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MRead Limited

COMPANY OVERVIEW
PRODUCTS
DISCRIMINATORS
AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT
KEY CUSTOMERS
Key Partnerships (Suppliers)
QUALITY ACCREDITATIONS AND AWARDS
Contact Details
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COMPANY OVERVIEW

MRead Limited is a public unlisted Australian company formed to further develop and commercialise Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) innovative Magnetic Resonance (MR) Technology.

MRead has world-leading, patented MR technology for the detection of drugs and explosives.

The MR technology has the potential to dramatically improve explosive and drug detection capabilities for humanitarian mine clearance, military, airport security, and other security and law enforcement applications.

MRead is initially targeting the development of MR based sensors for detecting lowmetal anti-personnel and anti-vehicle landmines, with rapid detection and superior accuracy expected to significantly speed up mine clearance.

MRead is partnered with The HALO Trust in the development and demonstration of the technology, and supported by Minelab.

Our technology has addressed the technical challenges of noise suppression, temperature dependence and lengthy measurement times that have inhibited prior generations of MR detection.

PRODUCTS

  • Developing explosive detection capabilities using globally unique MR technology
  • Following extensive land and field trials in Australia, the MRead sensor is at TRL 7
  • Highly accurate bulk explosive detection through concealing materials for no or low-metal landmines and IEDs
  • Hand-held detector for the confirmation of land mines
  • Fully portable and battery powered
  • Fast confirmation times and similar ergonomics to current hand-held detectors
  • Simple to operate and train
  • Robust and accurate detection
  • Platform technology that can be integrated with UGVs and other sensors for standoff detection

DISCRIMINATORS

  • Globally unique, patented sensing technology developed by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO
  • Only commercially available MR based explosive sensor
  • Fastest detection of RDX recorded outside of the lab
  • Suited for low and no-metal landmines and IEDs
  • Not affected by metal clutter
  • Potential to significantly increase land release rates for communities
  • Broad potential beyond Humanitarian Demining and Defence
  • Potential to develop a remote and integrated sensing capability on unmanned platforms

AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT

  • We will be conducting further field trials with The HALO Trust in Angola in 2025 and targeting the commercial availability of sensors in 2026
  • During 2025 we will be developing a manufacturing and distribution capability based in Australia that will manufacture and distribute globally in 2026
  • It is planned to have a global supply chain through life support on a replacement basis

KEY CUSTOMERS

  • Explosive and Drugs Detection:
  • – Humanitarian Demining Non-Government Organisations

    – Government Mine Action Centres (Cambodia, Angola)

    – Border and Airport Security Agencies

    – Law Enforcement, postal and public event security

    – Defence

  • United Nations Agencies:
  • – United Nations Mine Action Service

    – United Nations Development Program

    – United Nations Peacekeeping Operations

Key Partnerships (Suppliers)

  • CSIRO
  • Minelab
  • EPE Australia

QUALITY ACCREDITATIONS AND AWARDS

  • The HALO Trust
  • RFC Ambrian

Contact Details

Name: John Shanahan
Company: MRead Limited
Position: Managing Director
Phone: +61-437-694-166
Email: [email protected]


Name: Henry Hamilton
Company: MRead Limited
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: +61-2-9250-0000
Email: [email protected]


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