Vancouver-based NZ Technologies — a designer and manufacturer of human machine interfaces (HMIs) primarily for the medical market — recently entered into a Manufacturing Collaboration Agreement with Dupar Controls to produce a modern take on elevator call buttons and panels. The latter is a maker of elevator and keypad components.
The inspiration behind HoverTap is the patented TIPSO AirPad — an NZ Technologies flagship product developed to give surgeons contactless equipment controls in operation rooms during surgery.
The HoverTap technology was first installed for commercial use at the Ronald McDonald House in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Now the technology is also employed in elevators at a Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver; buildings of the University of British Columbia; and the city hall of Richmond, British Columbia. In fact, the city of Richmond aimed to ensure a safe and healthy return-to-work environment for city employees and public visitors with the addition of HoverTap technology to its elevators. Future HoverTap installations are targeted to educational institutes, airports, railway stations, medical buildings, and commercial offices — as well as the hospitality and hotel industry in their efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and maximize facility cleanliness and convenience.
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Pranav Saxena is the Chief Technology Officer of NZ Technologies and is here to tell us about touchless elevator buttons and the technology that can go way beyond elevator buttons because we can look at getting gas, opening doors, pushing buttons.
Imagine a world where guests can call the elevator with a simple gesture and without needing to push unsanitary buttons. Customer service is a vital part of the travel and hospitality industry, and hotels are upping their game to deliver on commitment and guarantee safe, clean, and germ-free environments.
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NZ Technologies Inc. (NZTech) is a technology innovation and electro-mechanical device production firm, focused on revolutionizing modern Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
Ph.D., P.Eng. Founder and CEO
An inventor by nature, I have devoted my life to technological innovation, taking sector-specific problems and transforming them into practical, commercialized solutions.
As CEO, I am responsible for leadership and operations at NZTech, which includes securing and managing the financing, and making decisions on all strategic activities. My role also extends to cultivating relationships in business, technological and financial spheres to grow business development and productivity.
Creating transformative change in the healthcare sector is my passion. I am constantly exploring new horizons and connecting the technologies we have invented to more practical applications in the medical field.
My passion and drive to develop new technologies – achieved by understanding users’ unmet needs – ensures that we attract highly-skilled experts to our team who have an important contribution to make and who know that something tangible will result from our collaborative efforts.