Tuning and Optimizing CEIA and Garrett Metal Detectors Tested
Metal detectors can perform like Evolv at 90% lower price by tuning and optimizing them, IPVM research has verified by buying and testing widely used systems from CEIA and Garrett.
In this report, based on our systematic 14,000+ walk-throughs using common benign (cellphones, keys, etc.) and threat objects (knives, firearms) with widely used CEIA Hi-Pe Plus and Garrett PD6500i metal detectors, we outline how sensitivity, detection mode, and other settings can affect the detector's performance.
For more background, see our individual CEIA and Garrett tests:
Plus compare to Evolv's Secret Metallic Sensitivity Setting And The Risk Of Missing Weapons
And our in-depth Weapons Detection 24 Competitors Comparison Guide.
Tougher ******* ********
** **** ***** ** *******, **** subjects ******* * *********** ** ****** objects *** **** ****-******** (**** ** expectation ** ******** ******* *** ********** objects) ** ***** * ****** ****-**** scenario. **** ** ********* **** *** previous ***** ******** ***** (*,*), ***** ******** **** "*****" (*.*., no ******** ***** ******* *** **** item). ******** * *********** ** ******** objects ***** ** **** ********* *** detectors ** ********** ************* ******* ******* and ****** *******.
* ******* *********** ** ****** ******* included * ********* (****** **, ****** 13 **** * ****, ****** ***** 6 **** * ****, ***.), ****, car ****, ********** (***** ******* *** Gen *), *** * ****:
*** **** ********** ** ****'* ******** approach ** ***** ******** *******, *** -**** ***** / ******* ********* **** Procedures.
** *** ******** *******, ** ****** the ******* ******** ************ **** *** the *********** ****** ****** **** ****** objects (******** **** ****, ******, ***** bottles, *******, ***.) *** ******* (******* types ** ****** *** ****).
Executive *******
** ********* *** ***** *********' ********* mode/program *** ***********,**** **-** ************** *******, *** ****** **** ************ ***** detectors, *** ******* *********** ******* ** Evolv, ********* *** ******** ** **** and ****** ***** ******** ** ****** weapons.
**** *** **** ** ****** **** and ******* ***** ********* ** **** the ********* **** *** ***** ***** rates:
Testing ** ***********
**** ********** ***-***** ********** **** ***** settings ** ***** ********** *** **** their **** ******* ** ********* *** well ***** ******** **** ***** ******** security *** ******* ********** ************.
** ******* ******* ***** ******** ** this ****** (**** ** ***** * for ******* *** ******-* *** ****), as ** ******* **** ************ ***** detectors *** ******* ********* ** "******* detectors" ** ***** *****.
*** ***** ***** ****** ** *** object's ****** (*****, ****, ******** ***********) and ******** ********** (***** ** *************** interference, *** *******). ** ****** ****** size, *****, *** ******** *********** ** influence ***** ***** **** **** *** external *********** (** **** ** *** external ***** ****** *** ****** ** acceptable ***** ***** ** *** ************'* recommendations). *** *******, * *" ***** can ** ******* ** ***% ** runs, *** * ********* *" ***** can ***** ****** **** ** **% of ****, ***.
**** ****** ** ***** ** ******* general ********** ** *** ********* *** be ******** ** ********* *** ******** of *** ***** ********* ***** ** our **** ** *** ****** **** metal ********* -**** **-** ************** *******.
Detection ****
********* **** ** *** ** *** most ********* ******** ** * ***** detector, *** ***** *** **** ***** rates **** ************* **** ********* ********* modes/programs, ** **** ***** ******.
*** ******* ***** ***** ***** ***** for *** ****** (*.*" *** *" blade *******) *** ***** ********* *******'* and ****'* *****, **** *** ********** in ***** ***** ** **** ** 100% ** **** *****:
*** ***** ***** ***** ** ********* items ** ***** ***** **** **** significantly, ** *** ******* ***** *****:
** *** *****, ** ******** ***** detection ***** **** **** *** **** with *******, ** *** ***** ***** shows:
*******'* ***** * ** * ********* mode **** ***** ** ** ********* separately (**** ********* ** *** $*** through ******* ** ****** ****), *** Garrett ****** ***** ***** ****** *** "more ******** ********* *** **************", ** the ******* **** *** *******'* ******* below *****:
******, ** *** **** ** *** Quick * ****, ******* *** ***** false ****** ** ******, *******, *** alarm **** ** ****** ******* ******* - *** **** *******, *** *** individual ******* **** -******* ***** ******** ******* *** *****-* Software ******.
Detetection ***** ******
***** *********' ********* *****/******** *** ******* based ** *** ********* ********* ********* by******/***, *** ***, ****, ***. (**** a *** ** ***** *** ******** available). *** ******* ***** ***** ******** from ****'* *** ******'* ******* *********** these ********* (**** ** *** ****'* detection ***** **** ******* *** ***** of *********):
*********, ** ******* ******* ** *******,***** ********, **** **:
Some ******** **** ********* ***** ** ********* that were written from several years ago. We maintained those original programs that met these requirements (Prisons 1, Airports 1) and improved on the programs as those standard evolved over time (Prisons 2, Airports 2). [emphasis added]
Sensitivity *******
*********** ** ******* ***** ******** ******* that *** ******* ****** ***********.
*** ******* **** ** ***** ** that *** ******* *** ***********, *** smaller *** ******** ****** **** ** detected. *** *******, *** ***** ***** shows **** **-** **** ******** ** only * **** ****** ** **** sensitivity *** ******* ** **-** **** rifle ** *** ***********:
*** **** **-** ****, ***** ** the ***** *****, *** *********** ** which **-** *** *** ******* ** is -** (******* ** **), *** the *********** **** ** ***** ** a **** ** ** (*** ** 99).
