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Consumer Electronics Daily News 4 7 Thursday, January 10, 2019 year in a row," said Paul Crocker, Marketing Director, AnaJet, Inc. "Last year, we won with the Ri 100, a highly compact, all-in-one desktop DTG printer. This year, we followed up with the RICOH Ri 1000, which has a decidedly more robust feature set, but is still avail- able at an affordable price point for the prosumer market." In addition to quick print speeds and high image resolution up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, the RICOH Ri 1000 is a stand-out from its competition because of its "walk-up ready" design. Maintenance for the machine is largely automated, includ- ing white ink agitation, self-cleaning functions and continuous monitoring of ink supply and air levels. For mainte- nance functions that are not automated, the RICOH Ri 1000's built-in Interactive Operation Guide alerts users, sending them reminders to complete necessary tasks. The result is a machine that requires minimal maintenance and is kept in an active state, ready to print at any time. For further ease of use and added versatility, the RICOH Ri 1000 also features magnetized quick-change platens that easily snap on and off the machine without the need for addition- al tools. Quick-change platens in multi- AnaJet (Cont'd. from p. 1) ple styles and sizes up to 16 inches by 19.6 inches allow for maximum versa- tility with virtually no downtime between setups. The prestigious CES Innovation Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, the owner and producer of CES 2019, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technolo- gies, and have been recognizing achieve- ments in product design and engineering since 1976. Entries are evaluated on their engi- neering, aesthetic and design qualities, intended use/function and user value, unique/novel features present and how the design and innovation of the product directly compares to other products in the marketplace. Products chosen as CES Innovation Honorees reflect innovative design and engineering in some of the most cutting-edge tech products and services coming to market. The RICOH Ri 1000 was announced in the U.S. on October 18, 2018. International availability will be announced at a later date. The machine is currently on display in booth #42370. For more information, go to www .anajet.com, call 877.626.2538, email info@anajet.com or stop by booth #42370. to multiply, and although most are harmless, there are places where more harmful bacte- ria exist, such as medical centers and hospi- tals. In these environments, the percentage of potentially harmful bacteria is far higher, and combined with the fact that mobile devices are being used in medicine more and more for treatment purposes, the poten- tial for infection and contamination has vastly increased. Recent surveys found that mobile devices are frequently used to access key patient data within six feet of the bed- side. This very fact expands the risk from not only just the staff, but even to the patients. The ElectroClave™ is a solution platform that uses UV-C light to disinfect the devices, killing 99.99 percent of all pathogens on the whole device – that's 360-degree disinfection. Using UV-C light to inactivate the bacteria is widely used already in the medical world; how- ever, it does have several key conditions in order to achieve the result. Proximity and exposure time are crucial to achiev- ing the desired result, and as we all know, our mobile devices very seldom leave our person. It's no different for any tablets or devices that are used in the medical envi- ronments, and thus Seal Shield has pro- duced an autoclave for electronics that not only disinfects, but also will sync and charge the mobile devices. By using emerging technology such as UV-C generated from a LED light source, heat and degradation of materials can be controlled to ensure the disinfec- tion cycles have no long-term effect on devices. This unique light source also allows the configuration of our disinfec- tion chambers to expose all sides of a device to the irradiation. There are two Seal Shield (Cont'd. from p. 1) separate models of the ElectroClave, each with specific applications. The first is a disinfectant and charg- ing station that can be deployed in multi- ple locations within a medical ward to securely house the devices used in that ward. Once placed in the ElectroClave, the device will be charged and irradiated with UV-C light, disinfecting the device. This solution set also gives organizations real-time connectivity to the platform for preventative maintenance support and platform utilization. The ElectroClave can house four tablets or up to 10 mobile phones at any one time, and these devices can also be synced with a host that is attached to the ElectroClave. The second model has everything the first model has, but incorporates pro- prietary mobile device management (MDM) software that tracks the move- ment of the devices using RFID technol- ogy. The tracking gives full accountabili- ty on both disinfection and inventory at device and user levels. This accountabil- ity for the first time gives organizations data to solve inventory problems and asset allocation issues. Tracking also pro- vides disinfection compliance accounta- bility, so organizations can actually write policies without fear. The compliance is even proactive to ensure when devices are not compliant, it is taking actions to ensure they are with device and user noti- fications. To learn more about The ElectroClave, please visit us at www.seal