Rigaku
ResQ
Progeny ResQ enables law enforcement and border protection professionals to perform rapid identification of the widest range of drugs. Accepted by SWGDRUG as a category A analytical technique, Progeny ResQ removes the subjectivity you face when working with some field testing kits
The Rigaku Progeny ResQ 1064 nm handheld Raman analyzer provides emergency responders, law enforcement agencies and the military with the industry’s most comprehensive tool for chemical threat identification, CBRNe detection, and narcotics classification in a fast and simple handheld form.

ResQ
The new generation in handheld chemical detection.
Progeny ResQ has the ability to analyze more materials through packaging and even heroin (without the need for a consumable kit), thus reducing the number of complementary techniques needed to remove controlled substances from circulation. In addition, you have the ability to easily customize the library to include the latest drug and cutting agent formulations.
Progeny ResQ provides border control and checkpoint security with the ability to make quick and informed decisions with confidence, while detecting the widest range of chemicals, precursors, explosives, and mixtures in its class. With easy, single-hand operation, you now have access to results within seconds, at the touch of a button.
For first responders and law enforcement agencies who are facing an increase in sophisticated threats and the circulation of illegal narcotics, Progeny ResQ provides the industry’s most comprehensive chemical detection range in a handheld form. With the use of 1064nm Raman, Progeny ResQ reduces sample fluorescence interference issues, allowing emergency responders to identify more substances including colored materials or through containers
A smartphone-inspired user interface with touchscreen display
Navigation via large buttons according to military specifications
Slim design that allows one-handed operation
MIL-STD 810G & IP-68 certified, rugged and durable
Easy to decontaminate
Simple Operation
Easily navigate using large buttons and a bright screen display for use in the field, results after only three button presses even when wearing M3 type protective clothing
Large Library
Increase confidence with largest standard library or easily adapt for emerging threats and a continuously growing database with more than 12500 substances expandable by the users
Trusted and Tested
A rugged design, waterproof (IP68) and certified to MIL-Spec 810G easy decontamination in the field and collect analysis in any environment with a rugged, MIL-STD-810G tested tool
Large Display
The large screen display and buttons make it easy to use while wearing advanced explisve protective suits, while its MIL-STD-810G tested housing allows for use in harsh environments
- Mode of Operation
- Handheld, with optional docking station
- Exication Wavelength
- 1064nm
- Output Power
- Up to 490 mW adjustable laser exication power
- Graphical User Interface
- Touchscreen and softkeys
- Digital Camera
- On-Board
- Reporting Capabilities
- On-Board
- User-Created Library
- Yes
- Threat Recipe Alerts with 4C Technology
- Automatic
- Data Transfer
- Yes
- Operating Temperature
- -20° to 50°C intermittent, +40°C continuous
- Certification
- MIL-810-G, IP-68M
- Battery
- 14.4V Li-ion, 3100mAH, > 5hrs
- External Power
- 100~240VAC, 50-60Hz, +18V DC, 2.5A
- Included Standard Library
- Yes
- Size
- 29.9cm x 8.1cm x 7.4cm (11.8in x 3.2in x 2.9in)
- Weight
- ~1.6kg (3.7lbs)
- Warranty
- 24 Months
- Industry Regulation Compliance
- SWGDRUG Category A technique for presumptive testing FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
Rigaku Progeny ResQ Handheld Raman Basic Sampling
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