Many fever tablet suppliers market German-made Heimann thermal sensors while the company touts its "Essential role in fighting the pandemic". We spoke with Heimann Sensor, and in this report, we examine: Who is Heimann Sensor What type of...
By Sean Patton - 3 days ago
The Baldwin County, Alabama public schools purchased a $1 million, 144-camera Hikvision thermal system to screen fevers at dozens of its schools when reopening tomorrow. However, there is no indication blackbody devices will be used or that, ...
By Sean Patton and Charles Rollet - 4 days ago
Dahua is effectively taunting the Australian government by continuing to sell fever cameras on its website and to its distributors despite not having the required government medical device approval. Now, the government tells IPVM it is "inves...
By Charles Rollet - 4 days ago
This report aggregates video surveillance products that manufacturers have told IPVM are compliant with NDAA Section 889 that bars products produced or using essential components from Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei. Determining Blacklist / Whit...
By IPVM Team - 5 days ago
Deploying a fever camera outdoors, in the rain, with no black body, is clearly dangerous. Nonetheless, one Chilean city is celebrating its donated Hikvision system by driving it around town to find those who have coronavirus. Despite this, Hi...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 8 days ago
Is the boom going to bust for temperature screening? FLIR disappointed investors with their Q2 results acknowledging decelerating demand for temperature screening. In this report, we examine why FLIR is already on the downswing of its Elevate...
By Joey Walter - 8 days ago
While thermal temperature screening is the surveillance industry's most marketed response to coronavirus, thermal screening cannot detect asymptomatic carriers and has limitations in how it can be deployed. Are dogs the answer to fast and ac...
By Zach Segal - 9 days ago
This directory provides a list of "Fever" scanning thermal camera providers to help you see and research what options are available. There are a growing number of providers around the world. The goal of this directory is to provide a single l...
By IPVM Team - 11 days ago
Undoubtedly late to fever cameras, this US company, Fever Inspect, led by a Ph.D. in Physics with thermal imaging expertise is trying to disrupt the market touting the "World's most cost-effective, accurate, and automated small footprint automated...
By Sean Patton - 12 days ago
A US company marketed a 'thermal temperature scanner' as its own, selling this to schools, despite it being relabelled from China YCX while stealing Dahua's marketing. In this report, we examine Ink Labs and its offering, including responses ...
By Sean Patton - 16 days ago
While Hikvision's revenue fell in Q1 2020, it rebounded in Q2 attributed to Hikvision's overseas revenue growth as domestic sales remained down. The company acknowledged that 'fever camera' sales were improving its profits but did not disclos...
By Charles Rollet - 17 days ago
The US' top public health spokesperson, the Surgeon General, posted a photo of himself being screened by a Dahua Thermal Temperature Station during a recent visit to Miami in an unwitting showcase, if not endorsement, of the product. The Offi...
By Sean Patton and Charles Rollet - 18 days ago
First, the use of face masks, and now, plastic face shields are rising amongst the public. While face shields aim to protect people from coronavirus, what type of impact will they have on two rising surveillance technologies, temperature measureme...
By Ethan Ace and Derek Ward - 19 days ago
The first half of 2020 has been shocking, for the world generally, and for the video surveillance industry, with temperature screening / fever cameras becoming the industry's hottest segment. Now, we release the 595-page Mid-Year Guide aggreg...
By IPVM Team - 19 days ago
This global directory tracks 400+ articles about thermal cameras used to detect fevers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Articles are grouped into nine categories. Global USA Canada Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle Eas...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 24 days ago
FLIR, one of the largest thermal screening manufacturers, is marketing installations that violate IEC febrile screening standards, FDA correct operation, and even their own installation recommendations. As we covered in our report on The Prot...
By Ethan Ace - 29 days ago
In April, we ordered a ~$500 temperature tablet from Alibaba. We set it to the side while doing 18 other temperature screening tests but, after hearing Sperry West's CEO on a Ken Kirschenbaum's webinar, we bought the Sperry West tablet. Ironically...
By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 month ago
Uniview is promoting measuring wrist temperatures whereas most others are just offering forehead or inner canthus measurements. But how well does wrist work? IPVM bought and tested Uniview's 213H-BTS1 kiosk and wrist measurement module to see...
By Ethan Ace and Derek Ward - about 1 month ago
Dahua USA has issued a press release admitting a controversial point in the industry but an obvious one to the US FDA, that the thermal temperature screening systems they are selling indeed 'qualify as medical devices'. Inside this note, we exa...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 1 month ago
The UK government's medical device regulator, MHRA, told IPVM that fever-seeking thermal cameras are "unsuitable for this purpose" and recommends "caution" buying such products, saying they are "unlikely" to be compliant with UK medical device req...
By Charles Rollet - about 1 month ago
A UK security firm falsely claimed its Hikvision-based thermal solution could be used for "accurately detecting fever in any person", even claiming it would "ensure that fevers such as coronavirus do not enter your premises". Protect Group UK, ...
By Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago
83% of US companies selling temperature screening devices, aka 'fever' detectors, claim they are not medical devices, contrary to FDA definition, showing widespread abuse and undue public risk. Executive Summary – FDA Positions, Seller Respon...
By Joey Walter - about 2 months ago
The original K3 model was missing a number of important features but the newest K7 model is specified to have them. But how well do they work? We bought and tested the K7 wall mount IR gun, examining: How does it compare to the K3 wall mou...
By Derek Ward - about 2 months ago
Oyla presented its low-cost LIDAR alternative camera at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Oyla including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors to consider Pr...
By Brian Rhodes - about 2 months ago
Hikvision has expanded its temperature screening options. We tested Hikvision's fever camera and optional blackbody system, in May, and now we are testing their 'MinMoe' temperature screening terminal, which costs a fraction of the price of the fu...
By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 months ago
