SDX 10080 SCT

The SDX 10080 SCT in hold baggage system configuration is the most advanced inline EDS available from Smiths Detection, designed for airports that want today's ECAC Standard 3.2 and TSA 7.3 compliance while protecting their capital investment against the next regulatory transition. The system's modular architecture physically accommodates X-ray diffraction (XRD) as an add-on module alongside the existing dual-energy CT core — meaning that when ECAC Standard 4 or TSA 9.0 (both anticipated to require combined CT and diffraction) takes effect, operators can upgrade the screening capability of an installed system rather than procuring a new one.

Current hardware ships with a dual-energy CT gantry and an optional dual-view line scanner. A bearing-free gantry and air-cooled design reduce the mechanical maintenance burden that comes with rotating-ring CT systems operating at 100% duty cycle over multi-year service lives. Average power draw over a 24-hour period is 5.3 kW — a significant operational-cost advantage over older EDS generations that averaged substantially higher.

For BHS integration, the 1,070 mm × 810 mm tunnel and 0.5 m/s belt speed at 1,800+ items per hour match hub-airport conveyor specifications. The system launched in 2025, making it the current standard-bearer in the Smiths Detection HBS line.

For GCC airports executing major capital baggage hall programmes — including greenfield airports and full terminal redevelopments — the SDX 10080 SCT is the investment that aligns capital and compliance cycles, avoiding the stranded-asset scenario where a newly installed EDS must be replaced within a decade to meet a revised regulatory standard.