Press Release
New Affordable Bird Flu Thermal Screening Camera System
Asheville, NC –March 16, 2006 – Amid growing fears of bird flu pandemic and the threat of the virulent strain spreading through human-to-human transmission, Wahl Instruments Inc. announces the Wahl Fever Alert Imaging System designed specifically for screening of public areas like air/sea ports, rail/subway stations and large industrial manufacturing facilities, for individuals with elevated body temperatures. An increased body temperature, or fever, from the "normal" (98.6 °F or 37°C) is often a good clinical indication of possible infection.
The easy to operate Wahl Fever Alert Imaging System produces a real-time thermal picture of facial skin surface temperature as each person passes by the camera and with its special software triggers both a visual and audible alarm if the temperature reading is above a user predefined threshold. The system also includes a temperature reference source that allows for calibration verification of the camera prior to and during use.
The small Wahl Fever Alert Imaging System is based on the latest detector technology and can resolve surface temperature differences of ±0.5º C and when combined with its software and temperature reference source makes it an efficient and very affordable screening solution.
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Anne E. Santangelo
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Phone: 828-658-3131 x313
Fax: 828-658-0728
Email: asantangelo@palmerwahl.com
About Palmer Wahl
Palmer Wahl, with over 170 years of continuous product innovation, started as America's first thermometer company in Cincinnati, OH in 1836. Since that time, Palmer Instruments has steadily evolved through product development geared exclusively towards industrial process measurement, test and calibration. Operating from a modern facility in Asheville, NC since 1987, and acquiring Wahl Instruments, Inc. in 1997, Palmer Wahl is uniquely qualified to provide application/technical support, installation and calibration services and product selection from an extensive line of the finest instrumentation products. For more information, visit www.palmerwahl.com.