Smiths launches a new people screening system Tadar detects objects hidden under clothing

31 October 2006 - SMITHS Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today launches its latest technological innovation in people screening: Tadar.

Tadar is a people screening portal that reveals items hidden under clothing. It can detect both metal objects such as guns and non-metallic threats such as plastic explosives.

Based on passive millimetre-wave technology, Tadar represents a major technological advance on metal screening portals and wands.

It uses the body’s natural electromagnetic radiation to sense threat objects and generate images with no risk to the person being inspected.

When Tadar scans a passenger it reflects the body’s radiation on to very sensitive sensors. The signals are processed by a computer, producing high-resolution, real-time, images.

Tadar can be used in a variety of public areas, such as airports, courts, Government buildings, prisons, embassies, schools, sporting events, mass transit systems and nuclear sites.

Stephen Phipson, Group Managing Director of Smiths Detection, said: “Tadar is part of the comprehensive security checkpoint solution concept being developed by Smiths Detection and perfectly complements our other products.”

The machine is expected to enter full production early in 2007 with airports worldwide already showing considerable interest in this exciting advance in aviation security.

*TADAR is a trade mark of Smiths Group of companies


Smiths Group
Smiths is a global technology business, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Smiths Group is a world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: Aerospace, Detection, Medical and Specialty. It employs 32,000 people and has over 250 major facilities in 50 countries.


About Smiths Detection
Smiths Detection is part of the global technology business Smiths Group. It offers advanced integrated security solutions for customers in civil and military markets worldwide and is a leading technology developer and manufacturer of sensors that detect and identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, weapons, and contraband. Its advanced technology security solutions also include Smiths Heimann x-ray imaging systems, millimeter-wave technology and a specialist software supply business for the management of large sensor and video surveillance networks. Separate business units focus on related products for the life sciences, and food manufacturing industries.


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