The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has certified L-3 Communications‘ [LLL] eXaminer XLB explosives detection system (EDS), making it the first industry certified EDS that meets the agency’s requirements for high-speed scanning. The XLB can screen up to 1,200 bags per hour. The certification also gives L-3 three TSA-certified EDS systems it can offer airports. The other two systems are the reduced size EDS called the SX and the standard 3DX, which is a medium-speed system. The XLB also has a larger tunnel than the other two systems, one-meter wider, which is important in the handling of oversized luggage. “By delivering a configurable, networkable family of screening systems that maximize detection while lowering the cost of ownership, we are working to ensure that airports of every size can deploy the optimal system for their unique operating requirements,” says Thomas Ripp, president of L-3 Security & Detection Systems. Analogic [ALOG] designs and manufactures the EDS systems for L-3. L-3 is responsible for sales, integration and maintenance support services.