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Major order
from Mexico
Paris/Wiesbaden. Heimann Systems,
the world’s leading manufacturer
and supplier of X-ray security
inspection systems, has been
awarded a major order by the Mexican
customs (Administracion General
de Aduanas de Mexico) The
order worth more than 3.7 million
US dollars comprises the delivery
of an innovative HCV-Mobile
equipment to be used by the Mexican
customs to fight against contraband
and traffic of illegal substances.
Heimann Systems is the
first company to equip the Mexican
customs with a cargo inspection
system for manifest verification.
In an effort to modernize their
entire operations, the Mexican customs
had undertaken a comprehensive
review of all potential suppliers
of mobile security inspection
equipment. They have selected
Heimann Systems’ HCV-Mobile because
of the technological advancement
of this equipment.
The HCV-Mobile system, which
will be put into service by the end
of this year, will be operated by fully-trained
Mexican customs staff. It
will be operated at the port of Veracruz
which is the main Mexican
seaport registering the highest levels
of cargo movements.
The HCV-Mobile system consists
of a fully integrated transport vehicle
and a scanning boom to provide
an autonomous system,
which does not require a fixed installation
or any external services.
After driving to its designated location
the system is ready to begin
full operation in less than 30 minutes
and once set up, the HCV-Mobile
can scan a loaded truck in less
than 2 minutes or approximately
25 trucks per hour (load, wheels,
tank, chassis and cabin). Full mobility
allows the unit to be operated
on almost any level surface. The system’s
high penetration capability
combined with its unique sensor
array enables the HCV-Mobile to
scan fully-loaded containers and to
give a high resolution X-ray image,
comparable to that obtained from
Heimann Systems larger and more
powerful stationary systems.
Newsline
FIRST HAND INFORMATION for General Eric Shinseki (5th r), Chief of Staff
of the US Army during his recent visit to the AUSA exhibition stand of the Rheinmetall
DeTec AG group in Washington. Shinseki who also visited the European
center of competence for army systems in Unterlüß these days, was given a
thorough briefing on the 105 mm smoothbore weapon system, the related family
of munitions and the program of armored vehicles. Representatives at the exhibition
included (from l to r) Eckard Lomann (Rheinmetall Landsysteme/RLS), Klaus-
Dieter Seip (Rheinmetall W & M), Alois K. Osterwalder (Oelikon Contraves), Volney
F. Warner (US representative of Rheintech Inc./Washington), Eric Prummenbaum,
Manfred Eggers, Dr. Josef Jörg and Dr. Bernhard Halstrup (all RLS) and Allen Buckley
(Oerlikon Contraves). As the most important exhibition for army systems in the
USA, the AUSA 2000 (Association United States Army) welcomed about 27,000 visitors;
there were 600 exhibitors, of which ten percent were from abroad.
A hidden
champion
Wiesbaden/Kassel. Heimann Systems
GmbH is one of the five winners
of the campaign “Hesse, here is the future”.
More than 100 Hessian firms
had entered the competition to win
the Hidden Champions award. Ultimately,
Heimann Systems secured a second
place together with three other
companies. “Hidden Champions” is
an initiative launched jointly by the
state of Hesse and the association of
Hessian employers. The award is bestowed
on companies that play a leading
role in specialized fields of the
market and that are distinguished by
globalization, innovative power and
entrepreneurial spirit. The prize-giving
ceremony was attended by the Hessian
minister of trade and industry, Dieter
Posch, and the vice president of the
association of Hessian employers,
Paul Coenen, representing the initiators
of the event. In his speech Hans A.
Linkenbach, president of Heimann Systems,
remarked that the “company’s
workforce is constantly committed to
developing innovative products and to
finding customer-oriented solutions.“
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Order from
Switzerland
Bern/Bremen. Rheinmetall subsidiary
STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH of Bremen
has received a major order from
Switzerland. The company will equip
120 armored vehicles of the Swiss
Army with observation and reconnaissance
equipment. The contract with
Gruppe Rüstung has now been signed
in Bern. STN Atlas Elektronik is a member
of Rheinmetall DeTec AG, Ratingen,
responsible for defence activities
of the Rheinmetall Group.
The Swiss Army will receive 120 armored
vehicles for gunnery commanders
within the next years. The related
orders were placed with three companies,
among them STN Atlas Elektronik
as supplier for the observation equipment
with thermal imager, CCD camera
and laser range finder. In addition to
the control unit and the test equipment
for field and depot maintenance,
the scope of delivery also comprises
spare parts packages. Furthermore,
the order includes training courses
and systems. Four systems will be delivered
within a preproduction batch in
the fall of 2001.