Confined Space Sensing & Awareness
Proven IoT platform, reimagined for personnel & facility safety
Centaur Analytics, Inc.
Bucksnort's Tragedy: Confined Spaces and Critical Warnings
Explosive Environments
The October 2025 Bucksnort explosion, killing 16, highlighted the volatile nature of ammunition facilities.
Blocked Early Warnings
Metal structures can block critical early-warning systems when they're needed most.
Shared Vulnerabilities
Military tunnels, bunkers, and silos: shielded, EM-blocked and prone to catastrophic failure.
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Violanta Factory Tragedy: When Confined Spaces Turn Deadly
Industrial Space Explosions
The January 2026 Violanta biscuit factory explosion in Trikala, Greece, resulted in 5 casualties, highlighting the deadly risk of combustible gases in facilities.
Silent Accumulation
Combustible gases from propane pipeline leaks, as well as dust particles, can accumulate undetected in confined production spaces, creating explosive atmospheres without visible warning signs.
Manufacturing Blind Spots
Food processing facilities, mills, cement plants share critical vulnerabilities: enclosed spaces where dust concentrations can reach catastrophic levels.
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Our Solution: Born in Agriculture. Hardened for Mission-Critical Spaces.
Confined Space Sensors & IoT
- Active deployments in 20+ countries: NA, LatAm, ANZ & EMEA
- Reliable inside metal silos and concrete warehouses.
- Detects CO₂ and toxic gas concentrations.
- AI-powered Digital Twin predicts hazards.
- Full autonomous control of actuators, PLCs with cloud AI
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Electrically Small Antennas
A core innovation powering our Confined Space IoT
- Expertise from missile guidance trackers to tire pressure monitors.
- Custom antennas that perform where COTS parts fail.
- Adaptive resonance ensures stable links in RF-challenged environments.
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A Smart Mesh That Sees, Predicts, and Warns
Our sensing platform combines advanced technologies for real-time awareness and predictive warnings in sealed or shielded structures.
Miniaturized Sensors
Hazardous gas sensors with proprietary mechanical design for compact deployment. Models for CO₂ , LEL, NOx , SOx and other compounds.
Integrated Antennas
PCB-integrated tuned antennas for compact, low-power performance in confined spaces.
Digital Twin Modeling
Predicts gas flow, heat buildup, and hazard formation before they become critical.
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Continuous Monitoring
Use Case: Munitions Depot Situational Awareness
Toxic gas alert
Detects LEL gas concentrations or bio-agent leaks early.
Power disruption
Mesh network maintains communication autonomously.
Fire prevention
Predicts heat anomalies before ignition.
Situational intelligence
Provides a live risk map across the facility.
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Relevant Team Background
- Senior technical leadership with multi-decade experience in defense and aerospace systems, covering RF, microwave, antennas, propagation, and secure communications across VLF–SHF bands.
- Direct program involvement with Tier-1 defense ecosystems, and long-term collaboration with US and European defense customers.
- Proven contributions to EW, ISR, precision weapons, radar, FLIR, countermeasures, and spectrum-dominance systems, from concept definition through fielded hardware.
- Demonstrated capability in EM-contested and spectrum-constrained environments, including RF intelligence, monitoring, and resilient communications architectures.
- Deep experience working within prime–supplier frameworks, interfacing effectively with program offices, certification bodies, and multinational industrial teams.
- Culture of engineering rigor and IP creation, with multiple granted patents in RF systems, communications, and sensing architectures.
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Seeking defense and civil-protection partners for pilot deployments and licensing collaborations.
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