Robust, high output, portable smoke machines

Specifically designed for:

• air flow visualisation
• leak testing
• fire training
• clean room tests
• special effects

We ship worldwide

Made entirely in England under ISO:9001

Operation:

• Basic version & remote version (both on-board operation, off power, or remote)
• Particle size 0.2 - 0.3 micron, mass median diameter - the smallest particle size of any smoke machine. ('Theatrical' systems' smoke particle size are usually 3 - 5 microns - a human hair is approx 100 microns). Fog produced by the heat exchanger in the Rocket has been subject to particle size analysis by the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

Available for 240v or 110v power
(please specify when ordering)

Two control options available:

Basic - no remote (button on handle)
Remote - with button on handle AND remote control on 5m cable

You can produce lots of smoke 'off power' allowing you to carry the generator around, making smoke as required, without a trailing electrical lead. After being on mains for at least 15 minutes, the smoke machine can generate large amounts of smoke at full output for up to 2 minutes within a 20 minute window after being unplugged.

The remote control version can be used with the handle-mounted button when off-power, but not with the remote control (which needs power).

When connected to mains power, the Rocket can operate
continuously at full 100% output

In service with numerous fire authorities world-wide, many military forces (including the USN for shipboard training), as well as analytical laboratories, clean rooms (stainless steel version available), spray booths, and HVAC contractors, the Rocket smoke machines have a reputation for simplicity of operation and reliability.

The smoke fluid is contained in convenient pre-pressurised canisters containing 100% naturally derived propellant (nitrogen gas). At full output, a single canister will provide a total of 15 minutes of smoke production in the 1.1kW Rocket, and around 8 minutes in the 2.2kW Rocket Turbo. There is no need to use the entire fluid canister up all at once - it reseals for use at a later date.

These units are ideal for when you require extremely dense concentrations of smoke, or when large volumes need to be filled with smoke. This is because the smoke produced by the Rocket is very persistent - a number of times more persistent than theatrical smoke machines - hanging in the air for an extended period of time unless vented. The ROCKET TURBO is a high power version and generates almost twice as much smoke volume per minute as the standard model - it's one of the most powerful hand held smoke generators available today.

The ROCKET QD which looks and works in the same way as the ROCKET machines above, produces an even thicker, whiter smoke but which dissipates within a couple of minutes. This machine is mainly used for special effects for smoke that needs to disperse quickly and not smoke log a location (e.g. theatre, steam effects, TV). It's also ideal for photo shoots. By using it with a fan, a superb steam / CO2 blast effect can be created (increasing air movement increases rate of smoke dissipation). It is also used by some hospitals for their fire safety evacuation training where they need a thick smoke effect, but when the smoke must disperse after the test without ventilation being available. Higher ambient temperatures also make the smoke disappear faster (at 30C the smoke is gone within 30 seconds), as does fast moving air.
Note: You cannot use persistent Rocket Fuel aerosols (above) in a Rocket QD machine because the machines operate at different temperatures.

This unit can also be hired