Barringer to develop automated luggage explosives detection system for FAA.MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
Initial Grant Valued at $700,000 Barringer Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BARR BARR Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources (Washington, DC, USA) BARR Bureau of Aeronautics Resident Representative , BARRW) announced today that it has been awarded a $700,000 research and development grant by the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control ("FAA") for the design of an automated luggage explosives detection system utilizing Barringer's trace detection technology. The initial design phase under the grant is scheduled to be completed in ten months. The grant also contains optional phases for final design work and prototype fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. . "We are very pleased to be working with the FAA to take our trace detection technology to the next level," said Kenneth Wood, president of Barringer Instruments Inc. "Trace detection, as implemented in our IONSCAN(R) detector, has proven to be an extremely effective component of any aviation security system. Our challenge is to take Barringer's proven capability and adapt it to a conveyor belt conveyor belt One of various devices that provide mechanized movement of material, as in a factory. Conveyor belts are used in industrial applications and also on large farms, in warehousing and freight-handling, and in movement of raw materials. automated detection system that will handle high volume applications with minimal operator intervention." Headquartered in Murray Hill, Barringer Technologies Inc. is principally engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of high technology products for drugs and explosives detection and other security and industrial applications. CONTACT: Investors & Analysts: Stanley Binder Richard S. Rosenfeld 908/665-8200 or Media: The Abernathy Macgregor Group Steve Bruce, 212/371-5999 |
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