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COVID-19 – HEIMANN Sensor’s essential role in fighting the pandemic
COVID-19 – HEIMANN Sensor’s essential role in fighting the pandemic
In the current worldwide COVID-19 crisis, HEIMANN Sensor has become one of the key players in fighting the spread of the quickly developing pandemic by manufacturing sensors and sensor modules that are used in fever thermometers or temperature screening systems. Not only hospitals, medical practices and pharmacies increasingly use non-contact, infrared thermometers for indicating potential Corona patients. Even in more and more companies and public areas around the world, handheld portable thermometers become the tool of choice for detecting elevated body temperature.
Temperature screening systems, which are permanently installed at entrances of airports, companies, public buildings, schools or other institutions, can automatically detect elevated body temperatures from greater distances. In all these tools, HEIMANN Sensor products like the HMS M21 for contactless thermometers or HTPA32x32 and HTPA 80x64 for elevated body temperature screening systems provide the centerpiece.
On top, HEIMANN Sensor is one of the very few producers of special, fast reacting CO2 gas sensors, which are installed in capnography devices, incubators and respiratory equipment. As a small percentage of coronavirus patients develop severe health issues including acute respiratory illnesses, their survival depends on the continuous monitoring of their lung function in intensive care stations. Hence, HEIMANN’s production of gas sensors has become crucial in the worldwide health care.
Consequently, the demand for HEIMANN Sensor products has increased exponentially during the past few weeks. While it was already challenging to meet the growing demand in the beginning of 2020, the near shut-down of the economy in Malaysia mid-March, where two of the main assembly lines of HEIMANN Sensor are located, were dramatic. After proofing systemic importance to the Malaysian government, HEIMANN Sensor was granted special permission for reopening part of the assembly line. Still, HEIMANN Sensor keeps fighting for the complete reutilisation and expansion of its capacities in its main assembly lines.
HEIMANN Sensor and its employees have long ago recognized that their input and supply of sensor and sensor modules in the current worldwide Corona crisis has outreached economic benefits, but play a significant role in the global containment of COVID-19 and the lifesaving of patients.
Christin de Witt • Aug 01, 2020
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Heimann Sensor's non-contact sensors for remote temperature measurements are used for the monitoring of tires of racing motorcycles and racing cars. We thank our customer and partner Nigtecnologias, located in Argentina, for this great cooperation. ( https://www.instagram.com/nigtecnologiasoficial/ ) The information about the actual temperature is important to control grip and degradation of the race tires. Our integrated sensor features a fast response with high accuracy. If you are interested in further information, have a look at our Thermopile Modules (HIM Series) .
The entire Heimann Sensor Team wishes you a joyeus Christmas season and wants to thank you for your partnership with this funny infrared array movie.
Heimann Sensor is happy to participate in the 24th China International Optoelectronic Exhibition which takes place 6-8 September 2023 in Shenzhen Bao'an International and Exhibition Center. We would be glad to get in contact with you at our Heimann Sensor Booth No 8C93 - in cooperation with Shenzhen Longxiang Technology Co, Ltd.
Heimann Sensor now offers a brandnew thermopile array HTPA32x32d with the lens 1.7 which enables a ultrawide field of view of up to 120x120 degrees.
The research project FLEMING, funded with 3.3 million Euro by the German Federal BMWK Ministry (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz) has now come to a successful completion. The project developed flexible monitoring and automated control systems for the energy and mobility transition the society will face in the next couple of years. The project, which began in 2019, investigated how improved sensor technology in combination with AI can help to improve the reliability and resilience of power distribution grids. As such, it provides an important puzzle piece to further extend the needed infrastructure for future mobility. There is a need for a good prediction and monitoring of the actual temperatures within the switching components of the distribution grid. This requirement is mainly caused by the rapid increase of the numbers of electric cars, which are predominantly recharged in the after-work hours. The temperature monitoring can easily be realized by using low-cost infrared cameras, covering a large area within the switching gear. Infrared cameras are able to provide many more measuring points than any contact measurement method. Additionally, the collected information can be used to discover faulty areas within the switchgear and therefore help to predict failures. Heimann Sensor participated in this project and developed long-term stable thermopile arrays with lifetimes exceeding those of the components used in the power distribution grid. Heimann Sensor improved the lifetime of these sensors by a factor of five, using a new sealing technique. The achieved lifetimes are between approximate 30 to 50 years. The prototypes developed in this project have an adapted field of view, which fits best to the interior of the switching gear. They provide 32x32 single measurement spots (pixels) which all provide radiometric data. Additionally, Heimann sensor developed methods to detect and compensate for possible contamination and dirt. The thermopile array consumes merely <20mW at 10 FPS, with an idle mode provided for even lower power consumption. Communication with the sensor is via a sophisticated I²C interface. The sensor itself comes directly with calibration data stored on the internal EEPROM of the device. This makes integration in embedded systems or edge computing solutions fast and straightforward.
An increasing number of people in need for care are dependent on one of the Ambient Assisted Living (short AAL) tools available on the market. The reason is their wish for independency and security while living in a single household. Simultaneously, the protection of their personal data has become more relevant. We can provide the necessary high-quality thermopile arrays for your AAL systems that enable continued independence while securing data protection. For example, our infrared thermopile array HTPA 32x32d, integrated into your warning system, can detect the falling person and ensure fast medical aid. Moreover, the HTPA 32x32 L2.1 or L2.5 provide the sufficient resolution and adequate field of view, while the identification of the person remains impossible. If you would like to get in contact with us for further information and discuss about the possible collaboration, don’t hesitate to call us at +49 6123 605030 or contact us through email: sales@heimannsensor.com .
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