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FORENSIC SCIENCE
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At the forefront of forensic science technology
for over 40 years

QUESTIONED DOCUMENT EXAMINATION
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
FINGERPRINT DETECTION & ENHANCEMENT
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QUESTIONED DOCUMENT
EXAMINATION

Forensic-level examination of handwriten and printed documents
including travel and ID documents, banknotes, cheques and stamps etc.

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DCS5
FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE
FINGERPRINT DETECTION, CAPTURE AND ENHANCEMENT

Advanced systems for the development and photography of fingerprints using traditional and exclusive techniques

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CL82
FORENSIC ILLUMINATION
Crime-lite® FORENSIC LIGHT SOURCES

LED and LASER light sources that will redefine your expectations of a forensic light source.

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Webinars
WEBINARS
FORENSIC WEBINAR
SERIES 2022

Regular forensic science webinars, covering a broad range of subjects, provide a fascinating insight into foster+freeman products and the technology behind them.

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FORENSIC SCIENCE INNOVATION

At the forefront of forensic science technology for over 40 years

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Cutting-edge forensic science technology

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mvc fflex standalone

NEW PRODUCT: MVC® FFLEX M

The Next Industry Standard Cyanoacrylate Fuming Cabinet

For more than 20-years, MVC® fuming cabinets have set the benchmark for performance and reliability as the dependable workhorses of forensic laboratories worldwide. Updated with a radical new design, the MVC®FFLEX M builds on that tried and trusted technology offering innovative new user-focussed features that will optimise results, increase laboratory efficiency, and provide complete end-to-end control of the fingermark development process.

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NEW PRODUCT: DISCOVER®

DISCOVER a New Way to Maximize the Search, Detection, and Imaging of Evidence at the Crime Scene or Laboratory

Combining our handheld Crime-lite AUTO imaging device (for the crime scene) with a dedicated laboratory docking system, DISCOVER is a 2-part solution that meets the needs of CSI and lab professionals at every stage of the forensic evidence workflow.

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DISCOVER fingermark imaging cleaned

Crime-lite® AUTO

A New Generation of Forensic Light Source

The most complete and compact forensics digital camera solution in existence.
Combining the latest forensic imaging technology with high-intensity multi-spectral illumination, the new Crime-lite® AUTO is a complete solution to the search, detection, and capture of evidence.

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AARI® – AMINO ACID RAPID IMAGER

Streamlined Fingerprint Visualisation and Mark-Up

Dramatically increase the speed and accuracy of fingerprint visualisation on items of porous/semi-porous evidence.
AARI is a fully-integrated detection and imaging system with intelligent AI Assist Ridge Detection software. Using AARI, tasks that previously took many hours of manual processing can now be achieved in minutes.

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cl laser crop cleaned 2

Crime-lite® LASER

Our Most Advanced Light Source to Date

For the detection and examination of every last trace of forensic evidence; the new Crime-lite® LASER provides intense, ultranarrowband LASER illumination from a truly portable light source.
Available in Blue (447nm) and Green (520nm) wavelengths, the Crime-lite® LASER is capable of revealing evidence including latent and treated fingermarks, body fluids, and other invaluable traces of forensic evidence

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New Technology, News
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Introducing MVC® FFLEX M: Fingermark Fuming, Updated

For more than 35-years, MVC® fuming cabinets have set the benchmark for performance and reliability as the dependable workhorses of forensic laboratories worldwide. Updated with a radical new design, the MVC®FFLEX M builds on that tried and trusted technology offering innovative new user-focused features to optimise results.
New Technology, News
DISCOVER AUTO

DISCOVER®, a 2-part solution for the search, detection, and imaging of evidence at the crime scene and in the laboratory

A laboratory docking system for the handheld Crime-lite AUTO forensic search and imaging tool, DISCOVER brings the functionality, ease of use, and high quality of results produced by the ‘AUTO’ into the fingerprint laboratory.
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AARI - AMINO ACID RAPID IMAGER -Streamlined visualisation and mark-up of fingermarks

Meet AARI®, the unique new fingerprint imaging system that uses Artificial Intelligence to detect ridge detail and assist forensic examiners.

The AARI (Amino Acid Rapid Imager) combines fully-integrated illumination and imaging technology that streamlines the fingerprint visualisation, imaging and mark-up process, completing in under 2-minutes tasks that may previously have taken hours.
Exhibitions
CSFC Autumn Conference

CSFC Autumn Conference

Originally founded as the Forensic Science Society in 1959, some 60 years later The CSFS now boasts a worldwide membership and is the main Professional Body for individuals working as forensic practitioners in the UK and is considered to be the ‘international voice of forensic science’.
4th November 2022
Exhibitions
CBRNe Convergence 2022

CBRNe Convergence 2022

Massachusetts is dense with CBRN expertise, from local responders through to national labs, and CBRNe Convergence will pull on all of those strands.
31st October -
2nd November 2022
Exhibitions
NCT APAC

NCT APAC

NCT APAC is coming to Seoul for its third edition in the peninsula, organized in official partnership with the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC).
25th - 27th October 2022

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