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Smiths Detection Dives into Open Architecture; Opportunity Looms

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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Smiths Detection Dives into Open Architecture; Opportunity Looms

Smiths Detection's HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX checkpoint scanner for carry-on bags. Photo: Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection has launched an open architecture (OA) initiative across is broad security detection space although in the near-term the company is focused on the aviation security checkpoint where Europe is poised to begin to allow third party algorithms to be used in existing checkpoint computed tomography (CT) scanners, a development that will expand market opportunities for current and new vendors. “What we wanted to do with this announcement was effectively announce to the market, ‘We are open to work…

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