LEN launches X-ray

JAKARTA (JP): PT LEN Industri, a state owned company overseen by the Management Board of Strategic Industries, has launched new X-ray instruments in cooperation with Heimman of Germany, and PT Metro Eka Pelita Niaga.

Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto said on Friday that the instruments, which were assembled in Bandung of West Java, were used for security checks at ports and airports.

The company's commercial director, Dedi Hidayat Rivai, said LEN Industri had produced eight instruments, called X-Ray LEN Heimman, for its initial production.

Dedi explained that at the first stage, LEN Industri assembled components supplied by Heimman and would increase the local contents of its future production. (04)