Category Archives: AntiBacterial

Antibacterial kiosks are self-service devices that have been treated with antimicrobial coatings or wipes to prevent the growth of bacteria, mold, and fungi on their surfaces ¹. These kiosks can be cleaned and disinfected regularly and safely using specially tested products ². Some kiosks also feature UV-C light surface sanitizing solutions that can effectively kill germs and viruses ³. However, it is important to note that the effectiveness of these treatments is limited and proper cleaning and maintenance of the kiosks is still necessary to prevent the spread of infections .

Restaurant Kitchen Employee Hygiene

Employee Hygiene and Touchless Kitchen technology for employees has improved over the years but touchless screens might just be the next generation of “touch technology”, This is a guest article by Laurence Cuni of MZ Technologie. For more information visit their website PART I – THE BENEFITS In the fast-paced environment of a quick-service restaurant (QSR), efficiency and cleanliness… Read More »

Antibacterial Kiosk Touchscreen Wipes Coatings

AntiBacterial Kiosk Touch Screen Kiosk Update 12/12/2021 — Antibacterial treatments are still generally addressed with station cleaning. PDI has the best ones and are the major provider to hospitals and more.  There are many more contactless options which typically are QR code based or mobile proxy but cleaning is the most dependable and most usable.  Vendors promoting antimicrobial… Read More »

Touchscreen Cleaning Disinfection of Polytouch kiosks (SARS-CoV-2)

Antibacterial Kiosk Cleaning Editors Note:  Pyramid Computers provides unattended self-order to companies such as McDonald’s.  There is a nice article showing their units in place at the Times Square McDonalds flagship. With regard to the coronavirus, this document describes how our polytouch® kiosks can be cleaned and disinfected regularly and safely. The listed cleaning and disinfection products are specially tested… Read More »

UV UVC Antibacterial

UVC UV-C Antibacterial Solutions This is our general synopsis page of UV Resources and information. UV-C Antibacterial Light Another antibacterial tool is UV-C light. It however has many cautions. UV-C News 12/15 Retail automation gets UV robot for disinfecting retail and hospitality venues. LG to show at Digital CES 2021 coming up. 08/23 — Article on UV-C Wands… Read More »

Kiosk Supplier Temperature Screening Market

Kiosk Supplier Temperature Screening Kiosks The Kiosk Manufacturer Association recently participated in a temperature kiosk market report conducted by IPVM, one of the premier sources for video surveillance.  Video surveillance is not the only market that has pivoted to medical device sales (admitted or not). Kiosk suppliers, hard hit by COVID-19, have also joined this emerging segment. Inside this report,… Read More »

Kiosk Manufacturer Association Statement on Coronavirus Healthcare Crisis

Press release on BusinessWire March 2020 March 16, 2020 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time WESTMINSTER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kiosk Manufacturer Association is aggressively working with our customers and suppliers to ensure that clear and accurate information is available. Whether Healthcare, Retail or Transportation we are assisting. Identifying all of the potential sources of infection that customers and employees face… Read More »

Antibacterial Kiosk – CDC on Contaminated Surfaces

Excerpt and noted on Yahoo News 5/19/2020. Thanks to Qwick Media & Olea Kiosks crowdsource reporting. CDC: Coronavirus spreads through person-to-person contact – not via contaminated surfaces Korin Miller WriterYahoo Life•May 19, 2020 Even before COVID-19 officially had a name, public health officials said the virus could be transmitted through infected respiratory droplets and by touching infected surfaces… Read More »

COVID SARS Persistence on Common Substances – A Balanced Perspective

From Forbes Oct2020 — Article quotes new Australian research study on the effect of temperature on persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on common surfaces such as stainless steel, paper, glass, cotton, vinyl and polymer. The main point is that surfaces which are relatively cool are going to be more prone to harboring infection.  68 degrees F is comfortable for the… Read More »