***** *** ***** ***** ***** **** cases, ******* ******* ** *********** *** still ***** ******** ******* ** **** and ***** ***** *****. *** *******, the ******* ***** ***** *** *********** changes ** *% *** *% (*** CEIA *** *******, ************), **** ** significant ******* ** ***** ***** *** knives:
*********, *** ********:
******, *** * *********** ** ********* items:
*****,******* ******** **** ***** ******* ** not * ***** ********, **** *** *********** ******** ******* from "*" ** "*" - ********'* ****** ******** *********** ******* *** The **** ** ******* ********** **** *******.**** ********, ******* ************ ********* "******* ********", also *** *********** ********, *******, *** number ** ******** ******* ** ** seen.
Adjusting ********* *****/*********** *********
** *** ***** *****, ** **** how *** ********* **** *** *********** levels *** ** ******** ** *** CEIA **-** ****, *** **** ******* PD *****.
Threat ***** *********
***** **** ***** ****** **** ********* firearms ****** **** * ******** *** consistently ******** ********** ** *** ********* mode *** ****** ****** ***** *********** (e.g., ** **** **** -** *** CEIA; *** ***** ***** ** -*** to +**), *** ****** *** ********* to ***** ***** ** ****** *** smaller ******** ** ***** ** **** variance ***** (*.*., *** ***** ***** vary *************).
***** ***** ***** ****** ** *** blade ******, ******, *** ***** ********. For *******, *** ****** ***** **** not ********* ****** *********, *** ******* below ***** ***** ***** ** *** different ****** - * *.*" ***** with * ***** ********* ***** ***** and *******/****** ****** *** * *.*" knife **** * *** ********* ***** blade *** ******/***** ******:
************ ******** **** **** **** ********** for ***** *********, ** **** ***** are ***** **** **** ***-******* ********* (materials **** **** ******** ************). *** graphic ***** ***** ********** ***** ** firearms ** *** ******* ** ******* settings *** **** ******:
*** ***** ***** ** ***** ***** will ******** **** ****** ***********.
***** **** *** *** **** **** bombs, **** ***'* **** ******* **** factor, *****, *** ******** ***********, *** IPVM ****** ******* ******** ***** *****.
False ****** ** ****** *******
**** ***** ****** **** ** ** possible ** ****** **** *** ******* metal ********* ** ***** "******* *********"- like ********** - *** ******** ** smaller ***** (****, **********, ***.) *** alerting ** ****** *******, **** ** tumblers, *********, *******.
***********, ** **** ********, **** *** not ************ ***** ** ******** ******** more ****** *******, *** *******, ******** phones, ** *** ******* ***** *****:
*********, *** ******* *******:
*** **** ********** ** "******* *********" performance, ***:
- **** ***** ***** *** ******** ****** District
- ***** ******* ******* *********** ** *******
- ***** ****** ******** *** **% ***** Alarm **** ******* ***********
- ***** ****** ** ******* *** ***** Bottles, ****** ***** ****** ****
Laptops *** ***** * *******
**** ***** ****** **** **** **** these ********* ********, ******* *** ***** a ******* *** **** *** *******, similar ** ******** *** ***** ******* "weapons *********". *** ******'* **** *** high ******** ** ***** **** ** difficult ** ****** ******* *** ******* missing ****** ***** **** ******* ** equal ******* ** ***** (**** ** knives *** ******* ********).
Other ***** ********* ******** ********* *** ***********
***** ********* **** *** *********** *** the ******* ********** ********, **** ********* have **** ******** **** *** ****** the *********** - *** *******, ******* has * "**** *****" ******* **** increases *********** ** * ******** ********'* zone. **** **-** **** **** *** have * ******* *******.
**** ****** *** ** **** ** compensate *** ************ **** ********** ********* at *** ****** *****, *******, ** was ***** ******* ** *** ****** raising *********** **** ******** **** **** and ***** ******.
******, ***** ********* ******* **** ******** aimed ** ************* ***** ***/** ******** vibrations ********** **** *** **** ** case ** ******** ********* (*.*., ******** on ***** ********, ***.).
How ** *** ** *** ********
******** ******* ** ****** ** ******** a ***** ******** *** * ***** environment.
** * ******** *****, ** ******* either ***** **** * ******* ******* or ****** *** *******'* *** *** a ******* **** ** ******* ************. For **** *******, *** ****** *** what *** ******** ** ****** ** detect *** ******* *** ******** ***** like ** ****** (*.*., ******** ***/** knives *** **********).
**** *** ******* ** * ***** testing ******* ** ********, ** ******* adjusting *** *********** ** ****** *-* adjacent *****.