Most "detectable" mechanical pencils are plastic with a few metal parts. The clip might trip your detector. The barrel won't.
This one is different. The body is metal, end to end, fully metal detectable and x-ray visible, not just the fittings. It's built as a single unit with no detachable parts, so there's no cap, no separate eraser, no small component to work loose and land in product.
Why a pencil at all? Because some environments demand one. Pencil writes in freezers where ink pens fail. It marks surfaces ink can't. And for facilities that log in pencil for corrections or cold-chain work, this is the version that belongs on the floor.
The clip keeps it secured to a pocket or clipboard instead of loose on a surface. Pair it with our metal detectable pens for full coverage of writing instruments across your facility.