Security Enhanced Ceramic Knives Result in Improved Detection by Security Scanner Devices  

Company Responds to Public Safety Concerns 

 

April 19, 2005 -- Redondo Beach, California -- Universal Relations Incorporated (URI) announced today the results of testing showing vastly improved detection of their ceramic kitchen knives by security scanners used in airports and public buildings.  Photographic results released today clearly show how detection of its URI Eagle Ceramic Knives has improved due to recent product “security enhancements.”  The security enhancement tests were conducted with the assistance of the leading manufacturer of security scanning devices used at airports and public buildings. 

 

URI supplied "security enhanced" modified ceramic knife products for testing by the leader of the security scanning device industry.  The tests were conducted with a range of security scanning equipment.  The latest scanners representing the state of the art technology of security devices commonly used to screen items at the entrance to airports and public buildings had no problem detecting the knives.  All of the imaging security scanners were now capable of producing clear images of the security enhanced Ceramic Zirconia blades.  The effort to produce "security enhanced" ceramic blades has resulted in the reliable detection of the URI Eagle Ceramic Knives by all three currently deployed models of security scanners used in the testing.

 

Ceramic knife blades contain no metal and therefore pose a unique threat for security scanner equipment and their operators to detect. Ceramic blade materials are 2^nd in hardness only to diamond. The blade hardness allows these knives to remain nearly razor sharp for years of normal use and this has made them very popular with those who do lots of cooking at home. 

 

URI Product Manager, Justin Johnson, explains the goal, “URI Eagle Ceramic Knives is determined to minimize the potential risk to public safety posed by any URI product.” Johnson says his concept was simple enough, "we sought to improve public safety through a variety invisible modifications thus allowing security scanning devices to more easily detect any of our ceramic blade knives.”

 

The purpose of the analysis and testing was to validate effectiveness of the design modifications to URI Eagle brand ceramic knives. The testing has improved the ability to detect any ceramic knife. URI’s Mr. Johnson concludes by saying, “The Company I work for does not need a profit motive to do what it can to protect the safety of the public. We will not seek patents for any public safety modifications under development and invite our competitors to help make public safety an industry-wide effort.”

 

Local news media will be provided with summary test results and other interested parties may be invited to witness and report to their viewers first-hand, as appropriate under TSA, FBI, and other applicable guidelines. The information shall provide the press and other news media with an appropriate assessment in response their recent questions on improving the ability of security scanning devices to detect and alert operators to potential threats including those posed by ceramic knives.

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PR Contact information:

For more information you may contact Justin Johnson at URI Eagle Ceramic.  The phone number to call is: (310) 921-6526.

You may request more information by mail by writing to URI Eagle Ceramic, PO Box 3805, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. 

You may also contact us via e-mail: info@urieagle.com?subject=PR Ceramic Knife Public Safety Concerns