HiEnergy to help transportation security in Pennsylvania
California company receives contract extension to provide greater security on SEPTA, the nation’s fifth largest public transportation system
Pennsylvania is taking the safety of public transportation seriously. Irvine, California-based HiEnergy Technologies (OTCBB: HIET), a leader in neutron-based diagnostic technology, has received $200,000 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as payment for a multi-year extension of maintenance, service, and support to be provided to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the nation’s fifth largest public transportation system, and the largest multi-modal transit authority in the United States. The payment was for services to be provided by HiEnergy Technologies under its Equipment Technical Assistance Program over a four-year period in connection with two SIEGMA systems purchased by SEPTA. The Equipment Technical Assistance Program is an integrated suite of services offered by HiEnergy Technologies to purchasers of its ground-breaking explosive detection products, including the SIEGMA, CarBomb Finder, and STARRAY systems. The program encompasses hands-on equipment training, local equipment support, including calibration, maintenance and servicing, and radiation safety certification and licensing.
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MORE: See this useful comparison of HiEnergy’s neutron-based diagnostic technology to two other technologies — quadrapole resonance (QR) and computed tomography (CT)
