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Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

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Analogic Checkpoint EDS Achieves EU Standard 2 Detection Analogic [ALOG] says its COBRA checkpoint computed tomography system has received the European Union’s Civil Aviation Conference Type D and D+ Standard 2 approval, making it the first system to do so. The Standard 2 in Type D operations means that liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGS) can remain inside passenger carry-on bags, and for Type D+ operations that LAGs and complex electronics such as laptops, can remain inside passenger carry-on bags. “We…

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