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Principles of Operation
For the detection and monitoring of combustible gases, toxic gases and oxygen levels, MSA Custom Products offer multiple sensing techniques to choose from. These include electrochemical, catalytic bead, solid state and both photoacoustic and non-dispersive infrared (IR) technologies. This wide range enables us to give customers the utmost in design flexibility.

Approvals & Standards
MSA gas detection and flow systems meet the ISO 9001 quality assurance requirements of the International Organization for Standardization. Adherence to this standard reflects our commitment to quality and continuous improvement from product design to production, as well as service at your site.

Applications
Chemical
Gas Detection
HVAC
Hazardous Materials
Indoor Air Quality
Mining
Oil & Gas
Paper and Pulp
Manufacturing
Water/Wastewater

Hazards
Combustible Atmosphere
Confined Space
Nuisance Odor
Oxygen Deficiency
Toxic Atmosphere IDLH
Toxic Atmosphere Non-IDLH

Product Information
Not everyone has the same monitoring, control and data acquisition needs. Individual problems require special solutions, which sometimes include greater versatility and unique equipment configurations.
MSA Custom Products provide customers with a distinctive combination of solutions, expertise and timeliness.

• Solutions
MSA Custom Products can be built to meet virtually any gas monitoring need. MSA has been designing and manufacturing gas detection systems for over 85 years. We are dedicated to building reliable, high-quality products. Our instruments incorporate the latest developments in sensor and instrumentation design. MSA is a full-range gas detection system provider; we engineer, manufacture, service and repair all of our instruments and sensors.
Our abilities are broad, but our focus is specific: each MSA custom system is individually designed to provide the customer with the very best solution to their unique application requirements.

• Expertise
In custom product design, there is no substitute for experience. With each MSA custom product comes over three quarters of a century of experience in gas detection and flow system design. We design and build our own system components—so we know them better than anyone else. Working hand-in-hand with customers, the MSA Custom Products experts help define options and determine the best approach—all with traditional MSA quality reliability.

• Timeliness
MSA provides integrated custom systems that combine standard components with custom features, resulting in a faster turnaround. Our refined quoting and manufacturing process enhances our ability to provide timely solutions. And MSA’s dedicated Custom Products group is always available to handle customer orders.

Frequently Asked Questions
Why order a custom gas detection instrument from MSA?
MSA Custom Products offer individually designed solutions to customer problems. Our custom gas detection and flow systems are built to customer specifications and combine the advantages of various MSA instruments and sensors with our electrical and mechanical engineering expertise.

How do I know if my application requires a custom-designed product?
MSA has a full staff of sales engineers ready to help you determine the best gas detection solution for your application. Contact us between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST weekdays at 1-800-MSA-INST (672-4678) or at customproducts@MSAnet.com.

Basic Info
Additional Product Information
  • Bulletin - MSA Custom Products Solutions (Bulletin No. 07-2140)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection: Compressor Stations (Bulletin No. 07-2121)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection: LNG Applications (Bulletin No. 07-2122)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection: Monitoring Petroleum Loading in Terminal Bays (Bulletin No. 07-2123)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection [for the Water and Wastewater Industries] (Bulletin No. 07-2079)
  • Bulletin - MSA Passive Shutdown System (Bulletin No. 07-2045)
  • Press Release - February 2003 - "MSA Announces New Passive Shutdown System for Bulk Transport Vehicles and Tank Farms"
  • Press Release - July 2001 - "MSA Announces System for Wastewater Wet Well Gas Monitoring"
  • Press Release - September 2001 - "MSA Announces Oxygen Monitoring System for Nitrogen Blanketing Applications"
  • MSA Gas Detection System [for Monitoring Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide in Highway Tunnels] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2116)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Scrubber Monitoring System [for Waste Water Treatment Plants] (Data Sheet No. 07-0609)
  • Press Release - December 2005 - News Announcement: MSA Custom Systems Offer a Wide Range of Offshore Monitoring Solutions
  • Press Release - Jan. 2006 - MSA Releases Gas Detection System for Monitoring CO2 and CO in Highway Tunnels
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  • Press Release - March 2004 - "MSA Releases New Bulletin for Halocarbon 134a Monitoring System on Shipboard Applications"
  • Press Release - March 2004 - "MSA Releases New Bulletin for Carbon Monoxide Monitoring System on Shipboard Applications"
  • Press Release - August 2003 - "MSA Announces New Remote Closure Shutdown System for Tank Farms"
  • Press Release - Product Announcement - September 2003 - "MSA Announces New 4-Gas Detection System for Wet Well Monitoring"
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [Wing Fuel Tank Monitoring System] (Data Sheet No. 07-2101)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [for Acetylene Leak Detection] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2106)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [for monitoring acetaldehyde in Resin Manufacturing] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2110)
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Infrared Gas Monitor [Designed for Transportable Gas Monitoring Applications] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2102)
  • MSA Chemgard Application - [for manufacturer of large, flat television screens] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2060)
  • MSA Gas Detection System for Transportable Ultima XA Monitor [Designed for Transportable Gas Monitoring Applications] (Data Sheet No. 07-2080)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [Designed for Hydrogen Sulfide and Combustible Gas Detection in Water Reclamation Plants] (Data Sheet No. 07-2081)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [Carbon Monoxide Gas Detection for Highway Tunnels] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2107)
  • MSA Gas Detection System [for Monitoring Toluene in Adhesive Tape Production] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2105)
  • MSA Gas Detection System [Custom Multigard Gas Detection System Provides Monitoring Data Via the Internet] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2104)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [Wing Fuel Tank Monitoring System] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2101)
  • Bulletin - MSA Chillgard LS Monitor [Designed for Transportable Refrigerant Monitoring Applications] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2059)
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Monitor [for gasket manufacturer] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2064)
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Monitor [for Biotechnology Manufacturer - (Data Sheet No. 07-2062)
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Monitor [for Monitoring SF6 in Electrical Substations] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2065)
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [Methane and Hydrocarbon Monitoring in Storm Water Pump Stations] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2058)
  • Bulletin - MSA Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Monoxide and Combustible Gas Monitoring System [for Navy LHD Series and Other Shipboard Monitoring Applications] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2047
  • Bulletin - Gas Monitoring in the Power Generation Industry - (Data Sheet No. 07-2044)
  • Bulletin - Chemgard Gas Monitor for the Monitoring and Detection of Ethylene Oxide - (Data Sheet No. 07-2038)
  • Bulletin - MSA Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Monoxide and Combustible Gas Monitoring System [for Navy LHD Series and Other Shipboard Monitoring Applications]
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection System [Methane and Hydrocarbon Monitoring in Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)]
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Monitor [for Biotechnology Manufacturer]
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Monitor [for gasket manufacturer]
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Monitor [for Monitoring SF6 in Electrical Substations]
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Application [for manufacturer of large, flat television screens]
  • Bulletin - MSA Chemgard Infrared Gas Monitor [Designed for Transportable Gas Monitoring Applications]
  • Bulletin - MSA Gas Detection [for Airport Facility Monitoring] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2108)
  • Press Release - July 2005 - MSA Releases Gas Detection Bulletin for Airport Facility Monitoring


