Metal Detectors Your Safest Choice

By: Barry Jenkins

Everyone has taken the time to pass through a metal detector and known that feeling of safety associated with it. Whether at an airport or a high security prison, it can feel very safe and secure knowing that you are going into a safe building. Everyone feels safe after passing through a metal detector because they know that the only weapons on the other side of the detector are the weapons designed to protect them. It's very simply put: metal detectors work and make people feel safe.



That added feeling of security is found throughout many of our day to day buildings we use in our lives. The feeling of knowing you are safe can be created in any airport, office building, college, condo, or other tightly confined area. Knowing that you are safe can be achieved by making an entrance available to those who enter the building. This way you can control who goes into the building and what they bring into it.

When considering purchasing a metal detector, there are a number of options to consider. The two different types of metal detectors are the 'walk-through' and the 'hand-held' models of metal detectors. Hand-held models are metal detectors that allow the owner or security guard to physically detect whether the person has any metallic items on them. The security agent will simply wave the hand-held detector around the person to locate the source of the metal object. Walk-through detectors offer a quick means of processing people. They alert security officers to potentially dangerous metal objects such as guns and knives. The advantage of this is to allow for people to pass through quickly and at the least inconvenience possible.

Wondering how metal detectors work? There is an interesting explanation behind this effective and crime preventing item. Metal detectors use electromagnetic induction to detect objects that are considered metallic. Inside of the metal detector is a tool that when induced by a metallic current, it creates a magnetic field. When the metallic field comes in contact with a gun or a knife, the device is sounded to the presence of the metal.

Still not sure which metal detector is right for your needs? Consider the advantages of both models. Hand-held detectors are more affordable than a walk-through detector. The hand-held model identifies exactly where the metal is located on a person's body. Whereas the walk-through models only identify that the person has a metal object on them. Ideally, the best option for the ultimate in security and piece of mind is having both items present. This way you will maximize the coverage and find the criminals' weapons in no time.

Stop taking chances and consider the metal detector as a method of deterrence for would-be criminals. Any security expert will tell you that having a metal detector is the ultimate way to put fear into the hearts and minds of criminals. People will think twice when they realize they have to pass through a metal detector in order to gain entrance. Consider making your building or checkpoint safer. Consider buying a metal detector today.





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