Your facility screens thousands of bags daily, but traditional X-ray baggage scanners miss emerging threats. Security personnel face alert fatigue while contraband items slip through. Athena Security provides AI Assisted X-ray baggage scanner technology that identifies concealed weapons, explosives, and prohibited items in real-time.
Highlights:
AI detects threats human operators miss
Works with existing X-ray machines
Real-time alerts for immediate response
Our AI X-ray technology integrates with your existing security X-ray machine to add intelligent threat detection. Hospitals, schools, ports, and critical infrastructure facilities use this system to screen checked baggage and small parcels without slowing throughput.
The system analyzes X-ray images as they’re captured, differentiating organic and inorganic materials to flag potential threats. When dangerous items are detected, the belt stops automatically. Your operators receive alerts on Apple iPad tablets with enhanced X-ray feed controls. Athena’s X-ray baggage scanner operates at speeds from .30 m/s to .75 m/s.
Local AI runs on Apple iPad Pro 13″ devices at the screening point for faster threat detection. This reduces latency and ensures your security systems continue operating during internet outages. The on-device AI model processes high resolution imaging instantly.
Facilities with limited network connectivity or strict data security requirements benefit from keeping threat analysis local. The system still logs all screening data for compliance documentation. Your security personnel maintain full control over X-ray inspection.
One operator manages both weapons detection and x-ray baggage scanners from a single console. This integration reduces staffing requirements while improving screening efficiency. The unified interface shows alerts from walkthrough metal detectors and x-ray machines.
Your facility saves on labor costs without compromising security coverage. Operators receive comprehensive training on the combined system, and the user friendly interfaces make it easy to monitor multiple screening points. The system tracks operator presence.
Cloud-based AI provides centralized secondary review of x-ray images from multiple screening locations. This system acts as a quality control layer, catching threats that busy operators might miss during peak traffic periods.
Facilities with multiple entry points benefit from centralized operator overwatch. Security supervisors monitor all screening stations from a single command center. The system logs all reviews for compliance documentation and training purposes.
Athena delivers capabilities other security solutions cannot match. Our platform addresses real-world challenges security personnel face while helping organizations meet federal compliance requirements.
Most weapons detection vendors lock you into proprietary equipment. That means limited choices and potential vendor dependence for years. Athena’s platform works with Apollo 500, Apollo 650, CEIA Opengate, Garrett, and Metrasens Ultra systems. You select hardware that matches your throughput requirements, budget constraints, and facility layout.
Athena is the only platform designed specifically around Department of Homeland Security best practices for patron screening. The system digitizes and enforces guidelines including documentation requirements, testing protocols, and secondary screening procedures. When auditors arrive, you have complete documentation.
We pioneered and patented technology that detects visitors attempting to bypass screening entirely. Traditional metal detectors only monitor the portal itself. Our computer vision algorithms monitor the entire screening area continuously. When individuals attempt to evade detection, security staff receive instant notifications. This proactive threat detection catches attempts other gun detection systems miss completely.
While competitors offer point solutions, Athena integrates weapons detection with visitor management, AI X-ray screening, telepresence security, and augmented reality alert glasses. When the X-ray system detects a threat, it automatically alerts AR glasses and triggers personalized hologram instructions. That integration creates layered security measures traditional systems cannot provide.
Security leaders at Duke Health, Memorial Hermann, and Lamar Consolidated ISD trust Athena to protect their people. See why hospitals, schools, and government buildings choose our platform. Book a 30-minute demo and we’ll show you exactly what our concealed weapons detection system can do for your facility.
You schedule a consultation, and we listen. Our specialists respond within 24 hours to understand your facility’s specific security needs for an AI X-Ray baggage scanner.
We conduct virtual or on-site assessments of entry points, traffic patterns, and system integration, ensuring that your operations proceed without interruption.
You receive a detailed proposal with ROI projections, DHS compliance documentation, and answers to all your questions before you commit.
We install during off-hours so your facility stays fully operational. Our team integrates seamlessly with your existing security infrastructure.
Your security team gets comprehensive training on monitoring, alerts, and compliance procedures. We stay on-site for two days post-installation and provide 24/7 support.
Your facility needs reliable threat detection without creating operational bottlenecks or overwhelming security personnel with false alerts. Traditional X-ray scanners require constant operator attention and miss emerging threats that weren’t part of original training datasets.
Operators ignore alerts after seeing hundreds of false positives daily from everyday items triggering alarms.
AI reduces false positives by distinguishing between threats and common items like laptops and chargers.
Standard X-ray machines can’t identify new threats like 3D-printed firearms, drone components, or improvised explosive devices.
Our AI updates continuously to detect evolving threats including drones and non-traditional weapons as they emerge.
Security personnel miss threats during busy periods when distracted by questions or managing large baggage volume.
AI monitors every scan and alerts operators to missed threats, acting as a second set of eyes.
Bottlenecks form at security checkpoints during peak hours as operators manually review each X-ray image.
Automated threat detection maintains throughput by instantly flagging only genuine risks for human review.
Visitor data lives separately from access control systems, requiring duplicate entries and creating security protocol inconsistencies.
Direct integration with existing access control solutions automatically grants temporary access based on visitor credentials and pre-approved permissions.
Operators struggle to differentiate organic materials from inorganic materials without extensive training and experience.
Advanced imaging capabilities automatically classify different materials and highlight anomalies requiring closer inspection.
Supervisors can’t monitor multiple screening locations simultaneously or provide real-time guidance to field operators.
Centralized monitoring platform provides remote access to all X-ray images with instant communication to on-site teams.
The consequences of maintaining legacy screening equipment compound faster than most organizations realize.
When baggage scanners can't alert weapons detection operators automatically, threats pass undetected. Facilities average 3-7 coordination failures annually, each triggering investigations that consume hundreds of staff hours and damage your security credibility.
Legacy X-ray systems require more operators to maintain adequate screening coverage. Manual review processes cost facilities $150,000-$300,000 annually in excess staffing compared to AI-assisted systems.
Incomplete screening documentation triggers compliance failures that cost federal facility contracts. TSA and DHS require detailed threat logs and operator performance data that manual systems can't provide consistently.
Government contracts increasingly mandate AI-enhanced screening in bid requirements. Facilities without modern detection technology are automatically disqualified from opportunities worth $500,000-$5 million annually.
Athena offers three tunnel size options:
Conveyor speed options include 0.25 m/s, 0.50 m/s, and 0.75 m/s with throughput support of approximately 2,000 bags per hour at maximum speed depending on configuration.
The system features:
Key safety and certification features:
Baggage screening systems integrate with Athena’s platform to provide comprehensive screening capabilities including centralized oversight of multiple systems, correlation between bag screening and individual screening events, and unified documentation for security program management.
Athena provides comprehensive training on system operation including tunnel configuration selection, conveyor speed optimization, AI-assisted image interpretation, material recognition techniques, safety protocol implementation, and integration with overall security operations.
You need a platform that catches threats before they enter your facility. Athena’s AI-powered system works with the hardware you choose while adding intelligent oversight that traditional metal detectors lack. Our technology helps you meet DHS best practices, reduce staffing gaps, and document every screening for compliance auditing.
