26 July 2011

Aquionics and Dot Metrics sign JDA to co-develop UV-LED disinfection products

Aquionics Inc of Erlanger, KY, USA (a Halma Company that develops and manufactures UV technology for non-chemical disinfection and microbiological control) has signed a joint development agreement with LED specialist Dot Metrics Technologies Inc of Charlotte, NC, USA to develop a new line of UV-LED disinfection products. The agreement formalizes several months of working together to bring new disinfection systems to the market.

As a small firm associated with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dot Metrics focuses on UV LED systems development for the disinfection of water, air and surfaces. For several years, Dot Metrics has been testing and discovering new applications for UV LEDs.

UV treatment of fluids is replacing traditional chemical treatment in many applications, but it still has a number of drawbacks. However, UV LEDs overcome almost all the problems associated with standard, mercury-based UV disinfection, says Aquionics.

“Dot Metrics brings innovative UV LED expertise and Aquionics contributes its experience and resources to rapidly commercialize the technology and provide access to key markets,” says Dot Metrics’ president & CEO Rosanna Stokes. “In addition, access to technology from Aquionics’ sister companies within the water and photonics industries provides a strong basis for a long-term relationship. The combined results of our efforts will provide a novel, small-footprint, non-mercury-based UV disinfection system in the market,” she adds.

“The development of UV LED chips has progressed significantly in the last few years to allow commercial adoption,” comments Aquionics’ president Oliver Lawal. “Dot Metrics brings added value in packaging the chips and configuring them in a usable system,” he adds.

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