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BANDIT NV Bandit nv is a technology company in the security industry that develops and manufactures innovative fog generators under the registered brand name “BANDIT”.

Product BANDIT fog generators protect people and goods by instantly producing very large quantities (50m³/s) of harmless¹ fog that are propelled into the ambient, upon (automatic or manual) activation. In a matter of seconds, people and goods become indistinguishable (at distances even less than 40 cm), and therefore protected from agrgression, threat, theft, burglary or unwanted access in general.

Mission Bandit has the ambition to continually develop and improve, through research and technological know-how, a very effective and reliable technology that enables to shield, without using violence, persons, goods or location (preferably closed), against aggression or other unwanted behavior

Location Development and manufacturing take place on the industry grounds in Opglabbeek (Belgium). Sales and distributio of the Bandit products mostly happen through distribution companies throughout the whole of Europe, as for instance Bandit GmbH for Germany, Bandit France Sarl for France, Bandit UK Ltd for the UK, Bandit Italy Srl for Italy.

Current market position Its specialization in the technology of fog generators for security applications has made the company into the market leader³ in this niche.

Historical stepping stones of the company Bandit nv 1992 Establishment of the company 1998 Patent granted for a fog generator with internally generated vapor as propellant⁴ (EP0730771, 8 April 1998) Production and sale of the generation Bandit 220 Production facilities moved to a larger production hall 2000 Production and sale of the generation Bandit 240 End of production of the Bandit 220 2004 Patent granted for a fog generator with hydrofluorocarbons as propellant⁵ (EP1402225, 22 December 2004) 2008 First certification to ISO 9001 for the development and production of fog generators 2010 Patent granted for a fog generator with a valve controlled vessel containing a fluid and compressed gas⁶ (EP1985963,23 June 2010) 2012 Patent granted for a fog generator with a heat exchanger based on the change of phase of a metal substance⁷ (EP2259004, 25 January 2012). Patent granted for a fog generator of which the heat exchanger is purged with propellant gas⁸ (EP2207005, 25 January 2012) 2013 Certification of the Bandit 240DB (v3) to EN50131-8 (Product Certification System 1B-5, combining factory inspection, quality management review, product testing and ongoing surveillance as defined in ISO/IEC Guide 67), by accredited certifiers Det Norske Veritas Certification (now Applika) and by Certalarm 2014 Patent filed for a fog generator with a pyrotechnical propellant (WO2014102365, 3 July 2014) Introduction in the production process of a high-tech laser welding facility 2015 Patent granted for a removable housing with distinct phases for a fog generator⁹ (EP2860486, 9 December 2015) Enlargement of the production capacity with extra surface and supplementary CNC production tools 2016 Patent granted for a high-efficiency heat accumulator for a fog generator¹⁰ (EP2921811, 8 June 2016) Production and distribution of the generation Bandit 320.

Summary Type: Limited corporation of Belgian Law Industry: Security, manufacturing Founded: In 1992 Key people: Alfons Vandoninck, CEO Location: Nijverheidslaan 1547 B-3660 Opglabbeek Belgium Area served: 90% in Europe and 10% worldwide Products: Fog generators for security applications Website: http://www.bandit.be