Garrett and Rohde & Schwarz develop an integrated solution for high security screening applications
MUNICH, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The combination of metal detectors with mmWave security scanners provides the highest detection capability and comfort for certain loss prevention use cases and in prisons. It is ideal where the detection of the smallest or internally concealed metallic objects is needed but also delivers the highest level of detection capabilities for e.g. non-metallic items or metallic powders with efficient and intuitive procedures with the R&S QPS201. A largely unknown fact is that despite being of metallic origin, many substances are only reliably discovered by metal detectors in their solid, bulk form. The Rohde & Schwarz's R&S QPS201 security scanner augments the detection with metallic powders, granules, and compounds in a liquid or chemical. The metal detector on the other hand is capable of spotting metallic objects in skin folds, body cavities, and inside the mouth of persons, all of which are especially important for prison security.
The integrated solution not only enhances the detection of threats but also respects the personal boundaries of those screened, demonstrating the future of comprehensive and respectful security measures. Accurate zone line indication enables significantly simplified targeted inspection and provides reliable forensic evidence in the case of incidents through result logging and integration with the CCTV. The combined solution is user-friendly and can be fully managed via the R&S QPS201 display with an integrated alarm results display. The screening procedure is fully contactless and neither mmWave nor metal detection pose health risks to security operators or scanned persons, because unlike X-rays, the levels of emissions by these devices are much lower than the levels of electromagnetic radiation that are naturally present in the environment.
"Combining the distinct capabilities of metal detectors and mmWave security scanners is what the market demanded from us for highest-level security screening procedures in the precious metals industry and for prisons", says Andreas Haegele, VP Microwave Imaging at Rohde & Schwarz. "By this integration, both Garrett and we are adding an additional layer of security to our individual offering for the benefit of our joint customers."
"Garrett is pleased to collaborate with Rohde & Schwarz to bring to market a thoughtful integration of two powerful technologies. This new capability will help our customers create safer environments for people to work, learn, and travel in, and will enable innovative new counter-contraband and loss prevention strategies" says Steve Novakovich, CEO of Garrett Electronics.
Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz is striving for a safer and connected world with its Test & Measurement, Technology Systems and Networks & Cybersecurity Divisions. For over 90 years, the global technology group has pushed technical boundaries with developments in cutting-edge technologies. The company's leading-edge products and solutions empower industrial, regulatory and government customers to attain technological and digital sovereignty. The privately owned, Munich based company can act independently, long-term and sustainably. Rohde & Schwarz generated a net revenue of EUR 2.93 billion in the 2023/2024 fiscal year (July to June). On June 30, 2024, Rohde & Schwarz had more than 14,400 employees worldwide.
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About Garrett Electronics, Inc.
Garrett Electronics is a Texas-based company with over 40 years of experience in the security industry, and more than 60 years of experience in the world of metal detection technology. Garrett hand wands and walk-through metal detectors can be found in airports, courthouses, stadiums, and other venues public and private on every continent. The company has served customers in the highest throughput and highest security applications and brings decades of expertise to the security challenges of the modern world. Garrett's products are proudly made in the USA and manufactured in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 quality standards.
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Initial product shipments are now expected to begin prior to Thanksgiving, so Vortex can be delivered in time of the holidays.
Customer satisfaction and product quality are always of foremost concern to Garrett. We trust our dealers, distributors and customers will appreciate this move, as it was deemed important to the long-term success of the new Vortex product line.
Jan. 17, 2024
Garrett Paragon Wins International Award
Garrett’s best-in-class 66-zone Paragon security detector includes revolutionary new features for ease of use, such as Zero Touch™ NFC capability and Ambiscan™ directional programming. “As Garrett enters our 60th year of business in 2024, it is a great honor to have our latest, most technically advanced walk-through detector receive such a distinctive award,” said Bob Podhrasky, Garrett’s Senior Vice President and Director of Engineering.
