TÜV SÜD Product Service and Smiths Detection revolutionising people screening

Smiths Detection, specialising in screening systems for the detection of illegal and dangerous items has utilised TÜV SÜD Product Service to put their new “eqo” (pronounced echo) people screening system under a series of environmental tests.

The eqo uses non-ionizing mm-wave technology to find concealed items of any material type hidden on a person. Using its unique flat-panel millimetrewave technology, this body scanner offers state of the art detection capability within a minimal footprint.

The 3D scanning system is equipped with automatic detection capability that locates concealed contraband and indicates its position on a generic operator interface. Acting as an electronically configurable lens, the panel scans a large cubic volume. This ensures that the person being scanned always remains in focus.

The TÜV SÜD Product Service’s drive-in climatic chamber facility offers one of the most extensive, commercially available scopes of temperature and humidity capabilities in the UK, making it the ideal solution for the test requirements of the eqo system. Utilising an internal volume of 120 cubic metres, it is capable of operating across a temperature range from -65oC to +100oC, and a wide range of humidity levels.

The re-created artificial environment during the tests was harsh, but final results showed perfect technical performance of the 3D scanning system, even under the most extreme working conditions.