MAC-19

MAC-19 (Manufacturing After Covid-19)

On March 23rd. 2020 was my last day performing my beloved duties as a Sr. manufacturing engineer contractor for a local aerospace manufacturing company due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first though was that we will shut down, and stay home for week or two, and then we will return to one again manufacture aerospace parts and product, as we know, that did not worked out.

So, with all this free time on my hands, combine with my knowledge of LED Lamps/UV-C technology design, packaging and integration, forced me to create several product and process that will provide additional detection, prevention and protection for your employees and facilities from COVID-19, other viruses, bacteria, germs, fungi, etc.

By using Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), UV-C technology (LED) @ 275Nm. You will be able to sterilize viruses, bacteria, germs, fungi in your manufacturing facilities including equipment up to 99.99%.

Please contact us for free consultation providing you with valuable information detailing the UV-C Technology, applications, OEM products on market today, including benefits.

We specialize in low cost, efficient UV-C, LED based technology custom UV-C design application system, final product fabrication, including installation and integration to your existing processes.

UV-C Lamps application recommendations:

  1. Point of entry, Minimize incoming contamination at the entry source.
  2. Lockers for assembly employee personal lunch containers, purse, laptop bag etc.
  3. Cabinets for office employee personal lunch containers, purse, laptop bag etc.
  4. High traffic areas.
  5. Tool cribs, Shadow boards.
  6. Carts assembly.
  7. Battery re-charge station, Adhesive mixing stations.
  8. UV-C Technology OEM products in support of MAC-19.

Lockers for assembly employees personal lunch containers or purse, laptop bag etc.

Every time the locker door is opened and closed; the UV-C light will be activated for its designated sterilization time cycle.

Cabinets for office employee personal lunch containers, purse, laptop bag etc.

UV-C Sterilization File Cabinet.

To avoid contamination such as covid-19 including other viruses, bacteria’s, germs, molds, etc. from employees bringing personal items to work, by sterilization of employees incoming items such as lunch cooler, laptop, briefcase, jacket etc.

In addition, sterilization chamber can be used to sterilize employees PPE during none working hours.

The bottom draw of std. cabinet is equipped with UV-C light.

Auto ON/OFF switch activates the UV-C sterilization cycle, approximately 3 minutes.

Every time the sterilization chamber (cabinet) draw is open and closed, the UV-C lamp will be activated for its designated sterilization time cycle.

All cabinets draws are coated with copper metal to add yet another layer of protection from harmful stuff. Copper has a natural property to kill bacteria, fungi.

Tool Cribs including Shadow Boards.

Assembly Carts

Battery chargers’ station and other possible areas for contamination control.

Battery recharge stations are usually used by many assembly’s personal several times per shift.

UV-C Technology OEM products in support of MAC-19

There are several reputable manufactures of UV-C product to support he multibillion dollar industries that are supporting the hospitals, medical research centers and other.

  1. Point of Entry Protection.
  2. Portal Light.
  3. Doorway and Overhead Light.
  4. Disinfections Conveyor Oven.
  5. Air Sanitizer Fan.
  6. Floor Sanitation Pushcart.
  7. Portable Sanitizer System, Handheld or mount.
  8. Troffer Mount Germicidal Fixture.
  9. UV Air disinfection Barrier System.
  10. Box Sanitizer. (Size Interior 18” w x 18” d x 12”)

 

FYI. UV-C.

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI)

UVGI is a disinfection method that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet (ultraviolet C or UVC), light to kill or inactivate microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA, leaving them unable to perform vital cellular functions.[1] UVGI is used in a variety of applications, such as food, air, and water purification.

UVC light is weak at the Earth’s surface as the ozone layer of the atmosphere blocks it. UVGI devices can produce strong enough UVC light in circulating air or water systems to make them inhospitable environments to microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, molds and other pathogens.

UVGI can be coupled with a filtration system to sanitize air and water. The application of UVGI to disinfection has been an accepted practice since the mid-20th century. It has been used primarily in medical sanitation and sterile work facilities. Increasingly, it has been employed to sterilize drinking and wastewater, as the holding facilities are enclosed and can be circulated to ensure a higher exposure to the UV. In recent years UVGI has found renewed application in air purifiers.

Light emitting diodes (LEDs)

Recent developments in LED technology have led to commercially available UVC LEDs. UVC LEDs use semiconductors to emit light between 255 nm-280 nm. The wavelength emission is tunable by adjusting the material of the semiconductor. As of 2019, the electrical-to-UVC conversion efficiency of LEDs was lower than that of mercury lamps. The reduced size of LEDs opens up options for small reactor systems allowing for point-of-use applications and integration into medical devices. Low power consumption of semiconductors introduce UV disinfection systems that utilized small solar cells in remote or Third World applications.

UVC LEDs don’t necessarily last longer than traditional germicidal lamps in terms of hours used, and instead have more-variable engineering characteristics and better tolerance for short-term operation. A UVC LED can achieve a longer installed time than a traditional germicidal lamp in intermittent use. Likewise, LED degradation increases with heat, while filament and HID lamp output wavelength is dependent on temperature, so engineers can design LEDs of particular size and cost to have higher output and faster degradation or lower output and a slower decline over time.

Copper, Antimicrobial surface, yet another form of protection…and sanitation C19.

An antimicrobial surface contains an antimicrobial agent that inhibits the ability of microorganisms to grow on the surface of a material. Such surfaces are becoming more widely investigated for possible use in various settings including clinics, industry, and even the home.

The most common and most important use of antimicrobial coatings has been in the healthcare setting for sterilization of medical devices to prevent hospital associated infections, which have accounted for almost 100,000 deaths in the United States.

In addition to medical devices, linens and clothing can provide a suitable environment for many bacteria, fungi, and viruses to grow when in contact with the human body which allows for the transmission of infectious disease.

Antimicrobial surfaces are functionalized in a variety of different processes. A coating may be applied to a surface that has a chemical compound which is toxic to microorganism. Other surfaces may be functionalized by attaching a polymer, or polypeptide to its surface

An abundance of peer-reviewed antimicrobial efficacy studies have been published regarding copper’s efficacy to destroy E. coli O157:H7, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus, Clostridium difficile, influenza A virus, adenovirus, and fungi For further information regarding efficacy studies, clinical studies (including U.S. Department of Defense clinical trials), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registrations with public health claims for 355 Antimicrobial Copper (Cu+) alloys, and a list of EPA-registered antimicrobial copper products, see: Antimicrobial copper touch surfaces and Antimicrobial properties of copper.

Apart from the health industry, antimicrobial surfaces have been utilized for their ability to keep surfaces cleaned. Either the physical nature of the surface, or the chemical make-up can be manipulated to create an environment which cannot be inhabited by microorganisms for a variety of different reasons. Photocatalytic materials have been used for their ability to kill many microorganisms and therefore can be used for self-cleaning surfaces as well as air cleaning, water purification, and antitumor activity.