OmniView™ Gantry Inspection System is the industry's most comprehensive cargo and vehicle inspection system for detecting security threats and contraband.

AS&E's new OmniView Relocatable Gantry System combines advanced technologies to provide one of the most comprehensive cargo inspection systems available. The OmniView Gantry system is the only multi-view X-ray inspection tool that provides high penetration of dense materials and liquids; discrimination of organics and inorganics; clear, photo-like images that are easy to interpret; and optional Radioactive Threat Detection — all in a compact high-throughput system. There is simply no other detection system that provides these comprehensive capabilities.

AS&E's OmniView Gantry inspection System combines high penetration transmission X-rays with Z Backscatter technology to deliver the most reliable means of uncovering contraband and threatening materials in densely loaded cargo containers. The system uses Shaped Energy technology which is both highly effective and safe to operate. The patented method of shaping the energy spectrum to filter out non-essential radiation makes the system very safe for operators and staff, while providing high energy penetration of densely loaded cargo containers and liquids. The technology eliminates the need for costly infrastructure such as an outer building for radiation safety often required with other gantry systems.

The Z Backscatter imaging offers multiple views of the cargo under inspection, improving detection, while facilitating interpretation of the X-ray image. The relocatable system can be configured with one, two, or three Z Backscatter X-ray detectors, allowing left, right and top down views of the object under examination. Z Backscatter creates images that highlight low atomic number ("low Z") materials, such as explosives, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. These and other organics stand out as bright objects in the Z Backscatter images, making them easy to identify in even the most complex X-ray backgrounds.

The System's configuration allows for optimal threat and contraband detection while maintaining a compact footprint and one of the smallest radiation exclusion zones in the industry. With the OmniView Gantry System, the X-ray source and detectors move on rails past stationary vehicles and cargo. The system is bi-directional, allowing for high throughput (approximately 2 trucks per scan, 24 trucks per hour). The rail length is variable for increased flexibility and throughput.

OmniView's 6 MeV X-rays can penetrate 14 inches (350mm) of steel or over 8.5 feet of oil; yet the system doesn't require heavy shielding or standoff zones. This makes it ideal for security checkpoints at ports, borders and other high threat facilities. With the addition of AS&E's Z Backscatter technology, the system provides multiple view and photo-like images that clearly highlight low-density materials, which often remain hidden in standard transmission X-ray images. This combination of technologies offers improved detection capabilities and more comprehensive views of the cargo being scanned for superior cargo inspection.