Morpho baggage scanner is more accurate, quicker
Safran’s Morpho subsidiary is here in Farnborough (Hall 4 Stand B12) exhibiting a mockup of its CTX 9800 machine for detecting the presence of explosives i

Safran’s Morpho subsidiary is here in Farnborough (Hall 4 Stand B12) exhibiting a mockup of its CTX 9800 machine for detecting the presence of explosives in passenger baggage, which was approved just last year by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Olivier Andries, Safran’s executive v-p for defense and security, claims the system is much faster and has better detection performance than other explosive detectors.

Using improved tomography technology, the CTX 9800 can process up to 1,000 pieces of luggage per hour. “This has to be compared to a typical 500 pieces per hour,” Andries told AIN. Moreover, greater resolution helps spotting smaller quantities of explosive material and the false alarm rate also is lower. San Jose Airport in California is the first customer for the new system.