ORTEC Partners with innoRIID for Release of RADEAGLE Scintillation-Based, Hand-Held Radioisotope Identification Device
Contact: Susie Brockman (845) 483-2124, susie.brockman@ametek.com
Oak Ridge, TN, October 1, 2015 – The ORTEC Products Group of AMETEK Advanced Measurement Technology has partnered with innoRIID, GmbH, Grevenbroich, Germany, to release the RADEAGLE, the latest generation of scintillation-based, hand-held radioisotope identification devices (RIIDs).
The RADEAGLE represents a key expansion by ORTEC into the scintillation-based RIID business segment and compliments ORTEC’s field-proven Detective®line of high-purity, Germanium-based RIIDs. The RADEAGLE incorporates one of the largest NaI(Tl) crystals in its class along with a unique, multi-agent system-based algorithm that allows it to deliver superior speed and accuracy in radioisotope detection and identification.
“The RADEAGLE hand-held RIID is fast and accurate,” states Frank Vorwald, AMT Division Vice President and Business Unit Manager. “It’s ability to simultaneously detect and identify multiple isotopes, even in complex masked and shielded scenarios, is impressive. We are excited to work with innoRIID on this release and believe the RADEAGLE, combined with the Detective®line of hand-held RIIDs, offers customers one of the best full product suites available today.”
innoRIID GmbH., founded in 2014, is a European technology company delivering professional products and expert engineering services in the field of radiation detection. innoRIID contributes to active research projects in the field of radiation detection and develops customized solutions for business partners.
The ORTEC Products Group is the leading supplier of high-resolution, HPGe-based radiation identifiers with more than 50 years of experience in the design and manufacture of highly sensitive radiation detectors used by government and industrial laboratories, nuclear facilities and medical research and in nuclear safeguards.
For more information, contact ORTEC Products Group, 801 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0895. Telephone: 865-482-4411, Toll free: 800-251-9750. Fax: 865-483-0396. Website: http://www.ortec-online.com
AMETEK’s ORTEC Products Group is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of more than $4 billion.
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