AS&E's Z Portal System Selected to Protect Critical Infrastructure Facility in the Middle East

American Science and Engineering, Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today that it has received an order for its Z Portal® drive-through cargo system to screen trucks and vehicles entering a critical infrastructure facility in the Middle East.

"We are proud to provide AS&E's proprietary technology to protect an important client's facility in the Middle East," said Anthony Fabiano, AS&E's President and CEO. "With Z Backscatterâ„¢, the Z Portal has proven technology to find hidden threats and contraband in vehicles and cargo at high-risk facilities and other checkpoints."

AS&E's Z Portal Cargo & Vehicle Screening System: High-Throughput, Drive-Through Inspection
The Z Portal system is the most comprehensive screening system available with multi-view, drive-through screening for left, right, and top-down imaging of cars, vans, trucks, and their cargo. Z Portal's patented Z Backscatter technology produces photo-like images for superior detection capability of plastic and liquid explosives, narcotics, and plastics weapons, drugs, stowaways, and alcohol.

With its compact design, the Z Portal system is ideal for high-traffic locations with space constraints and a high-throughput requirement and is safe for drivers, operators, cargo, and the environment. The relocatable screening system is available in two sizes — one for large trucks, buses, and cargo vehicles, and a smaller size for passenger vehicles. Customers include U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and NATO.

AS&E's Critical Infrastructure Inspection Solutions
AS&E has a full range of leading-edge, industry-proven security screening solutions for critical infrastructure that is essential to the function of corporations, governments and national defense organizations around the world. Securing these facilities is crucial to protect the safe operation of facilities for electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supplies, military, police, banking, hospitals, heating, agriculture, commerce, oil and gas refineries, and national monuments.

AS&E systems for cargo, parcel, and personnel screening are deployed worldwide, helping large governments and corporations protect their vital assets.