KC Wearable partners Dufil Group to tackle covid-19 pandemic
KC WEARABLE, A LEADING TECHNOLOGY and innovation company has agreed to a partnership deal with Dufil Group, producers of Indomie instant noodles, one of the world’s most popular instant noodle brands, with the aim of protecting its workers against the covid-19 pandemic.
During the facilitation of the agreement, Jie Guo, global head of KC Wearable expressed his pleasure partnering with Dufil Group. He stated that the innovation company’s interest from the outset has been to return to normal life and empowering factories and businesses to continue functioning during the pandemic is a very important step in the right direction.
On his part, Changdev Markad, technical manager, Dufil Group, assured that all workers would be screened at the start of their shifts, allowing the company to identify high temperatures, a key symptom of COVID-19 and limit the spread of the virus.
He affirmed that the company has worked closely with KC Wearable to tailor the helmet to suit its specific requirements, allowing the company to personalise screening to individual employees so that potential threats can be easily identified while simultaneously protecting the rest of the workforce by isolating outbreaks.
In accordance with the partnership agreement, KC N901 Smart Helmets have been deployed at the manufacturing plant, allowing the company to screen employees for high fevers upon entry. This also includes the activation of a personalised detection feature, enabling security staff to isolate outbreaks.
The helmet is designed to detect fevers, the most prevalent symptom of the virus, with 96 percent accuracy. Unlike traditional static thermal cameras, the wearable headset improves the efficiency and flexibility of COVID-19 screening, enabling the user to freely move around an area. The helmet can also scan up to 200 people a minute, making it well suited to public settings like transport hubs, hospitals or parks.
Powered by sophisticated augmented reality technology, the helmet visor’s thermo-scan sensors show the temperature of people in real time. It is effective within a five-metre radius, enabling the wearer to maintain social distancing at all time, and has the potential to link up to other data on COVID-19 tracking apps. The device stores all data automatically and is fitted with a 64GB internal memory.
Beyond Nigeria, the helmet is also in use in more than 35 countries, including Indonesia, the UAE, Italy, Netherlands, Kuwait, Chile, Turkey and multiple African countries.