Smiths Detection Wins London Gatwick Airport Contract for CTX 9800 Hold Baggage Explosives Detection Systems
May 16 2017 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Smiths Detection, formerly Morpho Detection –
Safran, today announced a contract with London Gatwick Airport
Limited to supply and service nine high-speed CTX 9800 DSi™
explosives detection systems (EDS).
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Smiths Detection's CTX 9800 EDS screens
up to 1,800 bags per hour. (Photo: Business Wire)
Following a successful trial in early 2016, Gatwick joins a
growing number of UK airports leveraging Smiths Detection’s
extensive expertise to expand and automate hold baggage explosives
screening capabilities. When fully operational, the UK’s second
busiest airport will utilize CTX 9800 to screen all In-gauge
baggage in the South Terminal and ensure compliance with UK
Department for Transport mandates requiring the use of Standard
3-approved EDS by September 2018. To achieve maximum system uptime
and operational capabilities, Smiths Detection’s on-site network of
highly-trained engineers and technicians will ensure that all CTX
9800 are maintained, serviced and optimized to operate in peak
condition for a minimum of ten years.
Commenting on the deployment and growth Alasdair Scobie, Head of
Commercial Operations at London Gatwick Airport said: “Smiths
Detection has proven to be a strategic partner in upgrading our EDS
technology and infrastructure to improve security and the customer
experience. We look forward to our CTX 9800 fleet becoming fully
operational and working with Smiths Detection to realise maximum
long-term value for our airlines and passengers.”
“Smiths Detection is excited to partner with Gatwick Airport to
deploy advanced explosives detection capabilities that help meet
the demands of record long-haul traffic and passenger growth,” said
Martin Parker, UK EDS Sales Leader, Smiths Detection. “By taking a
consultative approach and working in partnership with our customers
throughout the life of their investment, Smiths Detection helps
keep airports of all sizes moving, delivering unmatched,
comprehensive solutions to meet the Standard 3 mandate and upgrade
hold baggage screening infrastructure.”
Capable of screening 1,800 bags per hour (BPH), CTX 9800
enhances operational efficiencies by combining high-resolution 3D
visuals with intuitive navigational tools – allowing the operator
to ‘travel’ through the bag and manipulate images. Approved by the
European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) as meeting Standard 3
requirements and certified by the U.S. Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) and Civil Aviation Administration of China
(CAAC), over 500 CTX 9800 have been deployed worldwide. Smiths
Detection’s CTX family of EDS are the most widely used in the
world, with more than 2,000 units shipped worldwide.
For more information on successfully navigating the transition
to Standard 3 and Smiths Detection’s solutions, visit
www.morphodetection.com.
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About Smiths Detection
Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group, is a global leader in
threat detection and screening technologies for military, air
transportation, homeland security and emergency response markets.
Our experience and history across more than 40 years at the
frontline, enables us to provide unrivalled levels of expertise to
detect and identify constantly changing chemical, radiological,
nuclear and explosive threats, as well as weapons, dangerous goods,
contraband and narcotics. Our goal is simple – to provide security,
peace of mind and freedom of movement upon which the world depends.
For more information visit www.smithsdetection.com
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