LAVAL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smiths Detection today announced it will provide advanced X-ray screening systems to enhance security at the 5th Military World Games being held in Brazil in July this year. The multi-sport competition for military athletes is organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM).
Smiths Detection, working with local partner EBCO Systems, will provide 15 HI-SCAN X-ray inspection systems for the duration of the event in Rio de Janeiro. The security systems will be used in a wide variety of applications including checkpoint screening at venue entrances as well as inspecting food, mail and merchandise entering the secure premises of the athletes’ village.
Eduardo Parodi, Director of Sales & Marketing for Latin America and Caribbean, Smiths Detection, said, “We are the only provider of X-ray solutions for these games, a testament to the quality, reliability and cost-effectiveness of our state-of-the art detection technology. We supplied similar systems to the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio, underlining Smiths Detection’s status as a trusted partner in securing major events in Latin America.”
Smiths Detection technology has been used to protect many other high-profile sporting events including the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Smiths Detection is the world’s leading provider of layered security technology, deploying more than 65,000 X-ray inspection units in 180 countries, 6,000 desktop explosives trace detection systems and 130,000 chemical detectors worldwide.
Smiths Detection (www.smithsdetection.com) offers advanced security solutions in civil and military markets worldwide, developing and manufacturing government-regulated technology products that identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, weapons and contraband. It is part of Smiths Group (www.smiths.com), a global leader in applying advanced technologies to markets in threat as well as contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components. Smiths Group employs around 23,000 people in more than 50 countries.