USA ICI Elevated Skin Temperature Detectors Examined
Infrared Cameras, Inc. (ICI) is aiming to help slow the spread of COVID-19 with "pinpoint accurate skin temperature measurement" using their thermal cameras, previously deployed during the H1N1, SARS, and Ebola outbreaks.
In this post, we examine ICI's thermal temperature screening options, compare to competitors, and their market potential.
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** ****** ******* **** *** ~$**,***-**,*** USD, ********* ** **** ******* *** resolution. **** ******* ** ******* ** competitive ******* ***** ******* ***** ******, such ********** ****** (*** ****), *** ****** **** ****** ***** do *** ******* ***** ****** **** as****'* ****/****, ***** **** *** $*,***-**,***, ********* on *****.
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*** **** ****** ********** *** ******* which *** ** ******** ********* ** a ******* **, **** ** ********* ****************** **** * ****(***** *****) *** ****** *********.
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*** *** ******** *** ***(*) ************ ***** ******** **** *********** *******, approving **** *** *** ** *** United ****** ** ******* ********* (********* a ****** *********** **** ** ******** thermometer). **** ** ******** ***** *********** cameras, **** **** *********** ******* **** as *****, *********, ****, ** ****** and ***** **** *** *** *******.
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*** *** **** ********** *** *** are ****** **** ******* *******, **** FLIR's * ****** ***** ****** ****** (**** **************) ****** ***** **** * ******* ICI ****** ($*,***-**,***), *** ***** **** options **** ****** *************** ~$*,***-*,***, * ******** ** ***'* pricing. *** * ****** ***** *** see ******* *** ***** *** **** few ******, **** ******** ** ***** may ** ********* ** ******* *** many.
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(*) *** ***** ***** ** *** claims ** ** *** ****** ****** accurately ** * ******, ********, * people ** * ****, ***. ***** are *** **** ** *** *********** even ****** ******* *** ******** *****, even *** ****** ***********, *** ****.
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*'** ******** ***** **** *** **** evidence ** ******** **** * ****** can ** ***** ******** *** ************.
**** ************* ****** *** ** **** ********** before ****** ******** (**************):
** **** **** * ****** **** COVID-19 *** ** ********** ** ** 72 ***** ****** ******** ** ********** symptoms. ******** ******** ******** **** ****** may ******** ** **** ****** ** spread *** ***** ** ****** ****** the ** ***** ****** **** ***** to ********** ********.
******** ** ** ******** ****** ******* ****** **** *** ***** *** "The ******** ** *****-**-******** ******** **** asymptomatic (**%, *** ********)."
****, *****-******** **** *** **** ******* wasn't ******** ** *** ****, ****** that **** *** *** ********* ********.*** ****** **** ***-********* ** ****** *************** *** *** ******** *** ********** anymore.
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*** **** ** **** **** **, they **** * ********* ****** *** the ******* **** *** ******* ******* part # ********. **'* *** **** as *** **** ***********, ******** ** the **** ** **** *** ** in *******. ** *** ** **** ours ** ******* ** *** *** plugged **** *** ***** **** ** how ** ***** ***.
***** *** *** *********** *** *******. The ****** ** "********" ***** ** comment ******* **** *** *** ****** ready ** **** **** ** *** that *** **** *** *************.
** ***** *** **** *** ***** that ***** *** ************* ** ***** reducing *** ********* ******* ****** ****** by ***********? ** * *********** ***** is *** **** ** * ******* cold *****, ******* *** *** *-* acetaminophen *** **** ****** **** ******* significantly ** ** ********** ***********.
** **** ** ****, **** ****** can ***** * $*** ****** **** a *** ******* ***** ** ********.
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****** ** ***** ****** ***** ****. We've ******* *** ** *** ** clarify. ** * ******, *** ******** interface ******* *********, *** * *****'* yet ***** ******* ** ****'*. **'** report **** **** ** **** **** from ***.
* *** ******* **** *** ******* core ***** **** * ** *******. We ******** **** **** *** ***** applications *** **** ** ************ ******** us ** **** **** ** ***** about ***** *********.
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******: ** **** ***** *** *** heard **** **** ***, *** ***** from ******** ****** **** *** ** purchasing ******* ***** **** ** ******** manufacturer. **'** ***** ****** ** ******* this **** ***.
** **** ****, ************'* ******* *********** ********* *******, ******* to ***********, *** ***** ****** *********.
**'* ***** ** ** **** *** provide ******* *** "*******"
****** ** ** ******: ** *** still ************* ****. **'** ******* *********** reports ** ***'* ******** *** **** been ******* ** *** *** ***** customers ** *** *** *** *******. I **** ********* **** ** ****** by ********.
*** *********** ** *** *** **-****** working **** ** ******* ******** ****** than ******?
*****, * ******* ****** **** ********. ICI (*** ****** **** ******** *********) does *** ********* ******* ***. **'* too **** ** ******* ******* ***********, and *******, ********, *** ***** ************* factors **** ****** ***********. **** *** it *** ** **** ** * tent ** *********, *** ** **** still ** ****** ** ******* ***********.
****** ********* ***'* ********* ********: **'** been ****** ** *** ******** ************ from *** ** ******* **** ********** ICI ** *****, *** ****** **** told ** *** **** **** ********* that **** *** ******** *******. ***** is * ************ **** ****, ** others **** ******* ***, *** **'* unclear ******* **** **** ** ********* and **** ** ***'* *** ******.
*** **** ********** **** ** ** have ********* **** ***** **** *** visible ****** ** ** ***** *** of *** *****/*** ****** ** * Hikvision *** ******. **'* ******* ******* there *** ********* ********** ** *** in ********* *******, *** **** **** one **** ** *** ** ** reporting *** ********* ***.
** ** *** ******* **** ***, we'll ****** ** ****, ******* *** Dali/Hikvision ******* *** ***** ** ** issues *** **** ***** *** *** either ********** **** ***** **** ** simply ****** *** **.
* **** ** *** ****** ******** on **** *** ******* **** ****** and ***** ********* **** ***** ***** thermal *******, *** ** ****** *****/** on * ****** ***** **** *** Amazon ******* ****** *** ******* ** use ** * ********* *******. ***** they're ************?
* ***'* **** *** ******* ** what ****** ** ***** *** **'* a ******** ******* ** * ***** assume ****** *** ****** ******* ***** cameras *** ** ****** ***** ******** ones.
****** ********** ********* ********* (******) ****** NASCAR **** ******* ****** *** ******* in ****** ********* ** ******** ***** screening ****** ******** *** **** ************.
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*** *** ***** ***** ** *** of ****’* ****** ***** ** ** they *** ***’* ***** *** ****** problem ** ***** ***** ********** ******* an ****** ***********?
***'* **** ********* ** ***** *******, as **** *** ***** ** **+ years ** **** *********** ********* ****** use ** ******** ** ***** *********, such **** *** *****, ** **** as ***** *** *********, ***** **** competitors ****** *****.