How an X-ray baggage scanner works
A conveyor carries the bag through a shielded tunnel. A low-dose X-ray beam passes through it and a detector line builds an image on the operator’s screen. In a dual energy scanner the software compares two energy levels and colours materials by type: organic items (food, paper, many liquids and plastics) in one colour, inorganic in another and metals in a third, which helps the operator spot what needs a closer look. Single energy scanners show a grey-scale image and cost less; they suit light use where bags are mostly checked for metal objects.
Which tunnel size do you need?
| About 420 × 330 mm | Hand bags, laptop bags and small backpacks. Office and hotel lobbies, banks, clinics. |
|---|---|
| About 507 × 305 mm | Hand bags and cabin bags where counter space is limited. |
| About 600 × 400 mm | Cabin luggage and medium parcels. Malls, hotels, courts, government offices and mail rooms. |
| About 655 × 505 mm | Large suitcases and parcels. Hotels with check-in luggage, logistics desks, large venues. |
Measure the largest bag or parcel you must scan, then pick the next tunnel size up. A tunnel that is too small means bags are opened by hand, which defeats the purpose. Bigger tunnels cost more and need more floor space and a stronger floor, so do not oversize either.
Licensing and safety (AERB)
In India, X-ray baggage inspection systems must be of an AERB-approved type, and the user organisation has to register the installed unit with AERB before regular use. Shielding, lead curtains and interlocks keep the dose outside the tunnel very low when the machine is used as designed. We supply approved models and help you with the documents needed for the registration, and we train the operators on safe use and daily checks.
Make in India or imported?
Both Indian-manufactured and imported scanners are available. For government and PSU buyers who need a particular local content class on GeM or in a tender, we quote models that meet the stated requirement and give the documents the bid asks for. For private sites the choice usually comes down to tunnel size, image quality, after-sales support and price.
Where scanners are used in Delhi NCR
- Malls, hotels and hospitals, usually with a door frame metal detector for people and a guard with a handheld detector.
- Corporate lobbies and data centres, at visitor entries beside the flap barriers.
- Courts, government offices and PSUs, often bought through GeM or a tender.
- Mail rooms and logistics desks, to check incoming parcels before they go inside.
- Events and exhibitions, where a scanner is placed at each public entry for the duration of the event.
X-ray baggage scanner price in India: what you pay for
ZKTeco X-ray baggage scanners start from ₹5,28,300 plus GST (5030 tunnel, pseudo colour) and go up to the 100100 cargo tunnel. Every model with its current price, by tunnel size and in pseudo or real colour, is on the X-ray baggage scanner price list. Scanner model numbers carry the tunnel opening in centimetres, and these are the sizes buyers ask us about most:
| 5030 (about 50 × 30 cm) | Hand bags, laptop bags and small backpacks: office lobbies, banks, clinics and small hotels. |
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| 6040 (about 60 × 40 cm) | Cabin bags and medium parcels: malls, hotels, courts, government offices and mail rooms. |
| 6550 (about 65 × 50 cm) | Large suitcases and parcels: hotels with check-in luggage, large venues and logistics desks. |
| 100100 (about 100 × 100 cm) | Cartons and large consignments: warehouses, cargo and dispatch areas. |
What decides the price: tunnel size; single or dual energy imaging; steel penetration and wire resolution; conveyor load; the operator console and monitor; the brand and whether you need a Make in India class; AERB documentation; installation, operator training and warranty; and freight to the site. An AMC after the warranty is quoted separately.
X-ray baggage inspection system as per MHA QR: government and PSU bids often ask for a scanner that meets the Ministry of Home Affairs qualitative requirements (QR), cited in many bids as “MHA QR V3”. Share the bid or specification and we quote models whose maker states compliance with the version in your bid, with the documents it asks for. Mapple Infocom is a registered seller on GeM.
For an office, hotel or mall: most offices and banks need a 5030 size at the visitor entry; hotels and malls usually choose 6040, or 6550 where guests arrive with suitcases. Plan a door frame metal detector beside the scanner for people, and a guard with a handheld detector.
Installation: the scanner needs a level floor that can take its weight, a dedicated power point (an online UPS is recommended), space for the entry and exit rollers and for the operator, and AERB registration of the installed unit. We check this on the survey and send the data sheet with the exact dimensions of the quoted model. As an X-ray baggage scanner supplier and installer in Delhi NCR, our own engineers install and train the operators in Gurugram, Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Greater Noida; for other cities call us to confirm supply, with freight and travel quoted separately.
For prices and what changes them, see the X-ray baggage scanner price list, our X-ray baggage scanner price guide and the X-ray scanner buying guide.
