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Safe Passage Awarded Multiple Contracts OPSEC Announces the CarSCAN
Safe Passage International, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide
Explosive Detection System
content development and training delivery services to support the United Operational Security Ltd (OPSEC) has announced CarSCAN, a new
States Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Advanced system that rapidly inspects cars and light trucks for explosives,
Technology initiative. The contract requires Safe Passage to design contraband and stowaways at vehicle checkpoints. Passengers
classroom instruction for TSA Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) on remain safely inside the vehicle, allowing a thorough inspection with
the safe and effective use of dual-view X-ray inspection systems. In the highest throughput.
addition, Safe Passage will provide certified instructors to deliver the CarSCAN uses a proprietary dual-energy transmission X-ray
training programme to pilot airports across the United States. technology called K-Edge Switched Energy™. This technique requires
Safe Passage has also been awarded a contract to develop a blended only a single view penetrating through the entire vehicle to greatly
training programme to support the GE CTX 9000 EDS for Abu Dhabi minimise blind spots. Organic objects are highlighted in easily
Airports Company. Under the terms of the contract Safe Passage will understandable colour-coded images that practically eliminate clutter.
provide certified instructors to deliver the blended training to more than Advanced algorithms measure the dimension and weight of concealed
180 screeners over a two month period. The training will be conducted in organic masses providing additional useful information to the
Arabic and all of the training materials and computer based training will be operator. A conventional black and white image is also displayed to
delivered in Arabic. locate metal objects such as weapons. CarSCAN makes it easy for
Last, but not least, Safe Passage International announced the award of the screener to make a rapid and accurate determination of a
a contract to support the TSA’s Whole Body Imaging programme. Under vehicle’s contents.
the terms of the contract Safe Passage will design, develop and deliver a K-Edge Switched Energy™ is a patent-pending technique.
blended training solution for TSOs. The blended approach will include Conventional X-ray systems use a single-energy beam with no ability
classroom based instruction along with computer based simulation of the to distinguish metal from organic objects. The resulting black and
Whole Body Imaging system. white image shows shapes, but no information on the material’s
composition. In comparison, K-Edge Switched Energy simultaneously
Kromek Launches 311+ Liquid Explosive
screens the vehicle at two different energies, allowing metal and
organic objects to be electronically separated by advanced computer
ID System processing. Organic threats such as explosives, stowaways, and
drugs are displayed in shades of yellow and red, allowing the operator
Kromek has launched the 311+ scanner, a revolutionary desktop to quickly understand the vehicle’s contents.
inspection unit that is set to transform airport security screening. CarSCAN’s overall operation is similar to an airport baggage
The 311+ device uses multi-spectral digital detectors to provide fast, scanner. However, the technical challenge of scanning vehicles is far
accurate identification of materials; it is named after the 3-1-1 restriction more difficult, needing to penetrate through a thick steel frame while
imposed by the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) in response to only using a minuscule level of X-rays. Spectrum San Diego
the threat of terrorism involving liquid explosives. developed the K-Edge Switched Energy technology to overcome this
Kromek’s 311+ scanner is designed for screening and clearing liquids in problem. Proprietary X-ray filters are rapidly alternated in the
passenger hand luggage, allowing for easier, safer travel and the sale of scanning beam to provide narrowly focused energy bands. One of
liquid duty free items at airport terminals. these filters has a special characteristic, known in physics as a high
The 311+ is the latest technological innovation from Kromek, which K-edge energy. This key property allows CarSCAN to operate within a
specialises in materials identification and 3D X-ray imaging. Kromek is narrow window of X-ray energy that simultaneously provides good
currently trialling its original, first-generation bottle scanner product in penetration and extremely low X-ray dose.
airports world-wide.
The Kromek 311+ scanner uses a non-invasive X-ray technique that
analyses the entire contents of the TSA specified 3-1-1 plastic bags and
IER to Equip Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
small packages by using multi-spectral X-ray detectors, to determine if
with Self-Service Check-in Kiosks
they contain any threat liquid. The system provides a simple pass/fail
answer for all items to be tested without the need for any sample IER has been selected by LFV Group, the Swedish airport operator, to
preparation or opening of the bag or bottles. deploy IER new generation self-service check-in kiosks at Stockholm-
Arlanda Airport.
The LFV Group selected the new-generation Common-Use Self-service
kiosk IER 918 which is designed to meet the new challenges in passenger
travel and take advantage of emerging trends such as e-ticketing, 2D bar-
coded boarding passes, the ability to read e-passports and to check-in
airline passengers with or without bags.
A first rollout of 10 kiosks is planned by mid-August. These kiosks will
offer self check-in operations to passengers travelling with Delta, Finnair,
HögaKustenFlyg, Norwegian and several charter companies.
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