Airport security equipment

Security and protection is one of the areas with rapid growth in technology and techniques. Hundreds of airports around the globe invest millions in development of more and more sophisticated sensors and methods for finding explosives, drugs and other forbidden things to enhance airport security.

There are various fancy equipment at the market today, capable of detecting all kinds of objects buried deep into the passenger's luggage or hidden in their clothes. Here are some good airport security equipment, used by security personal at the airport terminals:

1. Smart Check This scanner uses X-rays to find firearms, explosives and knives hidden in the clothes or in the body of the person. It shows only contours of the body in order to keep passengers privacy. The price of this security equipment is around 100 thousand dollar and it is successfully implemented in some of the busiest airports in the world.

2. StreetLab Mobile A real lab on wheels. It deliver the capability of making chemical and biological analyses in order to find dangerous or forbidden substances which must not be brought to the plane. The devices can work in almost any weather condition thanks to its protective case.

3. Ahura TruScreen This device was first presented in 2009. It's main purpose is to discover liquid or solid chemicals at the airport security terminals. The equipment can discover even chemicals dissolved in water.

4. GE CTX 9800 DSi This is probably the most used device for finding forbidden substances. Presented in 2009 it is delivered to many airports to enhance the security and up to this moment more than 1500 pieces are in use. CTX 9800 is even capable of creating 3D images of suspicious objects.

5. Rapidscan 620DV X-ray scanner for luggage checking. It makes 3D pictures of objects in the passenger hand luggage. The goal is to discover potentially dangerous objects. The system is firstly used at 2008.

Airport security is essential nowadays. Of course it is not comfortable for passengers but it is crucial to keep air transport up and running. Airport personal and devices like these above saves millions of lives every years.

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