Tudor Scan Tech
{{short description|Swiss manufacturing company}}
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Tudor Scan Tech SA is a Swiss company that manufactures aircraft and cargo scanners, including x-ray scanners and robotic scanning systems. The company was founded in 2014 by Mircea Tudor and is currently headquartered in Saint-Imier, Switzerland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6501ff82-f95f-11e4-ae65-00144feab7de|title=Mircea Tudor aims to make flying safer, Romanian entrepreneur is a finalist at WEOY 2015|website=Financial Times|access-date=2017-06-08|date=2015-06-05}} Tudor Scan Tech incorporates MBTelecom Ltd, a Romanian company developing high technologies for the security industry, and also heps customs and border officials to check for illegal weapons, contraband, and explosive materials.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/mobile-x-ray-can-scan-planes-for-bombs-in-minutes-hnpzmm0gqxr|title=Mobile x ray can scan planes for bombs in minutes|last=Hamilton|first=Fiona|access-date=2017-06-18|language=en}} They have won The Grand Prix of the International Exhibition of Inventions thrice, 2009, 2013 and 2014.{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-review.eu/featured/romanian-company-mb-telecom-wins-geneva-inventions-fair-grand-prix-42127|title=Romanian company MB Telecom wins Geneva Inventions Fair Grand Prix|date=2013-04-17|work=Business Review|access-date=2017-06-08|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nineoclock.ro/grand-prix-of-geneva-exhibition-of-inventions-goes-to-technology-created-by-romanian-researchers/|title=Grand Prix of Geneva Exhibition of Inventions goes to technology created by Romanian researchers {{!}} Nine O'Clock|website=www.nineoclock.ro|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-08|date=2014-04-06}} The company has also won WIPO Awards in 2009, organized by World Intellectual Property Organization.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldwideinvention.com/articles/details/495/2013-Roboscan-2M-Aeria-Geneva-Grand-Prix-Invention-Patent-Made-in-Romania-MB-Technology-MBT-Romania.html|title=2013 Roboscan 2M Aeria, Geneva, Grand Prix, Invention, Patent, Made in Romania, MB Technology, MBT, Romania - World Wide Invention Association|website=www.worldwideinvention.com|access-date=2017-06-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://www1.agerpres.ro/english/2013/04/15/romanian-company-wins-geneva-inventions-fair-grand-prix-17-54-21|title=Romanian company wins Geneva Inventions Fair Grand Prix – AGERPRES|website=www1.agerpres.ro|language=ro|access-date=2017-06-08}}
History
Tudor Scan Tech SA (TST) was founded by Mircea Tudor in 2014, in Switzerland, forming a group of companies with the Romanian company MBTelecom Ltd. (MBT) founded in 1994 by Mircea Tudor. The group of companies designs and manufactures inspection scanners, including x-ray, linear accelerators and gamma ray scanning system for aircraft, cargo, containers, occupied cars and vans, heavy vehicle and border control.{{Cite news|url=http://www.discovergermany.com/tudor-scan-tech/|title=Tudor Scan Tech {{!}} Discover Germany|date=2017-01-10|work=Discover Germany|access-date=2017-06-08|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/aeroplane-scanners_romanian-tech-company-chooses-switzerland-despite-high-costs/42534692|title=Romanian tech firm chooses Switzerland despite high costs|last=swissinfo.ch|first=Samuel Jaberg|work=SWI swissinfo.ch|access-date=2017-06-08|language=en}}
In 2009, the group started to develop the first ever non-intrusiveness inspection technology, Roboscan Aeria. The company was awarded in 2009 with The Grand Prix of the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva for the invention of the first robotic mobile scanner for trucks and containers. During the same year, the company also won World Intellectual Property Organisation Award. The company was nominated and awarded again at The Grand Prix of the 41st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva for the first scanner for civil and military aircraft.{{Cite news|url=http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/geneve/story/Le-Grand-Prix-a-un-scanner-pour-avions-13405338|title=Le Grand Prix à un scanner pour avions|work=20 Minutes|access-date=8 June 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/berne/6157608-une-entreprise-de-securite-aerienne-va-creer-120-emplois-a-saint-imier.html|title=Une entreprise de sécurité aérienne va créer 120 emplois à Saint-Imier|work=rts.ch|access-date=8 June 2017|language=fr}}
In 2013, they launched a new plant worth 5 million euros to increase the airplane scanners production.{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-review.eu/featured/mb-telecom-plans-eur-5-million-expansion-in-switzerland-53271|title=MB Telecom plans EUR 5 million expansion in Switzerland|date=2013-12-26|work=Business Review|access-date=2017-06-08|language=en-US}}
Tudor Scan Tech is also a strategic security partner of International Air Transport Association (IATA).{{Cite web|url=http://www.iata.org/about/sp/Pages/partnerdetail.aspx?partner=2377.00000000000|title=IATA - Partner Detail|last=IATA|website=www.iata.org|language=en-US|access-date=8 June 2017}}
Roboscan Aeria
Roboscan Aeria is a patented design for aircraft security inspection developed inside the group MBT-TST. Roboscan Aeria is designed to scan and detect threats, illegal or undeclared goods within the aircraft.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nastec.com/roboscan-aeria|title=ROBOSCAN AERIA {{!}} Nastec|website=www.nastec.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-18}} The scanning process is remotely operated without any human exposure to ionizing radiations. Radiography detects any object with a resolution of 0.5 mm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fundable.com/tudor-scan-tech|title=Tudor Scan Tech|website=www.fundable.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-08}} The first scanner is installed at Bucharest's Henri Coanda Airport.{{Cite web|url=http://ttgnordic.com/worlds-first-aircraft-scanner-deployed/|title=World's first aircraft scanner deployed {{!}} TTG Nordic|last=Jarvis|first=Howard|website=ttgnordic.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-25}}
Awards
- The Grand Prix of the 41st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2013){{Cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-high-tech/un-scanner-pour-avion-grand-prix-du-salon-des-inventions-de-geneve-12-04-2013-2720983.php|title=Un scanner pour avion, Grand Prix du Salon des inventions de Genève|date=2013-04-12|work=leparisien.fr|access-date=2017-06-08}}
- The Grand Prix of the 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2014)
- Gold Medal International Warsaw Invention Show (2009){{Cite web|url=http://m.hotnews.ro/stire/5821448|title=ROBOSCAN System - the best world invention in 2008 - Hotnews Mobile|website=m.hotnews.ro|access-date=2017-06-18}}
- WIPO AWARD World Intellectual Property Organization Award for Best Inventor (2009)
- The Grand Prix of the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2009)
- Gold Medal 37th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (2009){{Cite web|url=https://www.ideaconnection.com/invention-success/ROBOSCAN-00062.html|title=IdeaConnection: Invention success story: ROBOSCAN|website=www.ideaconnection.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-08}}
- Gold Medal - The International Invention Fair of the Middle East - Kuwait (2008)
External links
- [http://www.tudor-tech.ch/ Official website]