Alrad Instruments Ltd

Through our six technology divisions, ALRAD Imaging, ALRAD Electronics, ALRAD Photonics, ALRAD Medical, ALRAD Thermal and ALRAD Vacuum, we offer thousands of product items from the world's leading manufacturers. We also provide installation, demonstration, and product support services. 

We represent many of our principals as their sole distributor in the UK. Some of these exclusive companies have been with us since the 1970s, many of our distribution agreements have been in place for a very long time and that must say something about the service we offer. The products and service we provide open up new opportunities for our customers to improve quality,automation and productivity which is why many of our existing customers have been experiencing ALRAD high quality service for decades.

Alrad employ experienced staff to help our customers generate a competitive edge for their companies backed by world class products.

Alrad are members of the UKIVA (United Kingdom Industrial Vision Association) group of organizations and companies within the PPMA ( Processing and Packaging Machinery Association).


ALRAD Imaging supplies imaging components, equipment and services to both industrial system integrators, OEMs, scientific and research customers.

ALRAD Electronics provides a wide range of optical detectors, laser products, high voltage components, optoelectronic sockets, analytical systems and densitometers.

ALRAD Photonics offers Infrared detectors, power supplies, laser diode modules, photodetectors, optoelectronic components , optical filters, diffraction gratings and laser accessories.

ALRAD Medical is responsible for the marketing and sales of air disinfection systems, endoscope cameras, medical screening, molecular detection, personal protection equipment, temperature screening, UV sterilization and UV C Germicidal LED Lighting.

ALRAD Thermal is responsible for marketing and sales of automotive thermal cameras, commercial vision thermal cameras, thermal industrial cameras, thermal security cameras and thermography thermal cameras

ALRAD Vacuum provides a range of product for high vacuum and space applications including electron multipliers, long distance microscopes for vacuum chamber ports and vacuum image sensors

If you need any help in selecting the right product for your application
please call our friendly sales office on 01635 937000
we will be pleased to assist you.

  1. Sentech Digital Smart Cameras

    Sentech Digital Smart Cameras
    New GigE Vision® PoE and PoEHS Series from Sentech
  2. Sentech HDMI CAMERA

    Sentech HDMI CAMERA

    D high-definition Camera- DVI Output Colour Camera

    DVI Output Color Camera

    Features

    Connects to the monitor directly using HDMI connector enables observing system without PC enables a display of the crosshair and shadow masks by using the optional remote unit.
    STC-HD93DV has a 1.5 times higher sensitivity than its conventional type(STC-HD133DV) and it leads to brighter images than ever.
    Release of the full High-Definition 1080P makes the acquisition of higher resolution images available.

  3. Silicon Photo diodes

    Silicon Photo diodes

    Centronic silicon diodes are mainly designed to detect light, generating a photocurrent with an external quantum efficiency in the range 0.2 to 0.7 A/W in response to light in the wavelength range 200-1100nm.In addition to light detection, they manufacture diodes specifically for direct detection of x-rays and charged particles (electrons) as well as indirect x-ray detection using scintillator assemblies. 

    Their diodes are based on a suite of core processes which they call “series”, with each series being optimised through our choice of silicon, junction depth and manufacturing details for a specific purpose as described below. They are able and very willing to modify the details of any of their series in order to optimise performance for a particular application. They are also aware of customers who use their diodes for other applications including neutron detection, based on their own development and qualification. Centronic photodiodes are designed by their engineers in Croydon, building on theirexperience in the market since the early 1970’s. Their wafers are processed in modern fabrication plants in western Europe and return to their Croydon facility for backend processing (packaging, assembly and test). Most of their production consists of bespoke detectors for specific customers however they also offer a wide range of standard geometries in industry standard packaging, which is excellent for prototyping or for manufacturers wishing to source standard product from multiple vendors.

     

  4. Silicon Video Cameras

    Silicon Video Cameras
    The SILICON VIDEO® monochrome 643M and color 643C cameras provide 640 by 480 resolution at 211 frames per second (fps). Reducing the number of lines to 2 allows frame rates up to 26,636 fps. Fast frame rates, global shutter, asynchronous reset, and shutter speeds as short as 10 microseconds (1/100,000th of a second) provide sharp images of high-speed motion. Example applications include high-speed inspection, particle tracking, kinematics, collision studies, sports analysis, ballistics, and plant or animal motion analysis. Images can be captured at fast frame rates and can then be played-back at slow display rates to reveal previously undetected details. Individual frames can be extracted from a sequence for further analysis or measurement.
  5. Spacecom Lenses

    Spacecom Lenses

    Space manufacturers a wide range of camera lenses Day&Night , Aspherical , High-Speed aperture F1.0 Zoom , Mega-Pixel , Machine Vision, CCTV Security, VariFocal Lens, IR Lens and Mono-Focal Lens 

  6. Spectrometer Gratings

    Spectrometer Gratings
    Fused silica transmission gratings enable high resolution and high efficiency gratings that are ideal for compact spectrometers.We offer a line of spectrometer gratings spanning from the UV to the NIR, in addition to offering a custom design service for OEM applications.
  7. Test Targets & Calibration Standards

    Test Targets & Calibration Standards

    TEST TARGETS AND CALIBRATION STANDARDS

    Alrad Imaging have teamed up with APPLIED IMAGE to offer you the very latest in Precision IMAGING Calibration Standards & Components for the Optical-Imaging Industry

    Established in 1978, APPLIED IMAGE has become an acknowledged world leader in the field of IMAGING. They achieved this distinction by supplying tight tolerance and high quality images to thousands of very discriminating companies for decades.
    Manufacturing highly precise calibration & measurement standards; test targets & sinusoidal test for image evaluation; precise reticles & imaged components for microscopy / vision devices; masks for electro-optic applications; precision encoder discs & strips for printers, scanners & positioning systems and custom imaged components for practically every electro-optical application.

    Products include:

    • Test Targets and Charts
    • Robotic and machine Vision Standards
    • Stage Micrometers
    • Barcode Standards
  8. Vigilant Vision Monitors

    Vigilant Vision Monitors
    Designed for "demanding" CCTV applications, the monitors are available in 17" and 19" versions and deliver full HD picture quality with a dynamic contrast ratio of 10,000:1.
  9. VS Technologies Lenses

    VS Technologies Lenses
    VS Technology is a company that manufacturers Machine Vision Optics. The products include macro, telecentric , line scan, zoom and CCTV lenses.
  10. X-Ray Spectrograph Portaspec

    X-Ray Spectrograph Portaspec
    Model 2501X Series X-Ray Spectrograph is a conventional (WDXRF) wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence analyser which utilises an x-ray tube as the x-ray source.