Heimann Systems
Heimann Systems was founded in 1946 by Prof. Dr. Walter Heimann, one of television technology's early pioneers.
In the early 1970s Heimann diversified into markets for security technology. Completely new product lines were developed, among them X-ray inspection units for baggage screening which became an international requirement in the 70s & early 80s when aircraft hijacking became a global menace.
In response to the requirements of the 1990s, systems were developed for truck and container inspection and for the automatic detection of explosives in baggage.
Today more than 65,000 Smiths Heimann X-ray inspection systems have been supplied to more than 150 countries, screening mail, baggage, merchandise, containers and trucks. Heimann regularly exports around 80% of its products and earned a worldwide reputation for product quality, which has its roots in the in-house development department, with experienced scientists and engineers covering the entire R&D spectrum, from basic development through to the integration of complex systems.
When Heimann Systems joined Smiths in December 2002, it virtally doubled the size of the Detection business.
In the early 1970s Heimann diversified into markets for security technology. Completely new product lines were developed, among them X-ray inspection units for baggage screening which became an international requirement in the 70s & early 80s when aircraft hijacking became a global menace.
In response to the requirements of the 1990s, systems were developed for truck and container inspection and for the automatic detection of explosives in baggage.
Today more than 65,000 Smiths Heimann X-ray inspection systems have been supplied to more than 150 countries, screening mail, baggage, merchandise, containers and trucks. Heimann regularly exports around 80% of its products and earned a worldwide reputation for product quality, which has its roots in the in-house development department, with experienced scientists and engineers covering the entire R&D spectrum, from basic development through to the integration of complex systems.
When Heimann Systems joined Smiths in December 2002, it virtally doubled the size of the Detection business.
Financial Information 2011
Sales - GBP 510m
Profit - GBP 66m
Employees - 2,500
News
February 02. 2012 Smiths Detection Supplies Mobile Weather Systems to U.S. Marines [more]
January 17. 2012 Smiths Detection Launches Next-Generation Miniaturized Chemical Threat Identifier [more]
December 15. 2011 Smiths Detection Supplies Nigeria the Most Advanced Customs Screening System in the Region [more]
November 08. 2011 Smiths Detection to distribute NIDS bio-threat system globally [more]
October 12. 2011 Smiths Detection’s aTiX Scanner Gains Key EU Approval for Checked Baggage Screening [more]
October 06. 2011 Smiths Detection deploys 150 advanced security systems at federal prisons in Argentina [more]