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NEO Monitors was founded in 2003 as a commercial part of NEO (Norwegian Electro Optics). Today the company is a leading supplier of gas and dust monitoring systems, based on years of research in electro optics- and laser technology. NEO Monitors develops and supplies tailored solutions for measuring gas and dust in the oil and gas industry, as well as other sectors, worldwide. The solutions have three main missions: Measured gases include Oxygen, Ammonia, Hydrogen Chloride, Carbon Monoxide, NOx etc. These gases are measured in limited areas such as pipes, ducts and furnaces in multiple industries including steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous metal, chemical, petroleum and cement production, power generation and waste incineration.
 * 1) Optimize production processes
 * 2) Control and improve safety
 * 3) Measure emissions

History
The first laser light in Norway was generated in 1962 by Tycho Jaeger. When the first working laser was reported in 1960, it was described as “a solution looking for a problem“. Electro Optics in Norway saw the break of light when Jaeger redefined this as a solution rather than the opposite. Jaeger founded NEO based on his research at FFI (Norwegian Defense Research Establishment) where he made some crucial findings within electro optics and saw huge potential in an increasing oil market.

From the 1970’s, all oil companies operating in the North Sea made large investments in Research & Development (R&D). NEO was established in 1985 with a business approach specialized on underwater optics. The same year, R&D investments from oil companies dropped significantly due to low oil prices. Overnight, NEO’s focus went from the bottom of the ocean into space when the Norwegian Space Center (NSC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) saw NEO’s potential and included their expertise in several projects.

When underwater optics came back on the radar, Statoil wanted improved quality control of pipelines by making regular inspections of ”free spans” and corrosion. Statoil sponsored the development of tools for external and internal inspection of the pipelines.