Read the text to speak on advantages of the HI-SCAN 6040aTiX.

Smiths Detection, the world’s leading provider of X-ray and trace detection equipment, has introduced its latest product development for carry-on baggage inspection, the new HI-SCAN 6040aTiX.

The 6040aTiX is a high-performance multi-view X-ray inspection system that automatically detects and pinpoints explosives in carry-on baggage in real-time. It actively assists security operatives with superior screening procedures without impairing proven inspection activities.

Rather, as the system hardly exceeds the dimensions of widely employed X-ray inspection equipment and also offers identical user-interface and operational features, the 6040aTiX can easily replace any HI-SCAN system currently used for carry-on baggage inspection measures at airports or any other ports of entry without necessitating decisive alterations for the checkpoint layout or design.

The 6040aTiX will revolutionize checkpoint procedures without impairing the current, successful activities of operatives all around the world. On the contrary, that system will help increase throughput and actively assists by pointing out explosives during the inspection process.

Smiths Detection’s technological approach offers significant advantages over other imaging systems currently being developed for explosives detection. The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX is cost-effective, usually does not require a redesign of checkpoint lanes and augments throughput even further. Besides airports, HI-SCAN 6040aTiX is also suited for access control to other critical security areas in public and private industry applications.

The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX pre-production prototype is now undergoing extensive testing and customer evaluation. The machine is expected to enter full production by mid-year 2006 with customers’ worldwide already showing considerable interest in this exciting advance in aviation security.

 

Task II. Match left and right.

 

1. технические характеристики	a. trace detection equipment
2. испытание устройства	b. identical user-interface
3. пропускная способность	c. successful activities
4. просвечивание багажа	d. aviation security
5. в режиме реального времени	e. throughput
6. успешная деятельность	f. carry-on baggage inspection
7. обеспечение безопасности авиапассажиров	g. extensive testing
8. оборудование на обнаружение следов взрывчатых веществ	h.baggage screening
9. идентичный интерфейс пользователя	i. in real-time
10. контроль ручной клади	j. operational features

 

Task III. Explain the meaning of the following:

Security operatives; proven checkpoint measures;critical security areas; customer evaluation.

 

Task IV. Answer the questions.

1. What does the new X-ray inspection system automatically detect?

2. Where is HI-SCAN 6040aTiX currently used?

3. What is the HI-SCAN 6040aTiX pre-production prototype now undergoing?

Task V. Rewrite the sentences below translating the Russian parts into English.

1. The 6040aTiX is a мульти-проекционная система, состоящая из нескольких рентгеногенераторов that automatically detects and pinpoints взрывчатые вещества in ручная кладь in real-time.

2. It actively assists оперативные сотрудники таможни with superior screening procedures без ущерба для обычной системы контроля, проводимой на пунктах пропуска.

3. The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX pre-production prototype is now undergoing extensive testing and оценка со стороны пассажиров.

4. The system will help increase пропускная способность and actively assists by обнаружение explosives during the inspection process.

5. Smiths Detection is the world’s ведущий поставщик of X-ray and оборудование на обнаружение следов взрывчатых веществ.

Text 2

Smiths Detection supplies Port of Marseille with new mobile X-ray inspection system - New HCV-Mobile

 

Task I. Read the following text and make sure that you have a good general idea of what it is about. If you don’t know any words look them up in the dictionary.

Paris, France, 3 March 2004 - Smiths Detection has received an order from the French Port of Marseille (PAM) for an HCV-Mobile X-ray inspection solution from the Heimann Cargo Vision product range. This new HCV-Mobile system will reinforce already established security measures by providing enhanced access control and computerized follow-ups of freight goods, thus completing the port’s CSI-compliance. PAM is the largest port in France, also ranking number one in the Mediterranean, and third largest petroleum port worldwide.

The Port of Marseille purchased the HCV-Mobile along with a review image workstation for X-ray analysis purposes plus one check-in workstation for the registration of container and truck data.

Upon delivery in September of this year, the system will be operated by French Customs at Pam’s Marseille Fos Terminal and primarily be used for the detection of weapons, narcotics and contraband in inbound and outbound freight.
Due to the tragic events of September 11th 2001, US Customs has developed the supply chain program Container Security Initiative (CSI) to insure that container transports are not exploited for terrorist purposes. CSI is based on an agreement between the national Customs administration, the seaport in question and US customs. CSI certification gives facilitated treatment on imports to the United States.

This order follows previous similar international projects related to the application of HCV systems, for instance installed at the Port of Le Havre, in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Senegal, Mexico, Togo and Tanzania.