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EX-BEAMS Ltd. is pleased to provide a technical update on its HI-IMS (high throughput ion mobility spectrometry) detection capability. Recently, EX-Beams conducted a series of sensing trials, using our existing detection device, against a range of high value target materials.

The trial results confirm the operating viability of our novel high throughput IMS technology.

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High-IMS

We have developed a new device geometry and novel approach to IMS detection which results in greater sensitivity, greater air through-put and better resolution. Our technology is particularly well suited for sensing/detecting targeted substances where high-through put is of critical importance e.g., transportation portals, shipping containers, luggage, etc. Our system is very flexible and can be used as a fixed detection site or a mobile platform. A HIGH-IMS device, when combined with a "built-in" metal detector, would provide complete security coverage. EX-Beams technology, approach and products are scalable and can be deployed in a variety of locations and for different applications (e.g., screening of sea and air freight containers, interrogation of carryon and checked luggage, "sniffing" of passengers prior to boarding aircraft, trains, buses, etc.). This flexibility allows us to adapt and adjust our products to meet specific customer requirements.

Our High-IMS product is unique in that:

It does not have a field electrode or drift tube. Therefore our device is less expensive than existing products which utilize expensive and delicate drift tubes.
It analyzes significantly higher volumes of air as compared to currently available systems (i.e., 100s of litres/minute as compared to 10s of litres/minute).
It does not rely on using radioactive materials to ionize air.
Its design and construction should mean less frequent calibration and therefore the cost to operate and maintain the device will be cheaper than existing alternatives.
Its sensitivity is in parts per trillion (as compared to parts per billion of existing devices); we estimate that our device will be up to 100 times more sensitive than existing IMS systems.