CANTON, Ohio — A Canton company has developed new technology to aid in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
- The Tomahawk uses UV-C light to break down cell walls and DNA of living organisms and destory them
- It's supposed to kill 99.9 percent of any virus
- The product is used to sterilize spaces in health care facilities, schools, churches and more
- The company also developed a mass temperature screening system
What You Need To Know
Apache Industrial Services is manufacturing 300 high intensity UV-C light lamps per week. The UV-C light breaks down the cell walls and DNA of living organisms and destroys them.
"The unit, based on square footage, will dictate the dosage, the UV-C ray will penetrate the DNA of a cell and pulverize that cell so any type of virus, it will zap 99.9 percent of it," said Stelio Flamos, vice president of operations, Midwest Region, Apache Industrial Services.
The product, Tomahawk UV-C Lamp 2000 and 3000, comes on wheels and can be moved throughout a room. For a 300 square foot room, it can sterilize the space in as little as 12 minutes.
"We're using them now in schools, churches, retail, we did a prison in south Texas, doctor offices, dentists, fitness facilities," said Flamos.
Also in the Apache IS product line is a mass temperature screening system. In only 30 minutes, it can scan up to 5,000 people for temperature readings.
"If we set this thing up and we're moving people into an entertainment venue, a stadium for a football game, a concert, as they're moving, herding people though the turn style, our series of cameras with infrared will detect temperature and scan each individual and if someone is above that set standard that we have, they'll be identified," said Flamos.
The technology instantly displays heat readings and lowers the risk and decreases the time that a potentially contaminated person is on the premises. It's part of the company's Safe Space Solutions to get people back to work and life safely.
"When you look at the deaths and the confirmed cases, these units in our safe space solutions will give the owners of these venues, will give these doctors, dentists, will give their patients, patrons our people, a sense of well being."