What happened to the LED industry last week? Just read this one!
2020-05-29 18:51:21

UV LED

Under the epidemic, the demand for UV LED products is increasing.This week also has some new UV LED product news, the huge market demand reflects the industry excellent development prospects.

LG will launch the UV auto sterilizing water purifier refrigerator

LG electronics has announced the May 20 launch of its LG Dios water purifier refrigerator with a UV LED sterilizer. The door can be opened by voice control.LG Dios has a "UV nano" feature that automatically sterilizes the water on a regular basis through UV leds, with a bactericidal rate of 99.99 percent.Users can also directly press the button to sterilize at any time.

In addition, the refrigerator sanitation management function "UV at ease bactericidal +" is activated by UV LED photocatalyst bactericidal filter, so as to reduce the bacteria in the refrigerator, also has deodorization effect.

Oracle Lighting and huami technologies are stepping up efforts to develop masks equipped with uv lamps

Us company Oracle Lighting says it may soon launch a patent-pending system that can be worn under a mask and irradiated with ultraviolet light to clean the air and kill viruses such as covid-19.The new "antibacterial radiation mask" prevents the remaining 5 percent of particulate matter from passing through the N95 mask.

Domestic smart wearable product company huami technology is also developing a transparent Aeri mask, which USES a transparent anti-fog material that allows the phone to recognize enough facial features to unlock the device.The Aeri mask comes with a detachable air filter and will have a built-in ultraviolet light.After each use, plug in the usb-c port for a few minutes to disinfect.

The air conditioners in wuhan subway are sterilized by ultraviolet radiation

It is reported that in addition to cleaning and disinfection, the air conditioners in wuhan subway will also be wiped out by ultraviolet radiation to ensure the air inside the carriages is clean. Specifically, the filters and equipment of the air conditioners in wuhan subway will be cleaned and wiped out.Workers add a set of ultraviolet disinfection devices to the air conditioning mixing air chamber. Fresh air from outside enters the mixing air chamber and is sterilized with ultraviolet light.

In the United States, the MTA spent $1 million to buy ultraviolet lamps to disinfect public transportation

The MTA is reportedly investing $1 million in 150 sets of ultraviolet lamps and will begin disinfecting subway trains next week.The MTA said it was the first time a New York public transportation infrastructure had used ultraviolet light to kill a novel coronavirus.The disinfecting lights will be used first on subways and later on buses.

Guanglei epidemic prevention medical order injection, Q2 visibility is still good

In the first quarter, LED and sensor manufacturer guanglei received emergency injection of medical equipment sensors and UVC LED, driving the gross margin of the first quarter to 29.76%, better than the previous quarter and the same period last year, and driving the growth of business interests.

Guanglei said that the visibility of some product orders can reach up to 6 months, including infrared LED and UVC LED production capacity to maintain full load in short supply, from blood oxygen equipment, breathing apparatus and other medical equipment sensor urgent orders LED to some product price increase, in response to the epidemic disinfection and sterilization applications of the product demand also increased significantly.In terms of application, it is estimated that this year, the proportion of medical products and sterilization UVC LED in total revenue will rise to about 10%.

A supermarket in Toronto tries to sterilize products with ultraviolet light

A Toronto supermarket is using an ultraviolet (uv) device called a Xgerminator to sterilize its groceries, in place of the labor-intensive and time-consuming process used to sterilize artificial food, foreign media reported.

According to official data, Xgerminator emits deep ultraviolet rays in doses that inactivate the SARS coronavirus and can be used to sterilize hard, non-porous surfaces.When deep ultraviolet light penetrates the virus, it destroys the cell's genetic material, preventing it from reproducing and thus inactivating it.Because there are no chemicals or residues, deep uv disinfection is better than liquid disinfectants and can even extend the shelf life of products, the report said.Be careful to avoid exposing your skin and body to deep ultraviolet rays.

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