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Argon Electronics appoints UK based Business Development Manager

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Argon Electronics is pleased to announce the appointment of Retired Warrant Officer Class One Derek Broadbent as its new UK based Business Development Manager.

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Argon Chemical Hazard Detection Simulators assist Smiths Detection

Written by Argon Electronics on 22 Nov 2017

When Smiths Detection had a need to quickly demonstrate to an important customer the ability of their LCD series detector family to function in the Arabic language, the challenge of the understandably complex engineering cycles involved in the development of operational equipment arose.

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US Marines enhance CBRN readiness with Argon’s PlumeSIM

Written by Argon Electronics on 05 Oct 2017

The United States Marine Corp (USMC) has awarded a contract for the delivery of PlumeSIM, Argon’s instrumented CBRN training system. Due for delivery early 2018, the system will include a number of training simulators and will significantly enhance CBRN exercises and student learning for the Marine Corp.

PlumeSIM enables users to implement both Tabletop and Live Field Exercises based upon both GIS mapping and “home-made maps” with ease, and incorporates a powerful after action review (AAR) capability that enables both command decisions and survey team activity to be practiced, verified and refined.

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Argon celebrates 30 years in business and releases a new eBook

Written by Argon Electronics on 13 Apr 2017


Argon Electronics, the global leader in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) and HazMat training systems, celebrates 30 years in business this month and, in commemoration, has released an eBook that explores the three key types of Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) training: Live Agent Training, Simulant Agent Training and Simulation Training.


“It seems only a relatively short time ago that discussions with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service relating to their desire to enhance radiological hazard training after the Chernobyl reactor accident resulted in Argon entering the field of CBRN simulation” reflected Steven Pike, Managing Director and Founder of Argon. “Fast forward some 28 years, and our training systems, underpinned by numerous patents and commercial relationships with many of the world’s leading detector manufacturers, are in use throughout the world to enhance CBRN training.”

To celebrate this achievement, Argon has launched a new website and has also released an eBook, which will help those organisations reviewing their CBRN and HazMat training consider some of the options available. “This is our first eBook, and the contribution from David Butler BEM, a former military officer at the UK Defence CBRN Centre Winterbourne Gunner has ensured interesting reading. At a time when hardly a month passes without mention of a CBRN related incident in the news, the need for organisations to ensure they are well prepared has never been greater.” affirmed Pike.

The eBook considers a number of factors relating to effective Chemical Warfare Agent training - including health and safety, regulatory burdens, the environment and costs.

The new eBook is available to download, free of charge, from the Argon website.

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Argon to debut COMAH training system at Hazardex 2017

Written by Argon Electronics on 02 Mar 2017

For the first time at Hazardex 2017 in Runcorn Argon will be demonstrating PlumeSIM-SMART, a new innovative solution to managing and mitigating the consequences of  offsite releases. PlumeSIM-SMART enables chemical and radiological releases to be simulated permitting monitoring teams, management and emergency responders to train, test and verify their offsite emergency response plans to ensure compliance with COMAH regulations and SEVESO directives. 

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Argon awarded UK MoD CBRN Simulator Support contract

Written by Argon Electronics on 05 Sep 2016

The UK MoD has awarded a three year support contract to Argon Electronics with an option for a further two years extension. The competitively bid contract is for the provision of support for CBRN training systems previously delivered by Argon. The contract enables the UK MoD to receive technical support assistance, the provision of maintenance and training services and spares purchase. UK MoD invested a considerable sum of money with Argon to deliver high quality CBRN training systems, including PlumeSIM, and this support contract will help ensure UK MoD continue to maximise the benefits of that investment.

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First Middle East CBRN PlumeSIM order received

Written by Argon Electronics on 15 Aug 2016

The first PlumeSIM order to be delivered to the Middle East region has been received by Argon, and represents a significant stage in the company’s growth in this important part of the world.

In addition to PlumeSIM, the contract includes a number of training simulators. This additional contract follows an earlier delivery of simulators to the same customer, the use of which supported an important national CBRN exercise proving extremely successful.

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Argon receives important Middle East order for CBRN simulation systems

Written by Argon Electronics on 21 May 2015

A significant CBRN simulator order that demonstrates how seriously CBRN training is being taken in the Middle East region has been awarded to Argon Electronics. The order comprises a number of simulators for the Proengin AP4C and S4PE which will provide the customer with an extremely realistic and effective CWA / TIC training capability. The customer identity is subject to confidentiality agreement, however the requirement was delivered and training completed to extremely tight deadlines in order to support an important national training exercise.

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Argon wins “Highly Commended” innovation award for PlumeSIM

Written by Argon Electronics on 20 Jan 2015

Global CBRN training systems providers Argon Electronics have been Highly Commended for their PlumeSIM CBRN training system in the CBRN UK Tim Otter CBRN Innovator of the Year Award.

“We were thrilled to win such a prestigious award for a product that has contributed so much to the improvement of CBRN training exercises throughout the world” commented Steven Pike, Managing director of Argon. PlumeSIM is now in use by many of the world’s leading CBRN training facilities including the UK, USA, Canada, Sweden, Ireland and Portugal.

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Argon supply PlumeSIM CBRN simulation system to German Federal Agency

Written by Argon Electronics on 08 Jul 2014

Argon Electronics has been awarded a contract to supply CBRN simulation systems to Technische Hilfswerk (THW – the Federal Agency for Technical Relief), part of Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior. Supplied through OWR, Argon’s representative, the world-class simulation systems will be used to improve the realism of THW’s field training, which prepares its teams on how to respond to a CBRN incident.

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