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Volume 22 Proscreen 900 is April 2018 Edition the foremost pe- rimeter detection system designed to identify mass casu- alty threats – large weapons. These concealed weapons are easily detected due to advanced magnetic detection technolo- gy that is contained within all large weapon threats. This gives security personnel flexibility when de- FMDS simply gives the opportunity to add a layer ploying FMDS, allowing them to create a wide pe- of security where there currently is not an effec- rimeter around a venue without worrying about tive solution. portability or a power source. More Effective Mass Screening – Without Dis- Screening can be as obvious or as concealed as ruption personnel prefer for a particular situation, based on the form factor they select. All of these combine into a solution that creates a way to close a gap in mass screenings at large events, by expanding the secure perimeter and creating a high- ly accurate way to detect weapons of mass casualty farther away from a critical asset and large crowds. It does not replace screening for smaller items nec- essarily, and all large venues should use a layered security solution that also deploys tactics like rov- ing security guards, walk-through metal detectors and hand wands. 67