NEW COSMOS ELECTRIC CO.,LTD. developed Laser Gas Scan on 8 October 2026, a system that monitors gas leaks occurring around piping across wide areas with a laser-based gas detector and visualizes the detection signals as two-dimensional images. The company will consider applying it to existing products and expanding it to other gases.
NEW COSMOS ELECTRIC CO.,LTD. has developed Laser Gas Scan, which acquires signals with a laser-based gas detector to detect gas leaks from piping and equipment installed across large sites and displays changes in those signals as two-dimensional images. This enables users to visually understand the spread of leaks and behavior caused by wind, which can be difficult to grasp from time-series data alone. The announcement was made on 8 October 2026. The displayed two-dimensional images do not show the precise spatial distribution of a leak; they are visualizations based on the cumulative gas concentration.
In large sites such as factories and chemical plants, installing numerous gas sensors is difficult in terms of cost and maintenance, making remote monitoring a challenge. Laser Gas Scan is designed to enable intuitive confirmation of leak conditions and wind-driven behavior by converting measurement signals into two-dimensional images. It uses a laser-based detector employing the highly sensitive TDLAS method, reportedly enabling the visualization of signals even for low gas concentrations.
For future applications, NEW COSMOS ELECTRIC CO.,LTD. plans to finalize methods for applying the system to its Laser Falcon laser-based gas detector for methane and ways to provide it to users, with a view to early commercialization. The company is also considering applications for carbon monoxide and other gases.