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AUGUST 5, 2002 14:30 EDT
BILLERICA, Mass.-- American Science and Engineering, Inc. has received a $2.3 million order for 31 parcel X-ray inspection systems from a U.S. Government agency with an option for 31 additional units. The new systems, to be implemented at entry points of high-security facilities for mail and parcel screening, will be deployed in both domestic and international locations.
"This is a continuation of a strong order flow from high-threat U.S. Government facilities," commented Ralph Sheridan, CEO and President. "The post-9/11 reality requires the deployment of the best possible detection technologies. AS&E clients have a mission that is dependent on successful detection - where compromise is not an option. The combination of transmission detection with Z Backscatter achieves the highest level of effectiveness for security professionals in the battle against terrorism."
AS&E's systems are currently used by 38 U.S. Government agencies to protect personnel and infrastructure against terrorist threats.
AS&E develops and manufactures sophisticated X-ray inspection products for critical detection and security applications. These systems are solving an expanding range of inspection problems including detecting car and truck bombs, combating weapons smuggling, and imaging cargo to expose trade fraud and illegal immigration. AS&E's patented Z Backscatter technology detects plastic explosives, illegal drugs, and other contraband, even when artfully concealed in complex backgrounds by terrorists and smugglers.
AS&E's Shaped Energy X-ray inspection systems combine material discrimination features of Z Backscatter imaging with the penetration capability of high-energy X-rays for dense cargoes. AS&E's High Energy Systems Division manufactures linear accelerators for a variety of applications including medical, scientific, security, electron beam curing and non-destructive testing.
For more information, visit www.as-e.com.
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