Emerson strengthens safety with Spectrex acquisition

Emerson has announced that it has acquired Spectrex, a manufacturer of flame and open-path gas detectors, adding to the company’s portfolio of flame, gas and ultrasonic leak detector solutions used for industrial safety monitoring.  

Spectrex will join the Rosemount portfolio of measurement and analytical technologies. 

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.   

“We are very excited about adding the Spectrex product line to our flame and gas detection portfolio,” said Tom Moser, group vice president of Emerson Process Management’s measurement and analytical technologies.

“Emerson is committed to helping our customers protect their employees, facilities and the environment, and we are now better positioned to serve that need.” 

Spectrex has led the field in flame and open-path gas detection for nearly 34 years, with the company claiming it developed the world’s first ultraviolet-infrared (UV/IR) and triple infrared (IR3) flame detectors.

The company was also reportedly the first to introduce xenon flash lamps in open-path detector design, increasing detectors’ resilience to atmospheric conditions while reducing power consumption.

Emerson said these innovative advancements in safety monitoring provide a powerful solution for customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical and power industries.