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Smart Screening Solutions for People and Bags
Apstec provides advanced security screening systems that combine cutting-edge technology with practical usability. Our solutions are designed to manage high volumes of people with seamless, non-intrusive screening and reliable threat detection.
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Through our portfolio of complementary products we strive to continuously improve the effectiveness of the screening process, while dramatically improving the screening experience.
Compare them ↓Which one fits your entrance?
Through our portfolio of complementary products, Falcon, Falcon Plus, and HSR, we strive to continuously improve the effectiveness of the screening process, while dramatically improving the screening experience. Pick what you need; the products that do it light up.

Falcon
2,500 / hWeapons, Explosives & Narcotics
- Explosives
- Narcotics
- Weapons
- Millimeter Wave
- Passive Magnetometry
- Outdoors
- Mobile
- Replaces ×5
Choose it when You need explosives, weapons and narcotics found on people and in their bags, including low-metallic and non-metallic IEDs, with a system you can move and set up in minutes.
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Falcon Plus
2,500 / hWeapons, Explosives & Narcotics
- Explosives
- Narcotics
- Weapons
- Small metallic threats, told apart
- Millimeter Wave
- Active Induction Balance
- Outdoors
- Mobile
- Replaces ×5
Choose it when You need what Falcon finds and small metallic threats too (handguns, polymer-framed handguns, knives), told apart from everyday items with a very low rate of nuisance alerts.
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Merlin
2,500 / hMetallic Threats
- Weapons
- Small metallic threats, told apart
- Active Induction Balance
- Outdoors
- Mobile
- Replaces ×5
Choose it when You need a cost-effective, compact metal detector that tells firearms and knives from smartphones and keys, without people divesting.
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HSR
6,000 / hWeapons & Explosives
- Explosives
- Weapons
- Millimeter Wave
- Passive Magnetometry
- Several people at once
- Replaces ×10
Choose it when You need the highest throughput: several people at once, up to 6,000 an hour, in a fixed indoor installation that works with your control room, CCTV and facial recognition.
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| What it finds | ||||
| ExplosivesOn people and in their hand-carried or body-worn bags. | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| NarcoticsOn people and in their bags. | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| WeaponsFirearms and other weapons. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Small metallic threats, told apartHandguns, polymer-framed handguns and knives, told apart from smartphones and keys. | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| How it finds them | ||||
| Millimeter WaveFinds explosives without depending on metal content. | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Passive Magnetometry | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Active Induction BalanceDiscriminative metal detection: metallic threats told apart from everyday items. | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Capacity | ||||
| ThroughputPeople screened per hour, walking at a normal pace. | 2,500 / h | 2,500 / h | 2,500 / h | 6,000 / h |
| ReplacesTraditional screening lanes one system replaces. | ×5 | ×5 | ×5 | ×10 |
| Several people at onceScreens multiple people at the same time. | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Where it stands | ||||
| OutdoorsPlacement indoors and outdoors. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| MobileQuick installation, relocation or removal; HSR is a fixed installation. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Choose it when | You need explosives, weapons and narcotics found on people and in their bags, including low-metallic and non-metallic IEDs, with a system you can move and set up in minutes. | You need what Falcon finds and small metallic threats too (handguns, polymer-framed handguns, knives), told apart from everyday items with a very low rate of nuisance alerts. | You need a cost-effective, compact metal detector that tells firearms and knives from smartphones and keys, without people divesting. | You need the highest throughput: several people at once, up to 6,000 an hour, in a fixed indoor installation that works with your control room, CCTV and facial recognition. |
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Something else? Write to info@apstecsystems.com or call +46 8 525 130 65.
Which Apstec products detect explosives?
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Which product tells metal threats from phones and keys?
How do I choose?
Choose Falcon for explosives, weapons and narcotics on people and in bags with a system you can move; Falcon Plus to add small metallic threats; Merlin for a cost-effective metal detector; HSR for the highest throughput in a fixed installation. Book a demo and we help you choose.
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