THE TECHNOLOGICAL Institute of the Philippines and Applied Machining Corporation are in the final phase of producing a Filipino-designed temperature scanner that can be integrated with a company’s attendance monitoring system.

The device named “duoSENSE” will improve health monitoring and Covid19 contact tracing efforts in AMC’s headquarters in Biñan, Laguna.

“The engineering school’s duoSENSE device is a contactless elevated skin temperature scanner that uses two infrared sensors. Unlike conventional scanners which lack calibration features, duoSENSE can be calibrated based on certification standards, allowing it to take highly accurate body thermal readings despite varying environmental temperatures,” TIP said.

“This allows it to be reliable in the long run without becoming less and less accurate over time, as is the risk with conventional infrared thermometers,” it added.

A team of TIP engineers took seven months to develop duoSENSE in collaboration with AMC.

“The TIP duoSENSE solves the inefficiency and accuracy issues of common infrared thermometers, ensuring that companies can keep their workforces safe in our continuing battle against Covid19,” Angelo Lahoz, TIP Senior Vice President, said.

“On top of integrating traditionally separate health monitoring and attendance systems, duoSENSE also enables employees to report into work much quicker without being hindered by manual logging processes. Companies also save valuable resources and can facilitate better contact tracing because they do not have to manually consolidate attendance and temperature records,” he added.