Kitagawa
America is dedicated to delivering gas detection solutions and providing its customers with world class service and technical support. With more than 20 years experience in the gas detection industry, Kitagawa
America directs the sales, service and distribution operations for the Kitagawa brand throughout North, Central and
South America.
Kitagawa America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Komyo Rikagaku Kogyo K.K. Komyo is the manufacturer of the Kitagawa brand Gas Detector Tube System, and is the originator of the piston style pump design. Founded in 1947, Komyo has consistently invested heavily in Research & Development to continually improve the quality, sensitivity and accuracy of its products. Komyo is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified in the Development, Design, Manufacture, Sales and Maintenance/Service of gas detector tubes and sampling pumps, air flow indicators, portable/personal gas monitors and fixed gas detection systems.
Markets We Serve
Markets served by Kitagawa America include Government, Commercial and Residential customers in a wide variety of industries and applications:
Oil & Gas Pulp & Paper Fire Service
Chemical Agriculture & Food Forensics
Semiconductor Construction Law Enforcement
Shipping Indoor Air Quality Homeland Security
Our Products
Kitagawa America supplies a wide variety of Gas Detection products, including:
Gas & Vapor Detection Tubes
Arson & Forensic Investigation Tubes
Sample Collection Devices
Personal Monitors
Fixed Systems
Alcohol Breath Analyzers
Automatic Valve Closers
Gas Detector Tube System
The Kitagawa Gas Detector Tube system is a complete sampling and analysis system for determining the concentration of hazardous gases and vapors…on the spot.
Kitagawa America offers more than 300 types of detector tubes to detect a wide range of gases and vapors, in a multitude of concentration ranges from ppb to percent. Tubes are calibrated on a single pump stroke, and provide a direct reading of the gas concentration. Each detector tube is wrapped in a thin transparent film that guards against shattering of the glass tube and the dispersing of chemical reagent in the event of accidental breakage.
The AP-20 piston-type sampling pump accurately and reproducibly draws a 100cc sample through the detector tube. Its molded contoured grip makes sampling easy. A single stroke is all that is needed. A Sample Finish Indicator™ provides a positive visual indication that sampling is complete and the detector tube is ready to be read. Its integral detector tube tip cutter retains the glass shards and allows for their ultimate safe disposal.
