market offering.
the analysis of the manufacturers research RESEARCH
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The width able to ignore personal belongings.
EvolV is claimed to have features
similar to Metor6M and beyond it.
The hight
This
parameter
is
important
for the frame-like construction
and it floats slightly over meters
for the most examples that the group
has researched, with the only outlier
being Metor6m by Rapiscan Systems,
which is 2.5 meters high.
The depth
The depth of the installed detector
can hugely affect both perception and
intimidation level and convenience
of the installation process. The lowest
depth across the board belongs to the
SmartScan products — only 41 cm.
The bulkiest one depth-wise is EvolV’s
system, 188 cm, with other detectors
being in a range from 58 to 70 cm.
Construction type
Almost all detectors presented in
the table are firmly fixed and are not
easily transportable or physically
Detection zones
Most of the modern Metal Detectors
have at very least 2 detection zones.
The only single-zone detector in this
research is Pautina, and the only
two-zone one is SmartScan A2SE —
the cheapest in the SmartScan
product
range.
The
highest
number of detection zones is 18
in the most expensive SmartScan
detector. In general, its normal that
within the product range of one
manufacturer detectors with higher
number of zones are significantly
more expensive.
Modes
Yet again, on example of SmartScan
we can see that cheaper product has
less modes — only 7 in comparison
to up to 26 in the expensive one. Its not
true for the comparison between
the manufacturers, though —
the most expensive detector in this
research that can be easily obtained
(Metor6M) only has 14 while cheap
Russian BlockPost PC Z-600 has 72.
Selective settings
Not all manufacturers provide this
information. Kordon S1 is claimed
to have different sensitivity settings
set individually for each of 6 zones, but
an expensive Metor6M claimed to be
made from either plastic, or material
is unspecified.
Additional information
Sound
For all metal detectors manufacturer
either confirms
the
presence
of the Sound alarm or don’t specify it
at all. Kordon S1 has 3 levels of volume
and 3 levels of sound duration.
Visual indication
Just like with the sound, the presence
of such feature either confirmed or
not specified at all.
Bandwidths
The standard peek bandwidth
for the listed detectors is 60. Its only
50 for the fancy Metor6m, though.
Operating temperatures
Detectors that operate in coldest
conditions are Arka (up to -30°)
and cheap SmartScan A2SE (-35°).
The only two devices that has rather
low heat resistance are Arka and
EvolV (both will stop working when
the air will go over 40 degrees).
Material
Two detectors are made of hardened
aluminum (Garrett PD6500) and
an unspecified metal (Metor 6M).
The rest of the listed hardware is
The Metal detectors’ width are usually
76 cm width CEIA’s minimal width
at 72 cm and X-scan’s Kordon S1
being 70 cm. CEIA’s maximum width,
though, goes as far as to 82 cm, same
for SmartScan C18. The widest Metal
detectors are Pautina-N2-1 — from 80
to 160 cm, — and EvolV Technology’s
solution which is 142 cm wide.
adjustable. The only two modular
ones are Pautina and Kordon S1.
Kordon S1 has the best description,
and it’s mentioned to have little to no
restriction on placement (which is
a huge competitive advantage, since
a lot of models have to be installed
not closer than in 50-70 centimeters
from each other. Also, Kordon S1 can
be equipped with the people counter.
Summary
Most of the walk-through Metal
detectors are roughly equal, with
the Hight slightly above 200
centimeters, width of 75-82 cm and
depth of 60-70 cm.
There is no clear correlation between
their specs and their price, the more
expensive ones might be of a higher
quality and be more effective, but we
don’t have data to back it up.
Two of the most standing out
systems are Pautina and EvolV.
In the case of Pautina, it’s clear that
the manufacturers sacrificed safety
for convinence, but, yet again, it is
unclear how much safety this solution
lacks in comparison to the standard
Walk-through detectors.
EvolV claims to have increased
convinience and safety (though there
are, again, no data to back it up) with
what appears to be much higher
price tag.
While we don’t have
actual statistics on
how
the
price
of the device affects
it’s
safety,
its
r e a s o n a b l e
to assume that the
diminishing returns
are huge and will
surpass 80-20 ratio.
Since
the
role
of Frame Operator
is huge, it might be
wise to invest in his
training rather than
more
expensive
frame.