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Smiths Detection, the world's leading provider of X-ray and trace detection equipment, has been selected to provide all security systems for people screening, carry-on baggage inspection and automatic explosives detection in checked baggage for the new Siemens Airport Center (SAC) in Bislohe near Nuremberg, Germany.
Systems specified for this substantial project include metal detector portals, integrated and networked Smiths Heimann HI-SCAN 6046si X-ray inspection equipment for passenger checkpoints and HI-SCAN 10080 EDX for automatic explosives detection in hold baggage. Special analyst workstations for secondary inspection fulfil the 100% Hold Baggage Screening (HBS) requirement based on a multi-level approach. Smiths Heimann also trained security assistants who will work with the respective systems at SAC.
The Smiths Heimann HI-SCAN 10080 EDX X-ray inspection system for the automatic detection of explosives in checked baggage is fully integrated in the 2 kilometre baggage handling system of Siemens' demo airport. Based on state-of-the-art technology this system is geared for approximately 30 million items of baggage per year, the third largest baggage handling operation in Germany, after Munich and Frankfurt airports.
In the proven multi-level inspection approach for checked baggage, the entire baggage volume is automatically screened for explosives by the fast Level-1 EDX-system. Cleared baggage is conveyed to the aircraft for loading, while X-ray images of suspicious baggage are automatically transferred to the Smiths Heimann analyst workstations for further inspection.
With the new SAC Airport, operators and airlines from all over the world now have access to a unique centre for innovation, planning and testing. Customised solutions can be developed and simulated well in advance. At Bislohe, the entire infrastructure of a busy international airport has been created in an area measuring roughly 8,500 square metres.