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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 1st, 2014

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Qylur’s Automated, Security Screening Kiosk Deployed at World Cup Qylur Security Systems says its Qylatron self-service security screening system was used at one of the stadiums for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Qylatron allows multiple individuals to put their own belongings into separate screening pods on one end of the machine and retrieve them on the other. California-based Qylur maintains that its system reduces security costs with up to 50 percent lest staffing while improving the customer experience.…

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