Should Include the CEIA OPENGATE in the discussion. It can go from 28 to 40 Inch opening with no top bar and still is significantly less than the Evolv. There are Third party companies like Athena that give the same tagging and analysis information as an option for much less.
Evolv's Advantages And Disadvantages Over Metal Detectors Examined
Published May 08, 2024 13:39 PM
While IPVM has been critical of Evolv's performance over the years, Evolv has several advantages over metal detectors. How do the two compare?
In this report, we examine Evolv's advantages, disadvantages, and similarities with metal detectors.
For more details on how Evolv's performance compares to metal detectors, see our previous reports:
- How Metal Detectors Can Perform Like Evolv At 90% Lower Price
- Tuning and Optimizing CEIA and Garrett Metal Detectors Tested
- Evolv Becoming More Of A Metal Detector With New "G" Sensitivity Setting
Executive *******
*** ***** ***** ********** *****'* **** advantages, *************, *** ************ ******** ** metal *********. **** **** ***** *** mostly *** ********* ******** ** ****** discrimination *******, *** **** ************ ******** **** **** ******* ***********, metal ********* *** ******* ********* ** Evolv(**** * ********** ***** ***** **** on ******* ******** ***** *** ***** on ****** *******).
*****, ** ******* **** ** ***** in **** ******.
Evolv's *********: ***** *******
*****'* **-**** **** ******* ** ~** inches (~** **) ***** **** * typical ***** ********, ***** ****** *** more **** *** ****** ** ** through **************. ****, *******, ** ***** is *** ** *** ******* "*" (to **** ******* ******),*** ******* ***** ** ** ******* by *"(*** **** ****), *** *** ****** cannot ** ******* ** *** **** time ** *** ****, ** *** graphic ***** *****:
Evolv's *********: ******** ***
***** ***** ********* **** ****** ********** of ***** * ********* ****** ** (via *** **** **********), *****'* ******** box *********** ****** **** ******* **** where *** **** **. ** **** so ** ********** * ******** *** over ** ***** ***** ** *** of *****'* *******, ** ***** *****:
Evolv's *********: ***** *******
*****'* ****** ********** ****** *** ***** tagging, ***** *** ** ****** *** later **** ******** ** **** **** of ******* *** ******* *** ******* into *** ******** - ******* ** these ** ********* **** ************ ***** detectors.
***** **** **** ******* ********** ** Evolv's ***** *******, *** *********, ***** Express *** **** *** *** ********* types ** *******: * *****, * gun, ** ********, ** ******** ****, steel *****, *** * ******** ****** - ** *** ****** **** *** West **** ******:
Evolv's *********: **** ** *********** ********
***** **** ***** ********* *** ***** have * *** ********* ** *** the ***** ****, **********, ****** ** different *****, ***., **** ***** *** a "**** ** ***********" ******* **** allows ***-***** ** ******** **** *** false ***** ***** **** **** ** a ********* *********** ******* *** ****.
**** ******* ****** ***-***** ** ******* different ********* ******* ******* ******** ********* the *********. ** * ****** ** needed, ********* **** **** ** **** of **** ** ****** **** * higher/lower ******* *** *** *** **** Evolv *****/**** **** ********* *****/***.
*** **** ********** ** *** ********** available **** ***** *********, *** ****'* webpage ** ******** ****************'* ******* *****.
Evolv's *********: ************
***** **** ***** ********* ******* ************ with ****** *******,***** *** **** *********** ************, ** ** **** *** **** with **** ************ ******* (** ****** about * ******** ***, *** *******) and **** ***** ********** ******* (** push ****** *** ****** ******** ** they *** *** ** *** ******).
Evolv's *********: ******** ***********
***** **** ******** ************ ** ******* direction (**** * ***** ***** ** Evolv) - * *****-***** *** ********* specialist,********, *** **** ************* ***** ******** guns ** ******** ******* ** *****'* tablets ** ********** * ******** ** prevent/contain * **** ******** *****.
******** **** ******** ****** *** ********* Analyzed*** **** ******* ** *** ***********.
Evolv's *********: ****-***-*** *******
********** *** ****, ***** ****** ******* updates ** *** ******** *** *********, which *** *********** ******* ********* ***/** discrimination ************; *******, ************, ****** ************** improvements **** **** ********. *** *******, Evolv ***** ********* **** ****** ****** objects.
*** ******* ** * ******** *********** is ********'* (*****'* *******) ******* *********** on ******** ***** ** ******* "*" (only *** *** ** ***** ********). For **** *******, ******** ******* ***** ****** ** ******** Cases, ****** ********
Evolv's *********: **** ******, ** ****
***** ***** *** ***** ********* **** performance ************, **** **** *********, ** Evolv's ****** ** **** **** *** does *** **** ** *********** ****.
