Gas Sensors

Our Gas Sensor Technology

e2v has been leading the way in the design, development and manufacture of a wide range of reliable gas sensors since developing the catalytic bead gas sensor (which became known as the Pellistor) in 1967.

As an independent OEM supplier of gas sensors, e2v pride themselves on providing customers with unrivalled product reliability and personal product support via specialist engineers.

e2v gas sensors are built to the highest standards with all pellistor and infrared gas sensors achieving ATEX and IECEx certification, e2v gas sensors are also UL and CSA approved.

e2v is ISO9001:2000 certified with the automotive semiconductor types also ISO/TS16949:2002 certified

Our product portfolio has continued to expand in technology and detectable gases and now extends to:

e2v can provide you with the most comprehensive and cost effective chemical or infrared gas sensor solution for:


Industrial safety fixed and portable instrumentation for

  • Oil and Gas
  • Process Control
  • Confined space entry
  • Mining
  • Fire detection
  • General light industrial gas detection


Environmental and Indoor Air Quality measurement and control

  • Ozone
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Nitrogen Di-oxide


Green Energy Control

  • Bio-gas
  • Hydrogen leak detection


High volume applications

  • Consumer white goods and domestic sensor applications
  • Ozone
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Gas leak detection
  • Gadgets/ toy applications