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Evolv Express® vs. the Traditional Walk-Through Metal Detector

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Steve Morandi
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Dec 16, 2019

In today’s world of everywhere violence, we should no longer be screening with yesterday’s technology. Manual inspections, hand wands and traditional metal detectors are slow, invasive, inefficient, involve too many nuisance alarms and create long lines, forcing venues to choose between safety and the visitor experience. 

Did you know, some venues are actually opting not to implement any security at all because they’d rather not make the trade-off between safety and visitor experience?  This can’t be the choice you make.   

Deploying screening technology in your venue is no longer something you and your team should dread or delay. With Evolv Express®, the first-of-its-kind free-flow weapons-detection system, visitors and employees walk through while simultaneously being screened for potential threats.

Through the power of AI, Express instantly differentiates threats from personal items such as keys, coins, belts and cell phones, making it easy for guards and frictionless for visitors. In fact, visitors no longer need to stop, empty pockets or remove bags.  They simply walk right through at a natural pace one-at-a-time or in groups.  It’s the fastest weapons-screening product on the market, screening 60 people every minute, 10X faster than traditional walk-through metal detectors.

This two-lane system is approximately 11 feet wide and requires far fewer guards than traditional metal detectors to manage. In fact, some venues are seeing a 70% reduction in labor costs

For those of you accustomed to traditional metal detectors, it’s going to be a positive shock…

  • You no longer need a large footprint for security equipment
  • Long, frustrating security screening lines will no longer form outside your venue
  • Guards will now be able to conduct targeted searches using image-aided alarms
  • And, your labor costs will decrease by up to 70%

Finally, venues can stop threats, while assuring a welcoming visitor and employee experience.

If at 800 people per hour, you need 50% less screening equipment, and 60% fewer guards, imagine what your ConOp would look like as your visitor throughput needs increase.

Download our full infographic to see what screening 1200, 1600, 2400 and 3600 people per hour would look like with Evolv Express versus traditional metal detectors.

Evolv Express® Compared to Walk Through Metal Detectors (WTMD)

Steve Morandi Headshot
Steve Morandi
Vice President, Product Management

Steve Morandi is a member of the Evolv Technology Executive Leadership Team where he serves as Vice President of Product Management. Steve is a senior executive who possesses extensive experience driving business transformation through strategy and operational excellence, as well as product management and marketing. He previously served at PerkinElmer, where he led revenue growth, digitization, and strategy for the company’s OneSource Technology Portfolio. Prior to that, Steve was in leadership roles with companies such as GE, PTC, Deloitte, and Oco, where he specialized in product management, portfolio growth and analytics offerings. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University, as well as an MBA from Boston University.

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