Evolv's ************: ***** *** ********'* ******
***** ***** *** ****** ****** **** alternatives, ** ** ~$***,*** ** * four-year *****, ** ** ***+ **** expensive **** ************ ***** ********* (******* can ** ****** *** **** **** $10,000).
********, *****'* ********* *** ***-********** *** non-refundable. *** *******, *** ** ******* from***'* **** ******** (*****'* *******) **** a ******* ****** ********:
************, ** ** ******** ********** ** 2024,*** ** ******* ***** **********:
**, * **** **** *** **** the **** ********, *** ******* ** our ******** ********* *** **** ***** in ******. *** ** *****are ***** *** ********** ********* [emphasis added]
Evolv's ************: ******* ******* ** **** ********* ********
***** ***** ** *** *********/*********** *** some ** *** ********* ****** **** they've **** *** *****, ***** ** latency **** *** ******'* ********** ** a ***** ********** *** *** ************.
** **** **** **** *** *****'* existing *** *********** ********* ** ***** their ************ ** ******** ***** ****** and *** ******** ** ******** ***** closer ** *****'* ****** ***********. *** current ***** ** *****'* ********** ** that ** ***** ** **** **** throughput, *** *** ** ********* *** detection *** **** **** *** **** that **** ******* **** ** ******.
*** **** ******* ** *** *****'* marketing ******* ** *** **** ****, see***** "****** *******" ************ ***** *** Capabilities, ********* **** *** *****, ******** **-******* ********** *** *** ****** Things **** "*******'* **** **** ****",
Evolv's ************: ********* ** ******* *******
** *** ****** ** ****,***** ********** * *** *********** *******, "*", ** ******* *** ************ detection ** ******, *** ***** ** extended *** ***** ** ******* **** it *** ******, ***** ********* *** detect **** *****. ** *** ******* on *** *** *******, ***** **** that **** *** *** *******, *** can ****** ****** **** *.*"-*" ******, whereas *** ***** ** ***** ********* (*,*) ****** **** **** *** ****** smaller *******.
**** ********* **** ***** ******* ***** with * **** ***** ***** **** (for **** ***** ********* *** *****).
Evolv's ************: **** *** ********
******** ** ***** *********, ***** ** bigger (**" ** ~**" ******* *****), heavier (~*** *** ** ~*** ***), and ****** ** ****.
***** ***** *** ** *** ** wheels *** ** ******, **** ******* is **** ********* **** **** ***** detectors (******* **** * ***** **********), as *** ****** ** ******* *** has ******* ***** (** ***** *** towers *** * ******).
Similarities: ****** ************** ************
****'* ***** ** *** ****** **** metal ******** ******, ****** **** ***** adjustments ** * *** ********, ***** detectors *** **** ******* *********** ** Evolv, *******:
(*) ***** ********* ***'* ***** ***** (or **** * ********** ***** ***** rate) ** ******* ****** ******* (**********, keys, ***.)
(*) ***** ********* **** ***** ***** on ****** ****** ******* (*******, *******, umbrellas)
(*) ***** ********* **** **** ********** detection ** ****** ******* (********, ******, etc.)
(*) ***** ********* **** **** * less ********** ********* ** ******
*** * ***** ***** ***** ********** our *******:
*** **** ******* ** ***** ******** settings **** *** ***** ** ******, see****** *** ********** **** *** ******* Metal ********* ******.
Similarities: ******** *****
*********** ***** ** ****** ******* ******* (i.e., ****** *********** ********) **** ****** in ******** ******* ** **** ** metal *********. ********* ** *** ********** (type ** ***********, ******** **********, ***.), one ***** **** *** ** ******** by *+ ******. *** *******, *** video ***** ***** *** **** ** an ******* ****** ***** ******** ** nine ******:
* ******* ********* ***** ** **** to **** ***** ********** **** ***** detectors, *** ***** ******* *****, ********** the ****** ** *****. *******, ** we ********* *****, ** ********* ***** detectors ** **** *** *** **** objects **** *****, ***** ****** ***** be ****** ** ******* ****, ** there ***** ** ***** ***** ******.
Similarities: *****-****** *********
***** ********* *** ***** **** **** the ******* ** ***** ** ******* objects ** * ****** **** ** they *** ** ********* ***** ** a ******'* ****, **** *** ****** doing ** *** *** **** ********** (lights ** *** **** ** *** detector) *** *** ****** ***** ******* bounding *****.
Similarities: ********** *********
********* ** *** **** ** ************ (a *******, * ******, * ******, etc.) ***** *** ***** ********* *** need ********** ********* ** ******* ********* screening ***/** **** ***** ****** *** system.
*** *******, *** ** ******* *********'* ******** *** *-** ********************* ****** ** ******** *****:
***** ** ****'* ******* ** ******* Evolv ***********, ****-**** ***** ********* *** often **** ** ******* ********* *********, as ** ******* **** **** ************ metal *********.
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Robert Hymes
May 10, 2024