FLIR Systems Installs Its EST Screening Solution at Pentagon to Support the Fight Against COVID-19
June 02 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Latest Order Adds to $100 Million in Thermal
Camera Bookings During Q1 and Recent Purchase by General Motors for
Workforce Skin Temperature Screening
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced it has installed its
EST™ screening system at the Pentagon Visitor Center in Washington,
D.C. The company’s integrated EST screening solution, the A700
EST-IS, features the FLIR A700 thermal imaging camera. The system
is being used to screen visitors for elevated or higher than
expected skin temperatures, which can help guard against the spread
of COVID-19.
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FLIR Systems has installed its EST
screening system at the Pentagon Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.
The company’s integrated screening solution features the FLIR A700
thermal imaging camera and is being used to screen visitors for
elevated or higher than expected skin temperatures, which can help
guard against the spread of COVID-19. (Photo: Business Wire)
The installation of its EST system at the Pentagon is one of
many efforts FLIR is currently discussing with United States
Department of Defense officials for applications across the armed
services. The news follows statements made by FLIR President and
CEO Jim Cannon on a recent earnings call that the company booked
roughly $100 million in new EST business in the first quarter of
2020. More recently, General Motors announced it will use FLIR
cameras at many of its sites to screen workers in an effort to help
prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
“For more than 40 years, FLIR has provided advanced thermal
imaging technology to America’s military — on its aircraft,
helicopters, ships at sea, and to forces on land,” said Cannon.
“We’re honored to again serve the U.S. defense community in this
effort to better protect visitors to the Pentagon and support
elevated skin temperature screening.”
For applications in public buildings, hospitals, airports,
schools, sports venues, or manufacturing, FLIR Systems’ EST cameras
can be a first line of defense in managing the risks associated
with a global pandemic. These groups and others are using FLIR
thermal imaging cameras and software for the initial screening
needed to help detect people with signs of elevated skin
temperature. Once identified, those individuals can be checked with
a medical device to determine if they have a fever, one of the
symptoms of a coronavirus or other flu infection.
FLIR is the global leader in thermal cameras for temperature
screening-related applications. Its technology has been employed
worldwide by customers since the 2003 SARS epidemic, with unique
functionality that includes advanced measurement tools and alarms
to enable faster critical decisions.
To learn more about FLIR’s EST thermal camera screening
solutions, please visit www.flir.com/ehs.
About FLIR Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1978, FLIR Systems is a world-leading industrial
technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for
defense, industrial, and commercial applications. FLIR Systems’
vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense,” creating technologies to
help professionals make more informed decisions that save lives and
livelihoods. For more information, please visit www.flir.com and
follow @flir.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this release by Jim Cannon and the other
statements in this release about the contract and order described
above are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about
FLIR's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from
what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements
due to numerous factors, including the following: the ability to
manufacture and deliver the systems referenced in this release,
changes in pricing of FLIR's products, changing demand for FLIR's
products, product mix, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, constraints on supplies of critical components, excess or
shortage of production capacity, the ability of FLIR to manufacture
and ship products in a timely manner, FLIR's continuing compliance
with U.S. export control laws and regulations, and other risks
discussed from time to time in FLIR's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could
be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth
rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions.
Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which
they are made and FLIR does not undertake any obligation to update
any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this release, or for changes made to this
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