Arcolectric customises maintenance indicator for Pestwest's UV-based electronic fly killer
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Maintenance indicator
Arcolectric, an Elektron Technology brand, has customised one of its indicator components for Pestwest Electronics’ electronic fly killer — a device that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to attract most species of flying insects.
The smart indicator design is said to be integral to the fly killer’s ability to let users of the device know when essential maintenance is required.
It is necessary to change the UV tubes regularly to ensure the device maintains its intensity, but this is challenging because UV light is invisible to the human eye.
Pestwest decided that it needed to address this problem with a visual aide to remind clients to service and replace the tubes yearly.
Elektron Technology recommended Pestwest solve the issue using a custom-programmed Arcoelectric maintenance indicator for a 12-month time period.
Key benefits of product application
- Using an Arcoelectric indicator is said to be simpler than diverting in-house resource onto a bespoke project and enables Pestwest to reduce both risk and the time to market.
- According to Chris Lawrence, operations director at Pestwest, the integration of the Arcolectric maintenance indicator warning system into the fly killers has proven to be a cost-effective and efficient solution to the problem.
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