Milipol Qatar 2016, the leading event dedicated to Homeland Security in the Middle East, is set to be the launch platform for a number of regional and international companies to showcase new innovative products when it opens at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre at the end of the month.
Ahead of the 11th edition of the biennial event, taking place from October 31 –November 2, 2016, major exhibitors have announced new product launches that are expected to gain significant interest during the three-day event.
Milipol Qatar 2016 will represent all sectors of Homeland Security, from explosive detection and forensics to analysis software and surveillance equipment.
“Leading companies within the international Homeland Security industry continue to bring innovative products to enhance the sector around the globe. It is a great honour to be a part of this development and have served as a key platform for launches for the last 20 years,” Brigadier Nasser bin Fahad al-Thani, president of Milipol Qatar 2016 Committee said.
Ahead of Milipol Qatar 2016, Industrial Scientific launched a new standalone multi-gas area monitor designed for all-weather purposes that can be used in industrial workplaces and hazardous applications.
Experts in security solutions and crisis management, IREMOS, will be launching two products this October. The first from the French company IREMOS Communication, is a collaborative platform allowing crisis response teams to access a common logbook, situation reports as well as all crisis documents and procedures, in real time, regardless of their location on any device. Its second launch is IREMOS Solution, designed to improve the preparation, management and co-ordination of different services and actors, internal and external, involved in the event of a terrorist attack.
Leader Healthcare will be unveiling its next generation integrated portable intensive care unit (ICU). Moves SLC combines an 02 concentrator, a unique O2 saving ventilator, a suction system and a complete vital signs monitoring module into a single, compact, portable system. It is said to reduce the weight and size of current transport systems by over 50%.
In the field of health and safety, South Korean-OTOS is to launch a new style of safety glasses, that it claims will protect eyes from flying objects in addition to hazardous ultra violet rays. The sports-style protective glasses provide shaded lenses for sun glare, a forehead cushion to increase anti-fog performance, as well as a side-arm inclination.
Distributor Qatar Development and Trading Co. (QDT) will be promoting two new target products, dated for a November launch, during the exhibition; the first being a portable targeting system that can be used for indoor and outdoor shooting trainings. The Fulcrum Target System (FTS), which was developed by ex-military personnel in 2007, can be programmed and triggered by multiple devices allowing target movements in different directions. The second product being showcased will be the TARGABOT Target System that can be programmed by computer and move up & down, 180° rotational or a combination of both functions, with built-in sequence patterns.
French-based Cegelec Defense will be revealing during the Milipol Qatar 2016 the design of its Mobile Surgical Hospital (MSH) ahead of its launch in January 2017. This aims to mitigating the logistics, storage and transportation constraints through the use of expandable and modular shelters, integrating critical medical functions to address the full spectrum of medical support requirements.
Other major exhibitors who will be showcasing recently launched products include Bertin Technologies, Hytera Communications Corporation Limited, Newcon Optik and Nuctech Company Limited.
Brigadier Nasser bin Fahad al-Thani, president of Milipol Qatar 2016 Committee.
