Smiths Detection Introduces New Air Cargo Scanner
Smiths Detection has launched a new dual-view X-Ray inspection system, the Hi-Scan 145180-2is, to screen large cargo, pallets and freight items to be shipped on both passenger and cargo planes. The compact system can screen objects up to 57-inches by 71-inches, meeting the maximum skid/pallet size allowed by the Transportation Security Administration. Smiths already has 16 inspection systems on TSA’s Air Cargo Screening Qualified Technology List, including the single-view Hi-Scan 145180 that is already deployed for air cargo screening. “Our new advanced X-Ray system will allow shippers to screen bulk items without the requirement of unpacking shipments, scanning individual boxes and then reassembling the pallet or large shipment,” says Mal Maginnis, president of Smiths Detection. “The Hi-Scan 145180-2is, which also features a highly compact footprint, will save our customers both precious time and money.”
Sarnoff Introduces Portable Iris on the Move Camera System
SRI Sarnoff has introduced the handheld, Iris on the Move (IOM) RapID-Cam II camera system for biometric enrollment and identity verification. The system can enroll individuals into a database by capturing dual-iris and facial images in less than 30 seconds. Once a person’s records are in the database, the system can verify a person’s identity in less than a second, SRI Sarnoff says. “The IOM RapID-Cam II provides an accurate, mobile biometric solution for field operations at a price point that does not currently exist in the marketplace,” says Mark Clifton, vice president of Products and Services at SRI Sarnoff.
Telos Certified to Aviation Channeling Service
The Transportation Security Administration has certified Telos ID as a designated aviation channel (DAC), allowing it to provide airports and airlines with greater choice in aviation channeling services for employee security threat assessment services. Telos ID is the first certified DAC to receive authorization to operate under an agreement made last year between TSA and three vendors. Through DAC services, employee data is collected and submitted to TSA to conduct employee threat assessments necessary to work in an aviation environment. “The aviation industry has been looking forward to greater choice in channeling service providers,” says Mark Griffin, president of Telos ID. “A more competitive environment will lead to greater innovation in services and an increased focus on customer satisfaction.”
A-T Solutions Partners with HDT Global in Support of Military, Law Enforcement Forces
The counter-terrorism professional services firm A-T Solutions Inc., hand robotics manufacturer HDT Global have partnered to support military and law enforcement forces with the MK2 Robotic Arm developed by HDT for enhanced counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED ) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations.. “HDT Global’s new robotic arm will significantly change the C-IED and EOD communities by allowing bomb technicians to evaluate and defuse explosive devices from a safer distance,” says Dennis Kelly, president and CEO of A-T Solutions. The companies say the MK2 offers field teams a robotic arm with near-human dexterity. The MK2 was developed through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative to create an advanced prosthetic. The companies say it can use any tool meant for human hands and perform many tasks previously impossible for a robotic arm. A-T Solutions is a portfolio company of the private equity firm CoVant.
Implant Sciences Receives Patent for Narcotics and Particle Removal System
Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Narcotics and Explosives Particle Removal System.” The patent covers a method for removing particles from a target surface to increase sample collection. “Non-contact sample collection enables a wider range of deployment options for trace detection technologies,” says Todd Silvestri, vice president of Technology for Implant Sciences. “This invention is aimed at improving the collection efficiency of our non-contact sampling technologies.”