CHINESE TECH COMPANY OFFERS AIRPORTS SCANNER THAT COULD RESOLVE LANDSIDE SECURITY HEADACHES
November 1st, 2018
A BEIJING-based security company has launched a new minimum impact scanner that could potentially be used by airports to protect landside architecture, without installing checkpoints that could restrict passenger flow. NUCTECH has released a TH1800 terahertz imaging system that can scan passengers for concealed weapons and explosives at a range of up to three metres. It also does not require passengers to enter a scanning booth, being able to check their belongings as they walk past at a normal pace. Being cylindrical, “it can be disguised as a column”, said ...
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