TraceGuard, Rapiscan jointly to develop combined bulk/trace detection system

Published 11 August 2006

Two innovative developers of baggage screening technologies will jointly develop an improved system which will allow for more accuracy and shorter lines

Talk of timely announcement: Petach Tikva, Israel-based TraceGuard Technologies (OTCBB: TCGD) has entered into a one-year joint development program with Rapiscan Systems, a subsidiary of Hawthorne, California-based OSI Systems (NASDAQ: OSIS), to develop TraceScan, an advanced combined bulk/trace detection system for interdiction of explosive devices and weapons. When developed, TraceScan will be marketed exclusively by Rapiscan, primarily to the U.S. government, and also through its global direct sales and distributor network.

The companies portray the TraceScan as the centerpiece of a fully integrated checkpoint X-ray system with secondary screening based on automated trace extraction and detection capabilities which can be integrated into current aviation passenger checkpoints. TraceScan aims to improve accuracy of detection for both explosive and non-explosive weapons, and also to speed-up the movement of passengers through check points (the emphasis the system developers place on automation will reduce the number of screeners needed at checkpoints).

To complete the development of TraceScan, engineers from both companies will integrate TraceGuard’s CarrySafe system, Rapiscan’s recently launched 620XR transmission X-ray inspection system, and the device’s automated baggage conveyance system which separates cleared items from items selected for secondary screening. TraceScan will also incorporate an off-the-shelf Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) explosive trace detection sensor from one of the leading providers currently on the market.

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TraceGuard’s CarrySafe

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Rapiscan’s 620XR.

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