The Thermo Scientific TruDefender FTX/FTXi analyzers are a rugged, handheld FTIR system for rapid, in-the-field identification of unknown chemicals including explosives, narcotics, toxic industrial chemicals, precursors and more.

When faced with an unknown chemical threat, every second counts. Quickly identify explosives or hazardous materials with Thermo Scientific™ TruDefender™ handheld analyzers. TruDefender FTX and FTXi instruments harness the power of FTIR spectroscopy to provide fast, actionable data to mitigate potential threats and protect hazmat teams and the community. TruDefender analyzers have a self-contained anvil sampling head for easy sampling of solid and liquid chemicals in the field. The TruDefender FTXi model features embedded mobile phone technology to link directly to incident command or reachback support.