Liquid scanner trial launched
30.06.11
A new scanner for detecting liquid explosives is having a trial at Durham Tees Valley Airport. Developed by Kromek, from Sedgefield County Durham, the trial is the first time it has been used on a day-to-day basis by an airport.
New laws mean passengers using UK airports are to be able to carry liquid items bought in transit when transferring between flights from the Autumn, provided appropriate screening measures are in place. All EU airports will be required to comply by April 2013, ahead of a complete end to the ban on carrying liquids.
The new scanner can identify dangerous liquids without opening the container or handling the material inside, within 20 seconds. It checks any liquid against the 'spectral signature' of internationally-recognised dangerous materials, providing a simple 'pass' or 'fail' reading.
Manufacturer Kromek has received EU certification to provide colour x-ray liquid detection systems to European airports. The compan, y formerly known as Durham Scientific Crystals, started life as a two-man spin out from Durham University in 2003 and now employs 55 staff in County Durham as well as 10 in the US, after buying Californian imaging detector firm Nova R&D Inc a year ago.
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