Technical Information
  • Data Sheet - MSA Remote Closure Shutdown System [for Bulk Tank Farms] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2063)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [Wireless Solar-Powered Gas Detection System for Ammonia Monitoring at Electrical Power Plant] Data Sheet No. 07-2103)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [for Detection of Oxygen Deficiency Caused by Helium Leaks in MRI Units] (Data Sheet No. 07-2090)
  • MSA Gas Detection System for Transportable Ultima XA Monitor [Designed for Transportable Gas Monitoring Applications] (Data Sheet No. 07-2080)
  • MSA Gas Detection System [Designed for Hydrogen Sulfide and Combustible Gas Detection in Water Reclamation Plants] (Data Sheet No. 07-2081)
  • MSA Chemgard Monitor [for JP-8 monitoring inside fuel pump/filter houses] (Data Sheet No. 07-2072)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [Chemgard Monitor with Stainless Steel Flow System for Phosgene Detection] (Data Sheet No. 07-2069)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Carbon Monoxide Monitoring System [for U.S. Navy LPD 17 Class Ships/Shipboard Monitoring Applications] (Data Sheet No. 07-2049)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Halocarbon R-134a Monitoring System [for U.S. Navy LPD 17 Class Ships/Shipboard Monitoring Applications] (Data Sheet No. 07-2050)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [Ultima X Gas Monitor Series for HF Monitoring] (Data Sheet No. 07-2075)
  • Data Sheet - Gas Monitoring in the Medical Industry (Data Sheet No. 07-2076)
  • Data Sheet MSA Gas Detection System [TRIGARD Monitoring System for Chlorine and Sulfur Dioxide] - (Data Sheet No. 07-2109)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System for Four-Gas Wet Well Monitoring (Data Sheet No. 07-2061)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [for CO2 Monitoring in Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries] (Data Sheet No. 07-2066)
  • Data Sheet - Chillgard LS Monitor - Designed for Transportable Refrigerant Monitoring Applications (Data Sheet No. 07-2059)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System for LEL Hexane Monitoring in the Grain Processing Industry (Data Sheet No. 07-2053)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Chemgard Gas Monitor [For Chemical Processing Applications Requiring Elevated Temperature Control] (Data Sheet No. 07-2043)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Chillgard. RT Monitor [Designed for Transportable Refrigerant Monitoring Applications] (Data Sheet No. 07-0006)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [Combustible Gas Monitoring for Water and Wastewater Treatment Aplications] (Data Sheet No. 07-2036)
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System [For L.E.L. Monitoring in Solvent Drying Ovens] (Data Sheet No. 07-2037)
  • Data Sheet - Wastewater Wet Well Monitoring (Data Sheet No. 07-2034)
  • Wastewater Wet Well Monitoring System Specifications
  • Data Sheet - MSA Gas Detection System for Oxygen Monitoring in Nitrogen Blanketing (Purging) Applications (Data Sheet No. 07-2035)


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