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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

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Smiths Detection X-Ray System Qualifies for TSA’s Air Cargo List- says its dual-view HI-SCAN 6040-2is X-Ray system has been accepted into the qualified section of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Air Cargo Screening Technology List. The company says it offers entities screening air cargo “Category A” screening for smaller items, times that will later be in pallets or break bulk cargo. Smiths also says that one of the biggest changes in the 2015 update to the technology list is the…

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