RAE Systems
| Industry | Gas detection systems, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Fire/HazMat Safety equipment |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Robert I. Chen, Peter Hsi |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. |
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Area served
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World Wide |
| Products | Wireless personal, area, transportable and fixed gas and radiation detection systems |
| Website | www.raesystems.com |
RAE Systems, Inc. is a global provider of wireless, gas and radiation detection instruments and systems that enable real-time safety and security threat detection to help mitigate risk, and protect workers, contractors, the public and assets. RAE Systems is located in San Jose, California. The company was founded in 1991 by Robert I. Chen and Peter Hsi.
The company’s competitors include Mine Safety Appliances, Industrial Scientific Corporation, and Dräger. Some of its customers include BP, Chevron and Total Petroleum in the energy sector; the United States Air Force and Navy and Department of Homeland Security in the government sector; DuPont and Formosa Plastics in other industry sectors.
Robert I. Chen and Peter Hsi founded RAE Systems in 1991 to apply sensor technology to monitor toxic chemicals for environmental, industrial safety, energy, HazMat, emergency response and government applications. The co-founders started the company after selling Applied Optoelectronic Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of computer-aided test systems, to Hewlett-Packard.
In 2013, the company’s detectors are used in 120 countries by industrial organizations, emergency responders and government agencies. In April 2013, the company was acquired by Honeywell.
The company holds over 40 chemical sensor patents in the detection-sensor field, which include patents for photoionization, wireless, and radiation technologies. The company’s offerings include wirelessly enabled solutions for emergency response, national security, CBRNe agent detection, fire and military end user applications. Also, the company has solutions for real-time detection of unseen threats such as radiation, chemical warfare agents (CWA) and toxic and combustible gases.
With its photoionization technology, the company provides photoionization detector (PID) that can help safety professionals monitor and measure volatile organic compounds (VOCs), combustible gases and vapors, and toxic gases. With its wireless and radiation technologies, the company developed portable devices that are able to detect low-level radiation in real-time, as well as dosimeters that can detect dose rates and help protect industrial workers from radiation exposure. RAE Systems wireless gas detection systems enable incident commanders to extend monitoring capabilities and share critical data in real time as emergencies unfold.
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