Smiths Installs aTiX at Albuquerque

Following successful trials, Smiths Detection has installed its Advanced Technology x-ray in a US airport.

The firm has installed eight of its Advanced Threat Identification x-rays (aTiX) machines at Albuquerque International Airport in cooperation with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

The aTiX system captures multiple views of carry-on bags in a single sweep in normal throughput time and features software algorithms which help the operator detect potentially harmful items.

Smiths says the software can be easily upgraded to meet any future threat needs.

The system was initially field-tested by the TSA alongside several competing systems.

By Elizabeth Clifford-Marsh