
Portable metal detectors, also referred to as security wands, are handheld, battery-powered, lightweight, devices that are designed to detect concealed objects, such as illicit contrabands that may contain metallic parts, weapons, etc. In short, a metal detector is a device designed to detect any metal. Portable metal detectors are equipped with a metal sensors, battery and come handheld in various sizes and shapes. They are useful in detecting hidden metal within objects or metal buried underground. These easily portable devices provide security professionals and law enforcement personnel with a low-cost and effective way of screening individuals seeking entry into a variety of locations, such as government buildings, airports, military installations, prisons, sporting events, concert venues, etc. These devices are used around security structures, MIA subdivisions and customs and by traffic police. They are also used in the field of archeology, medicine and other fields to detect hidden metallic objects, such as weapons on human body, among others.