MSA Safety has highlighted refrigerant leak detection technology for the HVAC-R market in its 2025 Impact Report, including a Multi-Zone Refrigerant Gas Monitor and the Bacharach Parasense Connected Enterprise Platform. The monitor provides leak detection for halogenated gases with a minimum detection level (MDL) of 1 ppm.
According to the report, the Multi-Zone Refrigerant Gas Monitor combines fast sampling and broad refrigerant coverage with a large graphic LCD and LED status indicators. MSA Safety identifies HVAC-R as the product’s end market.
The Bacharach Parasense Connected Enterprise Platform incorporates the multi-zone monitor to provide early, low-level refrigerant leak detection, notification and analytics. Its refrigerant tracking and compliance reporting functions capture data for regulatory requirements, while the Energy Management Platform analyzes waste, identifies changes in operational characteristics and benchmarks performance. Automated emails can be used to identify leaks and report energy exceptions.
MSA Safety reports that the platform can reduce refrigerant leakage rates by up to 15%. The company also says faster leak detection can reduce waste and improve operational efficiency, while data analytics support continuous improvement.
MSA Safety acquired Bacharach in 2021, describing the company in the report as a provider of HVAC-R gas detection instrumentation. The report also states that Bacharach precision monitoring for low-level leak detection helps companies reduce their carbon footprint and operating costs.
