X-Ray Diffraction System

Safran’s X-ray Diffraction technology is unique in it’s ability to distinguish between explosive and innocuous materials that lie within the same density range, eliminating the need for physical searches within the airport check point. Safran’s existing prototypes were too bulky and large for this context, defining the main challenge. Working closely with the German engineering team we minimized the detector array and x-ray tube gantry size, then reorganized the components into a manageable volume appropriate for the checkpoint concourse area.
Using the eagle as an icon for aviation, the faceted sheet metal form also celebrates the physics of diffraction that are based on the ricochet of photons through molecular structures.