Concept Smoke Systems | Concept Engineering Ltd. products

This smoke generator was designed to facilitate the observation of air movements and air tracing in many types of air flow situations, primarily in wind tunnels. The unit is easily transported, has a rapid warm up time and simple to set up and use, and produces a controllable, non hazardous smoke effect. The Concept Aerotech Smoke Wand produces a point source of smoke on the end of a 425mm long stainless steel "wand".  Commonly used when a very precise point source of aerosol smoke is required. The Smoke generator is now available in stainless steel.

Concept`s smallest smoke machine is the Air Trace, it is the perfect tool if you require a small volume of smoke, and have no mains power available. It runs from a removable 12v DC battery. The Air Trace is available in two models, the standard Air Trace comes in an enamelled orange finish & Air Trace S is in stainless steel.  The new design is lighter, more practical and modern. It also incorporates a new double aspect sight glass.

The Concept ALTS was developed by Concept for the Royal Air Force to enable the fast and accurate leak testing of its wide-bodied aircraft. The ALTS produces a sub-micron, non-contaminating, artificial smoke (entrained in inert carrier gas) in the aircraft fuselage, utilising the aircraft’s own 115v 400-450 Hz supply. The unit will also operate on 50 Hz. The unit uses the same chemical smoke type that has been used for over 30 years in the aircraft simulator environment. Once the fuselage is filled with smoke to a dense concentration (typically a visibility through the smoke of 0.5m), a process that takes only a few minutes, the aircraft is pressurised. An examination of the exterior of the aircraft rapidly reveals not only the areas of leakage, but allows the "ranking" of leaks (the bigger the leak, the greater the amount of smoke being visibly emitted).

The Artem Gun is a unique, off power smoke generator ideal for creating large volumes of smoke for applications such as fire training, public order training, indeed any application where complete portability is a requirement. Using conventional Taymar type gas cartridges as the heating source (available worldwide) and a Concept Artem Smoke Canister, the Artem Gun is incredibly straight forward to use. Simply screw in the canisters, pre-heat the stainless steel coil for a few seconds, and turn on the smoke. It`s that easy. With an output that puts pyrotechnic smoke bombs to shame, complete controllability, and low running costs, the Artem Gun is the ideal solution for external smoke.

Concept`s B1 is a robust and fully portable smoke system, operating from an on board 12vDC battery. Whilst not quite as tiny as the Air Trace smoke generator the B1 produces considerable amount of smoke for a battery powered smoke system. With a 400w heat exchanger, the B1 is capable of producing a good volume of safe, controllable smoke on demand in areas where no mains is available. The B1 also incorporates a microprocessor which controls the unit. A suitable 110v/230v AC charger is included with every unit. Spare battery packs, remote control leads and radio remote control systems are all available as optional extras.

The best selling Concept Colt has the ability to produce a considerable amount of smoke `off power` using the retained energy within the high mass heat exchanger, allowing an operator to carry a generator from room to room, making smoke as required, without a trailing electrical lead. In service with numerous fire authorities world-wide, many NATO forces (including the USN and Royal Navy for shipboard training), as well as analytical laboratories, asbestos removal specialists, and HVAC and LEV contractors, the Concept Colt has an enviable reputation for simplicity of operation and reliability.

The Turbo variant of our best selling Colt 4 incorporates a much larger mass, precision machined heat exchanger block, and 2 x 1100w Firerod cartridge heaters switched via a solid state relay. The result - almost twice the smoke output of the standard Colt 4, and the ability to make smoke "Off Power" for longer - because it has a greater amount of retained energy within the heat exchanger. With its enhanced performance, the Colt 4 Turbo is capable of smoke logging larger volumes, more quickly, and to denser smoke concentrations than any other similar system. However, the smoke output is completely adjustable, so, if required, smoke output can be reduced from a powerful plume to a small wisp.

The Concept Colt 4 Twin Turbo is the newest variant of our best selling Colt 4.  The Twin Turbo has twice the output of that of a standard Colt 4 Turbo. It incorporates a slightly larger, twin helix, precision machined heat exchanger block. This new heat exchanger technology results in twice the smoke output of the Colt 4 turbo but still only uses 2 x 1100w heaters. The Colt 4 Twin Turbo is available with all the same standard features as well as optional extras such as wired / wireless remotes.

The Concept Drain Master is a variant of the best selling Colt 4, it has a reinforced adapter capable of supporting heavy duty ducting. The Drain Master makes identifying leaks in drain work dramatically easier & cleaner.  Potentially identifying leaks in minutes, that without the aid of high quality artificial smoke would take hours. Producing a persistent water-based non-toxic smoke.  The smoke can travel through hundreds of metres of drains. The unit runs off of the standard Colt 4 water based Aerosols which re-seal after use, so they can be used time and time again until exhausted. Concept can also provide accessories such as drain bags, drain bags with 1" bore through tube, drain stoppers, pressure testing kits & smoke aerosol packs.

The Mini Colt 4 is a more compact version of our best selling Colt 4 model which is recognised world wide for fire training, air flow visualisation, small - medium scale leak tests etc.  It incorporates a handle with an integral push button switch for smoke generation.  Like the Colt, it has the ability to produce a considerable quantity of smoke off power once preheated, using the retained energy within the high mass heat exchanger. The Mini Colt 4 is suitable for fire authorities, shipboard training, analytical laboratories, HVAC contractors because of its simple use and reliability.