“This is a significant recognition of a significant product,” added Garrett CEO Steve Novakovich. “The Paragon name means ‘perfect example,’ and the Garrett Paragon was designed to address areas where other recent ‘weapons detection’ systems struggle. Small knives and some disassembled weapons are difficult for these screening systems to detect, but Paragon’s superior detection helps security-minded operators get the most performance out of their security equipment.”
Paragon’s diverse program options and Quick-Q technology fit a wide range of perimeter security needs from high throughput stadium operations to critical high security applications.
About Garrett Metal Detectors
Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fifth generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is the global leader of advanced metal detection products for security, sport, and countermine applications worldwide. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
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Garrett Metal Detectors Taking Orders for Paragon Detector
Garland, Texas (July 17, 2023) —Texas-based Garrett Metal Detectors announced today that it will begin taking orders for its newly released Paragon™ detector, effective immediately. Contact Garrett for information on lead times.
Paragon is the new capstone for Garrett’s line of walk-through security screening products, with best-in-class 66 detection zones and revolutionary new features for ease of use like Zero Touch™ NFC capability and Ambiscan™ directional sensitivity. The company describes Paragon as a culmination of forty years of security achievement in the world of walk-through metal detection, paving the way for more exciting developments in the future.
“Paragon was designed to fit its name which means ‘perfect example’.” said Steve Novakovich, CEO of Garrett. “We believe traditional walk-though metal detector architecture has a bright future in applications that require superior detection. It is still necessary to detect small metallic items in loss prevention environments and to find small knives and disassembled weapons in schools, entertainment venues, and government facilities. Recent ‘weapon detection’ systems struggle with these critical tasks. That’s where Paragon comes in. Paragon combines superior detection with an industry-leading feature set that helps security-minded operators get the most out of their security equipment. We are confident that Paragon will assume the pinnacle position of the security screening hierarchy.”
About Garrett Metal Detectors
Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fifth generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is the global leader of metal detection products for security and law enforcement applications worldwide. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
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Garrett Announces New 3-Year Warranty
Garland, Texas, July 10, 2023—Texas-based Garrett Metal Detectors today announced that its standard manufacturer's warranty on metal detecting products has been extended to three-years (36 months), effectively immediately.
The company further detailed that the three-year warranty covers ground-search, hand-held, and walk-through metal detectors, pinpointers, and searchcoils from its Sport, Security, and Countermine product divisions. This warranty is retroactive to all Garrett detector products sold in the past, but does not apply to accessory items.
Garrett CEO Steve Novakovich stated, "Garrett's existing customers know our products are manufactured in America with the highest level of quality. This change in our warranty policy, which is retroactive to products we've already sold, is designed to signal to future customers just how awesome we are at designing and building products that are both rugged and reliable. When you have industry-best quality and customer service, why not flaunt it?"
Company materials such as product packaging and printed manuals will be updated over time to reflect the new three-year policy, according to Garrett. For further questions on Garrett's warranty policy, customers are encouraged to visit the warranty registration pages on garrett.com.
About Garrett Metal Detectors
Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fifth generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is the global leader of advanced metal detection products for security, sport, and countermine applications worldwide. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
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Garrett Detectors Installed in Laredo School District
Garland, Texas (March 03, 2023) —Texas-based Garrett Metal Detectors announced today that its Multi Zone walk-through metal detector has been introduced to 31 schools in the Laredo Independent School District. These machines have been added to all elementary, middle, and high school campuses as part of LISD’s proactive approach to school security.
“Our students are the most precious commodities and jewels of our parents, so we have to take an active approach to assure their safety and security at all times,” said Oscar Perez, Executive Director of Health and Safety for Laredo ISD. “We are taking action, so there’s a lot of investment on behalf of our school district, not only with purchasing the equipment, but with the training as well.”
Garrett’s Multi Zone has found wide acceptance in the world of K-12 security as a product that was designed specifically for schools as a cost-effective solution for the diverse security needs of school environments. The Multi Zone can be programmed to detect not only guns and similar threat objects, but also the knives and vape pens that some other mass screening technologies with low detection capabilities fail to find. Garrett recommends thorough testing to fully evaluate the claims of competing technologies.
