Stratos transceiver enables Analogic’s next generation aviation security CT scanner to double efficiency
Bannockburn, IL April 2, 2009– Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ would like to announce that the Stratos product line of the Connectivity Solutions business has achieved a design win with Analogic for the L-3 eXaminerTM XLB Explosives Detection System (EDS), a next generation checked baggage scanner. The eXaminer XLB is designed and manufactured by Analogic with integration, installation, training and maintenance support services, marketing and sales provided by L-3 Communications through an exclusive partnership agreement.
The Stratos dual 2.5G receiver operating at 850nm provides a high speed data transfer solution for the eXaminer XLB, enabling the system to produce enhanced, high-resolution 3-D images of all the contents of a bag or parcel generated in real time. This optical video transport technology is commonly used in security systems, the ultrasound market, and wafer die inspection equipment.
The eXaminer XLB is a next generation automatic EDS for ultra high throughput checked baggage screening. The eXaminer XLB can scan more than 1,100 bags per hour making it the highest capacity Computed Tomography (CT) EDS in the industry.
About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, monitoring, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. For more information on Emerson Network Power’s connectivity solutions for data networks, telecommunications, satellite, security, telemetry and CATV, visit www.emersonnetworkpower.com/connectivity. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.emersonnetworkpower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to create innovative solutions for customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2008 were $24.8 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
About Analogic
Analogic Corporation is a growth oriented high-technology signal and image processing company, providing products and services to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and end users in growing medical diagnostics and security markets worldwide. The Company is recognized worldwide for advancing the state of the art in Automatic Explosives Detection, Computed Tomography (CT), Digital Radiography (DR), Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Patient Monitoring, and Advanced Signal Processing. For more information, visit www.analogic.com.
About L-3 Communications
With more than 20,000 systems deployed around the globe, L-3 Security & Detection Systems, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications, is the world's leading supplier of security screening systems used to protect the public, safeguard the flow of commerce and defend critical infrastructure against terrorism and other threats. To learn more about L-3 Security & Detection Systems, please visit www.L-3com.com/SDS. Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 64,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's Web site at www.L-3com.com.
