New Delhi: A medium-sized Indian technology company, in collaboration with a government lab in Hyderabad, has developed an UV radiation based baggage disinfection system that can be used at airports, bus stations, commercial complexes, hotels and railway stations.
The Greater Noida-based Vehant Technologies launched two variants of the baggage disinfection system named KritiScan early this month. The firm, incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2005, has been the only Indian firm manufacturing airport-compliant X-ray scanning machines.
“Many of our existing clients approached us in March and April this year asked us whether we can develop a disinfection system for baggage as they were concerned about the Covid-causing SARS-CoV2,” said Kapil Bardeja, CEO and co-founder of Vehant Technologies.
“UV is already used world over to disinfect food and we decided on it,” he said.
“This prompted us to work with International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New materials (ARCI), Hyderabad and IIT Bombay. Since we did not have any expertise in UV radiation, particularly in deciding the effective dosage that can used for killing the virus, we wanted their help,” Bardeja told BusinessLine.
The firm co-developed KritiScan together with ARCI. The scientists from ARCI and IIT Bombay helped the firm to arrive at the right dosage of the UN radiation.
“We have already got an order for 15 systems from the Philippines. They plan to use it in hotels, commercial complexes and even in government buildings,” he said adding that a deal for nearly 200 such systems is in the final stages within the country.
18/08/20 TV Jayan/Business Line
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The Greater Noida-based Vehant Technologies launched two variants of the baggage disinfection system named KritiScan early this month. The firm, incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2005, has been the only Indian firm manufacturing airport-compliant X-ray scanning machines.
“Many of our existing clients approached us in March and April this year asked us whether we can develop a disinfection system for baggage as they were concerned about the Covid-causing SARS-CoV2,” said Kapil Bardeja, CEO and co-founder of Vehant Technologies.
“UV is already used world over to disinfect food and we decided on it,” he said.
“This prompted us to work with International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New materials (ARCI), Hyderabad and IIT Bombay. Since we did not have any expertise in UV radiation, particularly in deciding the effective dosage that can used for killing the virus, we wanted their help,” Bardeja told BusinessLine.
The firm co-developed KritiScan together with ARCI. The scientists from ARCI and IIT Bombay helped the firm to arrive at the right dosage of the UN radiation.
“We have already got an order for 15 systems from the Philippines. They plan to use it in hotels, commercial complexes and even in government buildings,” he said adding that a deal for nearly 200 such systems is in the final stages within the country.
18/08/20 TV Jayan/Business Line
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