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News Release from: Spillard Safety Systems | Subject: PreView
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 May 2004
Commendation for object detection system
The PreView object detection system has received a special commendation at the SED 2004 Awards for Excellence for nonoperated plant and support products.
The PreView object detection system has received a special commendation at the SED 2004 Awards for Excellence for nonoperated plant and support products The PreView features a patented pulsed time domain radar which, unlike conventional radar systems, detects static as well as moving objects
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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