LAUNCH OF UVGI EQUIPMENT JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY CSIR-CSIO AND RAYMOLD LUMINAIRES CHENNAI

 

LAUNCH OF ‘UVGI EQUIPMENT’

JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY CSIR-CSIO AND RAYMOLD LUMINAIRES, CHENNAI

CSIR-CSIO, the premier R&D laboratories beneath the Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI, partnered with Raymold Luminaires personal restricted, a urban center primarily based start-up India registered manufacturer, providing IoT interfaced intelligent lighting solutions to conjointly develop Ultraviolet disinfectant Irradiation (UVGI) merchandise and systems. The merchandise, victimization radio wave ultraviolet UV-C technology will effectively deactivate >99.9% of infecting viruses, together with the Corona virus chargeable for this pandemic, destroy microorganism and different infection inflicting micro-organisms. 

On thirtieth October, the merchandise were launched within the august presence of Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, Secretary, DSIR and Director General, CSIR over virtual conference. The launch was attended by professor. Dr. S. Anantha Ramakrishna, Director, CSIR-CSIO, Dr. Kota Sreenivas, Scientist-in-charge, Dr. Robert Sam, and different senior officers of CSIR-CSIO and officers from Raymold at the CSIO facility, Taramani, Chennai.   

The CSIR-CSIO Director congratulated the CSIO and Raymold groups for the extreme cooperation at each stage to understand business launch of the performance valid UV-C disinfectant systems among 3 months of language the agreement. 

The agreement between Raymold and CSIR-CSIO has LED to joint development and launch of a good vary of UV-C primarily based medical care cupboards, trolley, and luminaires to be used in domestic and skilled applications. The merchandise ar designed to effectively make clean the surfaces of things like grocery, fruits & vegetables, wallet, goggles, cell phone, lap-top and PPEs etc. in domestic and private use. In skilled application, they're going to effectively make clean surfaces & air in giant areas in hospitals and different aid facilities, offices, industries, searching malls, airport, and different public areas.

Designed for straightforward use, the UV boxes and cupboards vary from 10L to 375L in capability to cater to sort of merchandise and applications. These ar engineered with electronic timers to line the medical care time supported load and desired nothing medical care for effective UV dose. in-built safety mechanisms guarantee operation of UV system only if the lid or door of the cupboard is absolutely closed to guard the users from direct exposure to UV.

Marketed beneath the complete RAY-CLEAN, the vary includes ‘Safe Sweep’, a UV-C trolley car for tri-zone medical care of surfaces and air. The system may be safely operated with an overseas management from a distance, whereas integral detector switches off mechanically once any human presence is detected within the neck of the woods of the system.  

Other skilled vary of UVGI merchandise, to be marketed beneath the complete U-RAY, ar designed innovatively with combination of UV-C sources for medical care of surfaces and air within the operating setting, and LED primarily based general lighting answer for visual performance. 

Mohan from Raymold value-added that the systems with integral sensors make sure that the UVGI can operate only if the area isn't occupied. He additional elaborate that Raymold can supply informatory services to style solutions with choices for intelligent connected systems to remotely management and monitor the performance, regulate intensity level supported daylight or visual task, tune the color output and schedule UV irradiation for increased operational potency.

As prelude to business launch, CSIO has meted out careful testing of the merchandise and systems for effectiveness of the UVGI and to validate the irradiance designed, making certain responsibility of medical care.  

Mohan Narasimhan, Director and COO of Raymold same that the corporate would presently launch a variety of absolutely autonomous, robotic UV-C trolleys.