The company will provide preventative and corrective maintenance for 486 hold baggage scanning systems across 41 airports in the United States

Smiths Detection has won a seven-year contract to support TechFlow’s integrated logistics support contract with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to service hold baggage X-ray inspection systems at airports across the United States. This contract is the largest service agreement in Smiths Detection’s history.

The London-headquartered security specialist will provide preventative and corrective maintenance for explosive detection systems (EDS), which includes its CTX 5800, CTX 9000, CTX 9400 and CTX 9800 SEIO scanners, as well as associated networking equipment.

Ray Roberge, VP of service at Smiths Detection, said, “Smiths Detection is proud to announce our continued commitment to servicing our fleet of EDS machines in airports across the United States.

“We have built a highly skilled service organisation that positions technicians and parts fulfilment centres in key locations across the country to meet our customers’ needs quickly and efficiently, while delivering world-class service.”

Smiths has deployed 486 of its hold baggage scanning systems across  the US
Smiths has deployed 486 of its hold baggage scanning systems across the US Christopher Jue