How to Detect Knives and Small Blades at Hospital Entrances
Summary: To detect knives and small blades in hospitals, we need a concealed weapons detection system to screen personnel and an AI X-ray baggage scanner to screen bags for knives/small blades. Hospitals must also install an ambulance bay WDS to screen stretcher patients for small weapons. In December 2025, at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, […]
Is Athena Security Third-Party Tested? National Safe Skies Alliance Weapons Detection Evaluation
Summary:National Safe Skies Alliance lists Athena Security’s Weapons Detection System in its official report catalog following a 2024 aviation worker screening evaluation. Learn about Athena’s independent third-party testing. Yes. Athena Security’s Weapons Detection System is listed by the National Safe Skies Alliance in its official Report List as an aviation worker screening system evaluated […]
What Is Weapons Detection?
Weapons detection is the set of technologies that identify a firearm, knife, or other weapon on a person, in a bag, or in view of a camera, before or as it enters a building. It is a category, not a single product. It includes walk-through screening at an entrance, X-ray screening of bags, passive pillars […]