CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- It's the country's first COVID-19 protecting full body sanitation booth.
"This is facial recognition, its touchless, and it reads your body temperature," said Jason Gobeyn, CEO, America First Products.
Gobeyn has spent more than 20 years building his tech and LED business. His clients are in event space, entertainment, and trade shows, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed all that.
"Everything in our industry much like others, shut down," he said.
Gobeyn quickly pivoted, and consulted with product designers, scientists, and doctors to come up with products for the "new normal." That's how America First Products was born.
"Quickly we learned very fast we had to do something. We were all shut down. My team actually was asked from overseas to help develop products through light, to disinfect. We looked into our LED capabilities. LED isn't enough. Light isn't enough. There's still disinfect required. Light isn't enough. LED isn't enough. Any doctor will tell you, you can't go into a surgical room with a light and waive it like a wand and now you've got the miracle cure for the next patient. There is still disinfectant that is required," he said.
It's a product Gobeyn said can be a game changer for big venues like concerts, ball games, even schools and universities.
Gobeyn's companies provide a wide range of PPE and medical tech products that utilize far-UVC technology proven to kill 99.97 percent of RNA on contact. The Vernon Hills-based company also sells doorbells that take temperatures, disinfecting wireless vacuums, and cell phone disinfecting tools.
"This technology can help. This isn't the miracle cure, but it's a front line of defense that can kill and tear down RNA. We have to be able to protect those big gathering points. Airports are a must. We want to get our kids back to school, colleges. I'd love to see the entertainment industry comeback, I'd love to go to a concert again. Devices like this can potentially help get things back," he said.
For more information about the UVC doors and disinfectant products, log onto americafirstproducts.com.