Fuming Systems

The next-gen bench-top fingermark fuming cabinet from Foster+Freeman. For more than 20 years, MVC fuming cabinets have set the benchmark for performance and reliability as the dependable workhorses of forensic laboratories worldwide.

• 323 litre, small-size fuming cabinet
• Modular construction
• LCD touchscreen interface
• Multi-point process monitoring
• New variable life filter cartridges
• Smart process management for optimised results
• End-to-end monitoring and measurement
• Increased efficiency for improved evidence throughput

The next industry-standard fingermark fuming cabinet from Foster+Freeman. For more than 20 years, MVC fuming cabinets have set the benchmark for performance and reliability as the dependable workhorses of forensic laboratories worldwide.

• 825 litre, mid-size fuming cabinet
• Modular construction
• LCD touchscreen interface
• Multi-point process monitoring
• New variable life filter cartridges
• Smart process management for optimised results
• End-to-end monitoring and measurement
• Increased efficiency for improved evidence throughput

The large capacity fingerprint fuming cabinet from Foster+Freeman. For more than 20-years, MVC fuming cabinets have set the benchmark for performance and reliability as the dependable workhorses of forensic laboratories worldwide.

• 2009 litre, large size fuming cabinet
• Large interior volume for oversized objects
• Toughened, laminated glass
• Robust anodised aluminium frame
• LCD touchscreen interface
• Multi-point process monitoring
• New variable life filter cartridges
• Smart process management for optimised results

Foster+Freeman’s simple and effective solution to validate the integrity of cyanoacrylate-based fingermark fuming processes. MVC FFLEX Validation Targets are single-use strips dosed with a proprietary solution that develops in the same manner as a fingerprint during cyanoacrylate fuming. MVC FFLEX Validation Targets are supplied in packs of 300.

The Foster+Freeman MVC Lite is a fully portable fingerprint fuming chamber for the safe and controlled development of latent fingerprints at the crime scene. Mounted within a rugged weather-proof case, the MVC Lite retains all the features of a full-sized fuming chamber and can be used for the development of latent fingerprints using both cyanoacrylate and PolyCyano UV. A fully automated system with safety interlocks and self-contained fume cleansing, the MVC Lite maintains a safe environment for the rapid visualisation of fingerprints on evidence at the crime scene.

Foster+Freeman’s RECOVER LFT is a cutting-edge chemical vapor fuming process to develop fingerprints on a range of difficult surfaces including those that have been exposed to extreme heat (eg discharged bullet casings) and items that have been washed ‘clean’ in an attempt to prevent identification. This discovery provides the ability to recover fingerprints from items that would have been previously difficult or impossible. It has shown particularly good results when used on fired ammunition cases, knives and contaminated metallic items.

Cyanoacrylate fuming is one of the most commonly used methods of developing latent fingerprints on a wide variety of surfaces. As the cyanoacrylate glue evaporates it reacts with the amino acids, fatty acids and proteins in the fingerprint and the moisture in the air to produce a visible white polymer along the ridges of the fingerprint that can be photographed or further enhanced by dusting with a colored powder or by coating with a fluorescent dye. Foster+Freeman’s Cyanobloom glue works effectively in all fuming cabinets, including FFLEX, MVC and MVC Lite.

The one-step fluorescent fingerprint fuming process The Foster+Freeman range of cyanoacrylate fuming cabinets are designed to accommodate the use of the PolyCyano UV one-stage chemical staining process. Exclusive to Foster+Freeman outside of Japan, PolyCyano UV dramatically reduces fingerprint processing times by combining cyanoacrylate monomer with a fluorescent stain in a one-stage fuming process inside the cabinet.

Foster+Freeman’s fpNatural Powders can reveal high contrast fingermarks while suppressing background interference. Despite the vast quantity of fingerprint treatments currently available, examiners continue to be frustrated by a number of ‘difficult’ substrates. Multi-coloured and densely patterned backgrounds, reflective metal surfaces and substrates that fluoresce at the same wavelengths as common fluorescent fingerprint treatments, can prevent the successful imaging of fingerprints. However, when dusted with fpNatural infrared fluorescent powders, interference can be removed to reveal high contrast prints.