Kiva Container developed the airline baggage screening tote for John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA and the design has been running in airports nationally and internationally ever since. These are not generic plastic bins. They are purpose-engineered for the specific demands of in-line baggage screening: conveyor compatibility, X-ray transparency, nesting storage, and the kind of daily abuse that airport handling environments deliver.
Made from a proprietary thermoformed plastic formulation, Kiva’s screening totes are designed to avoid false-positive interference with screening equipment, a critical requirement that generic containers cannot reliably meet. When John Wayne Airport switched to Kiva’s totes, handling realignment dropped by over 80% and bags reached the flight line nearly 20 minutes faster.
Specifications
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Stock Size Specifications
- TS.231909 – OD 23.75 x 19 x 9.75
- TS.282106 – OD 28 x 21 x 6
- TS.282109 – OD 28 x 21 x 9
- TS.302008 – OD 30.25 x 20.25 x 8.5 (formed radius on ends for golf clubs)
- TS.341806 – OD 34 x 18 x 6
- TS.352205 – OD 35 x 22 x 5
- TS.362405 – OD 35.4 x 23.5 x 5
- TS.362406 – OD 35.4 x 23.5 x 6
Why Airports Choose Kiva’s Screening Totes
- Developed specifically for airport in-line baggage screening, not repurposed from a generic design.
- Proprietary plastic formulation engineered to avoid interference with X-ray and CT screening equipment.
- Nestable design for compact storage at checkpoints and in back-of-house when not in use.
- Conveyor-compatible flat base and consistent external dimensions for smooth throughput.
- Proven at John Wayne Airport: 80%+ reduction in handling realignment, ~20-minute improvement in bag-to-flight time.
- Custom colors available for terminal, airline, or program identification.
- Logo and branding printing available.
- Multiple size options for different baggage footprints and checkpoint configurations.
- Durable thermoformed construction built for high-cycle airport handling environments.
Manufacturing
Kiva’s baggage screening totes are heavy-gauge thermoformed at our Anaheim, CA facility. Thermoforming produces the consistent wall thickness, precise dimensions, and surface finish that conveyors and screening systems require. In-house tooling means we control dimensions and can support custom size programs without third-party mold management.
Kiva Container is AS9100D / ISO 9001:2015 certified, the same quality system used for aerospace and medical programs. That means the manufacturing processes, material traceability, and quality records are documented and auditable.
Customization Options
- Custom colors to support terminal, concourse, or airline identification programs.
- Direct logo and text embossing right into the manufactured tote.
- Custom sizes for non-standard checkpoint or conveyor configurations.
- RFID label compatibility for asset tracking programs.
- Volume pricing available for airport-wide rollout programs
The Origin Story
Following the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) of 2001, airports faced new requirements for in-line baggage screening systems. John Wayne Airport worked with Kiva Container, then operating as CP Products, to design a tote that would perform reliably within the new in-line screening infrastructure. The resulting design solved the interference, throughput, and storage problems that plagued the first generation of screening containers.
That original design, refined over more than two decades of operational feedback, is the basis for the totes Kiva supplies today.
Contact us for specifications, volume pricing, or custom configurations: 714-630-3850 | info@kivacc.com