CEIA 02PN20-LFA installed at New-York subway

In December 2017, a man detonated a bomb in the passenger tunnel of the New York subway. Akayed Ullah, an immigrant from Bangladesh, tied a pipe bomb to his body. He blew it up at rush hour in a crowded underpass, but by luck he became the only victim.

In response to the new call, a year later, theThe NYPD Transit Bureau installed new equipment at Penn Station. Along with the use of dogs to search for explosives and the inspection of passenger bags traveling along lines A, C and E, CEIA 02PN20-LFA, a high-throughput metal detector, is now being used to detect threats of mass destruction.

"It's a counterterrorism overlay. You'll see we have our bag checks, as well as our canine units here as well," explained NYPD Transit Inspector Raymond Porteous. "The overall goal here is to create the safest environment for our ridership, so they can get to and from work, to and from school, in the safest manner possible."

HIGHLIGHTS OF CEIA 02PN20-LFA:

• Detection of threats possessing high attacking power: bomb-filled metal components, assault rifles, etc.
• Automatic simultaneous inspection of people and baggage
• Increased passage width (up to 1m)
• High throughput with no false positives
• Compact design and easy assembly / installation
• Autonomous operation or in combination with video cameras and remote control

The original article on the new inspection equipment of the New York subway is posted here.