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4 February 2009
Image Scan Holdings plc
("Image Scan" or "the Company")
FIRST SALES OF 3DX-RAY TECHNOLOGY INTO INDIA
The Board of Image Scan, specialists in the field of real-time 3D and 2D x-ray imaging for Security and Industrial Inspection markets, announces orders of £200,000 received in January for its security products, including its first direct sales into India.
Following the recent terrorist attacks that occurred in Mumbai in November 2008, Image Scan has secured orders for its unique Axis-3d® x-ray baggage screening system and for its portable x-ray FlatScan-TPXi system. Both are destined for showcasing the latest security technology at Delhi's principal railway station.
The Axis-3d® system is a baggage inspection system similar to those found in airports, but which enables the operator to view the contents of a bag in the same stereoscopic way as our eyes see the real world. As a result the chances of the operator missing a gun, bomb or other threat are significantly reduced. The images produced by Axis-3d® offer unparalleled clarity, which is essential if screeners are to spot and identify the smaller individual component parts of a bomb, such as timers, wires and detonators.
The FlatScan-TPXi system is used by many security forces worldwide, including the British Transport Police. It is a portable digital x-ray system offering both one of the largest active imaging areas and the clearest images available on any system of its type. Not only can it detect components down to the sub-millimetre scale but it can differentiate between materials, such as plastic explosives and the metals used in guns, knives and other threats. .
In addition to the order from India, Image Scan sold a further 10 FlatScan-TPXi units in January through its distributor, iCM, who has recently secured orders from Thailand and Egypt.
Image Scan's CEO, Louise George, commented, "After a slow start to the financial year, the Company has received an encouraging level of security orders in excess of £800,000 in the last six weeks in spite of difficult global economic conditions. These orders are for delivery to Asia and the Middle East where the security challenges demand the highest probability of threat detection."
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For further information, please contact:
Image Scan Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0) 1664 503 600
Gilbert Chalk, Chairman
Louise George, CEO
info@ish.co.uk
Bishopsgate Communications Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 207 562 3350
Jenni Herbert
Will Tindall
Seymour Pierce Tel: +44 (0) 207 107 8000
Richard Feigen
Sarah Jacobs
About Image Scan Holdings plc
Image Scan Holdings plc (AIM: IGE) is focused on the development and commercialisation of market leading real-time 3D and 2D x-ray solutions for use in the global industrial and security inspection markets. The Company's industrial inspection solutions include the MDXi unit and the DEX systems. The security portfolio includes Axis-3d®, a unique 3D baggage inspection system for corporate and airport security, and FlatScan-TPXi, a portable bomb and suspect package detection system.
Current Technology Portfolio
The Company's portfolio currently comprises of the following x-ray inspection systems: Axis-3d®; MDXi; FlatScan-TPXi and the DEX x-ray vision engine for OEM applications.
For further information on the Company, please visit: www.ish.co.uk - and for further information on its products, please visit: www.3dx-ray.com