Vehant Technologies, ARCI co-develop UV baggage disinfection system

By OEM Update Editorial July 24, 2020 1:00 pm IST

Vehant Technologies, a start-up incubated by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, and Covid solutions & International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad have jointly developed KritiScan UV baggage disinfection system for hotels, commercial and private complexes, airports, terminals and railway stations for the disinfection of baggage.

“KritiScan UV is highly suitable for deployment at public places where people move around with hand baggage, inactivating up to 99.9 percent of all microbes and viruses on the surfaces of bags, luggage and objects,” the manufactures claim.

Helping to protect passengers and staff from tactile transmission of contagious disease as they pass through security checkpoints at various places, KritiScan UV system automatically disinfects baggage as they are being transported from the reclaim area back to the divest station. Also, the UV-C lights pose no exposure risk to staff or passengers and can be installed quickly and easily.

He further adds, “Viral borne infections like COVID-19, MERS, SARS, etc spread tremendously from public places like hotels, commercial and private complexes, airports, terminals and railway stations. As many people closely interact in a contained environment, it is imperative to keep a close tab on frequently touched items. The sensing mechanism in the chamber automatically detects the entry of any item into it and powers the system and disinfects the 360-degree surface of any baggage.”