will include the AP4C-SIM, CAMSIM, LCD3.2e-SIM, and S4PE-SIM which will be shown responding to safe electronic simulation area effect and point detection sources. Instructor activated simulated instrument failure and consumable depletion will be demonstrated, together with a display of how assessors can use the instrument reporting function to objectively determine trainee equipment use performance. 

Attendees will also have the opportunity to view the PlumeSIM system in operation for the first time on the continent of Africa.  PlumeSIM has recently been demonstrated in Europe, North America, and Asia to wide acclaim, where existing users of Argon simulation instruments are increasingly recognising the advantages of extending the benefits of Argon systems into larger scale field exercises with multiple equipment types and multiple personnel.

Compatible with other Argon simulators for multi-instrument training, the AP4C-SIM is a dedicated simulator for safely and cost effectively training in the use of the AP4C detector. 
The AP4C-SIM also enables instructors to teach response to equipment consumable depletion, and records trainee errors in equipment use for After Action Review.