About Us
About Alphasense
Alphasense was founded in 1996 in response to industry demand for better quality gas sensors and a higher level of customer support. 25 years later, we still continue to push the boundaries in gas sensor development and manufacturing.
Our purpose-built Headquarters in the South East of England is furnished with state-of-the-art automation which supports our continued advances in manufacturing. Through ongoing investment, we continue to increase capacity, maintain high standards and assure the quality and integrity of our products is second to none.
Quality
Alphasense’s unique Automated Test and Validation System (ATAV) is at the centre of our commitment to both quality of product and excellence of service.
Every sensor we produce is monitored continuously before final testing, ensuring complete stabilisation prior to characterisation. Each sensor is then assigned a unique bar-code and associated test data is stored in our custom database. This not only provides us with an important diagnostic tool but allows us to maintain data with respect to sensitivity, time of response and recovery and zero off-set. Lastly, as a part of our standard process, we maintain an ongoing archive of product samples which allows us to access both electronic and physical records for all of our manufactured products.
Additionally, the ATAV system can perform a variety of customer specified tests with inorganic gases and VOCs from ppb to % concentrations.
With ISO 9001-2015 certification and excellent process control we have the tools to provide our customers with sensors which are supremely reliable and deliver repeatable results, factors which both have a direct impact upon the reliability and accuracy of OEM instruments.
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Technology
Our team’s high level of expertise and many years’ of experience in a variety of gas detection technologies guarantees delivery of innovative, superior quality products.
Our current range of sensor technologies includes Electrochemical, Catalytic, Optical (NDIR & PID), Semiconductor/metal oxide & Spectroscopy. Utilising our many years of in-house experience, we continue to seek new advancements and develop innovative technologies for the benefit of our customers. With 25 years in the business, we have access to some of the best technical and academic expertise available today and we work with a number of Universities and research establishments worldwide.
We fully appreciate the role that academia and start-ups play in the advancement of technologies and we actively encourage re-investment through joint ventures which combine emerging technologies with our scientific, manufacturing and commercial experience.
We work closely and in the strictest confidence with our customers, giving them the sensors they need and the performance end-users demand.
Electronic Interfaces:
To support our safety and industrial customers in the early stages of development or where a rapid introduction to market is needed, we offer a range of quality designed electronics including 4-20mA transmitters, signal conditioning boards and evaluation units. Supporting our Air Quality Network partners, we also supply low-noise Analogue Front Ends for interfacing with our customers wireless platforms.
Responsibility
We recognise the fragility of our natural world and we understand that it is our responsibility to ensure the we minimise the environmental impact our processes and products have on the environment.
In pursuit of this we have pledged to:
- Comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations, including RoHs, WEEE and REACH.
- Improve continually our environmental management systems.
- Minimise the environmental impact of our products during their design and development, manufacture, use and disposal.
- Monitor our environmental performance regularly through the setting and reviewing of environmental objectives and targets.
- Work with our suppliers and customers to improve their environmental performance and reduce environmental impact.
- Communicate this policy to all employees and to the public as required.
- Implement appropriate environmental training for all staff.
- Reduce water and electricity consumption. Alphasense has installed roof mounted photo-voltaic panels and produces much of its own electricity.
- Minimise waste and consumption of materials and Implement recycling and re-use where possible.
- Dispose of all waste through the appropriate channels.
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Work for us
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