shield.com/products/uvc-disinfection- management. For more information, call 904.800.7315, email marketing@seal- shield.com, go to www.sealshield.com or stop by booth #43258. AdaSky Adds $20 Million from Lead Investor AdaSky, pioneer in Far-Infrared technology (FIR) for autonomous vehicles, announced it has secured $20 million from lead investor Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd, a leading global automotive supplier. The investment is part of a larger round of funding, signifying industry endorsement of AdaSky's technol- ogy, and will enable the company to expand globally. AdaSky's solution, Viper, is an all- in-one, complete solution for autonomous vehicles, combining FIR camera technology with fusion-ready, deep-learning computer vision algorithms. "We are thrilled to partner with Sungwoo Hitech for their resource and guidance in the South Korean market and globally. This funding will allow us to rap- idly scale to meet the global market pull for our technology," said AdaSky Chief Executive Officer Yakov Shaharabani. The FIR market has seen incredible growth over the past five years. Market research group, Yole Développement (Yole), estimates a four-time growth in units. Automotive is a significant seg- ment of the growth, driven by night vision and redundant safety for autonomous vehicles. This market demand and dramatic increase in oppor- tunity for FIR, for which AdaSky is lead- ing the revolution, is what brought Sungwoo Hitech to AdaSky. "Viper is the smallest, highest-reso- lution thermal camera for autonomous vehicles on the market. We strongly believe that AdaSky's technology will enable 24/7 sight and perception for vehi- cles and put us all on the path to fully autonomous driving," said Myung-Keun Lee, Chairman & Co-CEO of Sungwoo Hitech. "Our investment in AdaSky strengthens our capabilities in supplying key technology for OEMs of autonomous vehicles, which is vital for our long-term growth in the automotive market." AdaSky plans to continue to work on R&D projects and trials with OEMs. Sungwoo Hitech is the lead investor, and the initial closing of this $20 million is the first part of a larger investment round. About AdaSky AdaSky leads the FIR revolution by bring- ing a high-resolution thermal sensor to the automotive market, enabling autonomous vehicles to see better and understand more. AdaSky's founding team is made up of veterans from the semiconductor, thermal sensor, image-processing and computer vision markets. They have been develop- ing state-of-the-art FIR sensing solutions for the last decade. Now, the company's multidisciplinary team of experienced engineers has adapted the solution to the specific needs of self-driving cars, making AdaSky's solution a critical addition to cars to eliminate vision and perception weaknesses for fully-autonomous vehi- cles. Learn more at www.adasky.com. About Sungwoo Hitech Sungwoo Hitech is a global player in the automobile industry with its profession in the development and manufacturing of automobile body and structural compo- nents. Sungwoo Hitech and its global subsidiaries supply their products to global automakers such as Hyundai & Kia Motors, General Motors, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler and Nissan. Based on their global footprints in various coun- tries of Asia, Europe, and North America, Sungwoo Hitech pursues their goal as a global leading player in the automobile industry. Tagging along with the upcom- ing changes in the automobile industry, Sungwoo Hitech seeks new business opportunities in the field of electric vehi- cles (battery packs) and autonomous cars (sensors). Airgain Introduces Toolkit of Antenna Solutions Airgain, Inc., a leading provider of advanced antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless net- working across a broad range of devices and markets, including connected home, enterprise, automotive and Internet of Things (IoT), announced the release of a toolkit of new embedded antenna solu- tions designed to provide enhanced per- formance and reduced time-to-market for Wi-Fi 6 wireless systems. "Wi-Fi 6 promises to deliver signifi- cant increases in performance. However, it also raises the bar in terms of RF sys- tem complexity, requiring tailored anten- na solutions plus deep knowledge of the real-world challenges to get the best out of the technology." Airgain is determined to lead the market in terms of Wi-Fi 6 antenna sys- tem technology and integration expertise, having worked with the top chipset man- ufacturers on Wi-Fi 6 reference designs, as well as commercial Wi-Fi 6 gateways and clients with the leading OEMs. "Wi-Fi 6 promises to deliver signifi- cant increases in performance. However, it also raises the bar in terms of RF system complexity, requiring tailored antenna solu- tions plus deep knowledge of the real-world challenges to get the best out of the technol- ogy," said Callum Noon, Director, Product Management & Marketing at Airgain. "Our new Wi-Fi 6 antenna solutions have been born out of necessity to conquer the specific challenges of Wi-Fi 6 embedded device implementation for ultimate performance of custom designed devices." The new antennas leverage Airgain's over-the-air (OTA) performance valida- tion and optimization, and already sub- stantial expertise in Wi-Fi 6 system inte- gration. In combination, these new prod- ucts form a comprehensive toolkit of Wi- Fi 6 solutions that help enable Airgain to deliver market-leading antenna integra- tion and OEM design support for com- plex carrier gateways and access points. For more information, visit airgain.com.