AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1st Detect, a subsidiary of Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC), is pleased to announce the receipt of initial orders for its disruptive mass spectrometry technology. The industries serviced with these orders include petrochemical along with food processing and packaging. Our goal is to position our sensor technology into processing plants and manufacturing lines where process control and quality assurance is crucial. We have identified and targeted several industries that w