Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, has announced a contract with Birmingham Airport to deploy and service desktop Itemiser 4DX explosives trace detectors (ETD).
After competitive testing, the airport selected Itemiser 4DX to replace non-Morpho legacy systems and enhance explosives screening to meet new EU regulations for passenger screening. The French firm says its product detects and identifies trace amounts of explosives on skin, clothing, carried items, bags, vehicles and other surfaces.
Karen Bomba, president and CEO, Morpho Detection, said: “The detection and operational capabilities of Itemiser 4DX, combined with Morpho’s rapid-response global service teams, helps airport operators and security directors achieve the highest levels of system uptime and performance.”
Powered by a non-radioactive ITMS (Ion Trap Mobility Spectrometer) source, Itemiser 4DX is claimed to eliminate the administrative, regulatory, storage and shipping requirements associated with a radiation-emitting trace detection source. Approved for passenger and cargo screening by UK Department for Transport (DfT) and throughout European Civil Aviation Conference’s (ECAC) 44 member nations, more than 800 Itemiser 4DX ETD have been shipped to airports around Europe. More than 23,000 Morpho ETD systems have been supplied to airports, air cargo facilities, law enforcement agencies and secure locations. Visit www.morphodetection.com.
