Baggage scanning equipment worth over 11 million euros will be installed at airports in Romania and its region, the developing company announced in a press statement, quoted by aviationpros.com.
UTI Facility Management, a company of the UTI Group, is an authorised partner for the Romanian market of the famous British manufacturer of X-ray detection technology, Smiths Detection. UTI specialists install and put into operation the equipment and systems developed by this renowned supplier under contracts started in 2019 and 2020, according to Agerpes.
According to the quoted source, at the Cluj-Napoca International Airport this year state-of-the-art equipment will be installed for scanning hold and hand luggage using computed tomography technology with X-rays and automatic detection mechanisms for explosive substances. Detection equipment will be integrated with an automatic tray return system, which will simplify and reduce the time spent on security control.
For the Iasi International Airport, the company has delivered and put in place equipment for scanning hold baggage with computer tomography technology and algorithms for automatic detection of liquid explosive substances. The same technologies will be operational for the Suceava Airport from October 2020.
At the Henri Coanda Bucharest International Airport, at the end of this year, the baggage control will be performed using extremely high-performance equipment, Smiths Detection brand, which will scan the passengers’ objects from two viewing angles and detect traces of explosive substances.
At the same time, to ensure security at the Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu Baneasa International Airport, UTI Facility Management is implementing a security project that involves the installation of hold baggage scanning equipment according to the latest aeronautical standards, with the contract will be finalised at the end of 2020.
The UTI member company also contributes to the construction and installation of state-of-the-art security systems at the Brasov-Ghimbav International Airport.
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