Smiths Technology to provide Birmingham Airport security tech upgrade

Smiths Detection has been selected to supply fully integrated checkpoints at Birmingham Airport as part of the UK hub’s £20m security screening upgrade. The new technology means passengers will be allowed to leave liquids and electronics in hand luggage, which in turn will help to speed up security screening. “The new security checkpoints will feature Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, a computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanner, which produces high-resolution volumetric 3D images for quicker and deeper baggage assessment and low false-alarm rates”, Smiths said. Smiths is to provide the iLane, an automatic tray return system, and  X-ray systems which will