“Some newer technologies claim to detect weapons using artificial intelligence. I don’t think it’s very intelligent to miss knives, disassembled weapons, and small handguns.” said Steve Novakovich, CEO of Garrett. “Garrett’s proven technology has been protecting schools for many years and we have solved the cost and operational challenges that go along with effective security screening in K-12 environments. That intelligence is real, not artificial. We applaud Mr. Perez and the Laredo Independent School District for doing their homework and choosing Garrett’s highly effective security technology. With Garrett you have a true last line of defense securing your school!”
About Garrett Metal Detectors
Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fourth generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is the global leader of metal detection products for security and law enforcement applications worldwide. For nearly 60 years, Garrett has engineered the most advanced metal detection products, including walk-through, hand-held, and ground search metal detectors for the security industry. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
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Garland, Texas (July 26, 2022) —Texas-based Garrett Metal Detectors today announced the release of a new high-performance pulse induction gold prospecting metal detector, the Garrett Axiom.
“The release of Axiom is significant for anyone interested in gold prospecting,” says Steve Moore, Director of Marketing for the company. “Axiom is the most powerful gold detector Garrett has ever designed, and it is packed with technology to help users easily overcome the difficult soil conditions where gold nuggets are traditional discovered.”
Garrett’s Axiom detector includes built-in technology to make it highly sensitive on even the smallest sub-gram weight gold nuggets. Users have a full range of adjustments to suit their hunting styles, including: four search mode options; four ground track options; two audio tone options; and six searchcoil options. Axiom is revolutionary in that the unit is very lightweight, is rechargeable and software upgradeable, and is priced far below the standard price of competitive high-end pulse induction gold detectors.
In a live product announcement this morning, Garrett CEO Steve Novakovich stated, “Garrett is committed for the long haul to the gold prospecting market.” Novakovich cited Garrett’s release last year of the popular Goldmaster 24k high-frequency VLF prospecting detector as further evidence of the company’s renewed focus.
Each Axiom detector ships with two searchcoils, a pair of headphones, a soft travel case, and a backup battery pack, allowing the machine to operate on AA-size batteries if a recharging source in not immediately available. Full product details, including videos and instruction manuals, can be reviewed on garrett.com.
About Garrett Metal Detectors
Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fourth generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is the global leader of metal detection products for security and law enforcement applications worldwide. For almost six decades, Garrett has engineered the most advanced metal detection products, including walk-through, hand-held, and ground search metal detectors for the security industry. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
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Garrett PD-6500i Receives ECAC Certification
“The ECAC certification is a standard similar to that of TSA certification in the US, and it has been adopted by a much wider international security market outside of Europe,” said Aaron Arellano, Senior Product Manager for Garrett. “Achieving this EU certification further validates the technology and sophisticated capabilities of the Garrett PD-6500i walk-through metal detector.”
Garrett’s PD-6500i is a 33-zone security walkthrough that already meets many of the world’s most rigorous certifications, including those of the TSA (US airport standards), STAC (French airport standards), AENA (Spanish airport standards), and CJIAC (Japanese airport standards). The latest ECAC certification was the result of the PD-6500i’s successful completion of the ECAC Common Evaluation Process (CEP), wherein the product demonstrated its consistent, repeatable, and reliable performance against rigorous industry testing procedures.
“We hear from increasing numbers of customers that they trust the ECAC standard, and not only in Europe. Furthermore, the ECAC standard, unlike the NIJ standard, comes with third-party test validation. As a result, security buyers can rest assured that ECAC-certified products perform to the standard. This is not the case with products that claim to be NIJ compliant, as those claims are solely based on the subjective self-certifications of the manufacturers,” said Garrett CEO Steve Novakovich.
About Garrett Metal Detectors
Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fourth-generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is the global leader of metal detection products for security and law enforcement applications worldwide. For more than 57 years, Garrett has engineered the most advanced metal detection products, including walk-through, hand-held, and ground-search metal detectors for the security industry. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
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