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Chinese Security Screening Firm NUCTECH Expanding Marketing Presence In U.S.

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

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Chinese Security Screening Firm NUCTECH Expanding Marketing Presence In U.S.

NUCTECH's products include radiation portal monitors. Photo: NUCTECH

ORLANDO, Fla.—China’s NUCTECH Company Limited, which manufactures an extensive range of security screening products, is making a push to expand its marketing efforts in the United States as seen at this year’s annual ASIS International industrial security conference.NUCTECH representatives at the conference told Defense Daily that the company has marketed at several smaller conferences in the U.S. this year, including one aimed at corrections facilities, but ASIS opens the company to a wider potential customer base for its range of…

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