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Honeywell Expands Ultraviolet Treatment Product Line

: Mar 4, 2021 - : 9:22 am

Expanding on its UV Treatment System for airliners, Honeywell has debuted a new, smaller version of the product that includes a UV wand and portable backpack.

Designed to help reduce pathogens found on high-touch surfaces in a quick and low-cost manner, the new device can be easily used in a multitude of transportation options, from buses and trains to cars and small aircraft.

“In early June we debuted the Honeywell UV Treatment System, which was designed to roll up and down the aisles of a passenger aircraft. We quickly recognized our customers’ need for another option that was more portable and easier to use in smaller spaces, so we built the Honeywell UV Treatment Wand,” said Brian Wenig, vice president, Mechanical Systems and Components, Honeywell Aerospace. “With this new system, smaller aircraft and other vehicles like trains and buses can benefit from the same proven ultraviolet-c (UVC) technology shown to reduce various viruses and bacteria.”

The Honeywell UV Treatment Wand includes a handheld wand approximately 12 inches long to dispense UVC light. The entire system weighs roughly 15 pounds and can be used in any size space where a person will fit, including vehicles, buildings and other shared spaces. The backpack portion of the device, which also rolls like a small piece of luggage, contains a battery that lasts for one hour of steady usage. It takes about 2.5 hours to recharge the battery when fully drained. The new portable option contains a single UVC lamp, and it can be operated for as little as 10 cents per use.

The wand can be used at varying speeds and distances from a target surface. At its ideal dosage and speed, the wand can be used to cover approximately one square meter in 17 seconds, or about 3.5 meters per minute. The device could treat high-touch surfaces in a midsize business jet cabin, cockpit and lavatory in less than 15 minutes. The surfaces in a typical rental car could be treated in five minutes.

Honeywell is currently accepting orders for the UV Treatment Wand with first shipments coming in April. Honeywell’s larger UV Treatment System has been used by JetBlue Airways, Qatar Airways and Azul Airlines, among other airlines and ground handling companies.

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