Immigration authorities, border police and international airlines need fast, reliable and accurate passport scanners to process Machine Readable Travel Documents. Rochford Thompson has manufactured passport scanners for ICAO format passports since 1986 and in 2006 shipped its 45,000th passport scanner.

Rochford Thompson passport scanners automatically read passports, visas, airline tickets and most forms of magnetic stripe cards. Automatic data capture improves accuracy, reduces passenger processing times, enhances security and enables airlines to comply with the APIS requirements of the US and other governments.

The latest generation Rochford Thompson full page passport scanners read OCR codelines, capture high resolution images under three different light sources and read RF chip data from the latest generation of ICAO e-Passports in a single operation.
The RT units are used by:

•  Government – Border Control, Immigration, Passport Office
•  Airline - Airports - Travel
•  Corporate
•  Finance and Banks

The RTE9000 is a desktop page scanner designed for fast and accurate capture of MRTD data and images by border control authorities and airlines. It includes up to three separate illumination sources and an integrated RF reader for e-Passports.
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This full page scanner was originally designed for use in self-service kiosks and automated border control systems but its ease of use and high speed also make it an ideal choice for busy check-in desks.
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