CASE STUDY Sport Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

3 SAFE | EASY | ACCURATE SECTOR ORGANISATION LOCATION CASE STUDY Sport Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA THE CUSTOMER Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) was the 2017 IMSA team championship, Hours of Sebring, the Petit Le Mans founded in 2007 by world renowned and it has contributed to eight IMSA at Road Atlanta, and the Sahlen’s Six sports car champion Wayne Taylor. manufacturer championships for Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac (N.Y.) International. WTR also has the motorsports capital of the brands of General Motors, as well seven North America Lamborghini world, the global motorsports as multiple victories in sportscar Super Trofeo Championship titles enterprise boasts two IMSA driver racing’s most iconic events – the and a Lamborghini World Finals title. championships (2013 and 2017), Rolex 24 At Daytona, Mobil 1 Twelve REQUIREMENTS “At Wayne Taylor AMETEK Land provided a VIRALERT 3 entering their team workspace Racing, we have had human body temperature screening during the first post-COVID race of the VIRALERT 3 in place system to WTR, as the team’s race the season. since the beginning of shop (factory) was reopening after Protocol requires that drivers, crew, the pandemic. As an the COVID-19 lockdown. engineers, and any other visitor active organisation in This was used to check team entering the workspace at the members and visitors as they track are screened for elevated a large facility, it has entered the race shop, and proved temperature. However, this meant been a great asset to both popular and successful. using the system in an awning, have our guys be able WTR were so pleased with the and so required some creative to instantly log their system that they wanted to use it thinking from WTR and at the racetrack to screen people AMETEK Land. temperatures every morning as well as throughout the day. “As a manager, knowing that the VIRALERT 3 has created a log that we can refer to daily has helped keep the safety of our employees and guests paramount through this time.” Travis Houge, General Manager, Wayne Taylor Racing DEVELOPING A CUSTOMISED SOLUTION “We really appreciate the Led by its Director of Innovation and The testing equipment was critical Technology, Peter Drögmöller, AMETEK to the rapid development of a collaboration with the Land worked closely with WTR robust algorithm to detect elevated WTR team in developing Technical Director Brian Pillar to temperatures in hot and humid this algorithm, and develop a new software algorithm that ambient conditions. This was we’re delighted that would allow VIRALERT 3 to operate implemented with great success in more accurately in the awning. time for WTR’s next race at Michelin it’s met their needs for AMETEK Land’s comprehensive Raceway Road Atlanta, Georgia. temperature screening and market leading test facilities Despite the challenging conditions at the track. include the ability to push for the competitors, the adapted “While the solution equipment to the limit in hot and VIRALERT 3 system proved reliable, outlined here was cold ambient environments. accurate and effective. developed in collaboration with WTR specifically for their trackside needs, our experts are available to work with any customers to create the right solution for their individual circumstances.” Ben Wileman, AMETEK Land HUMAN BODY TEMPERATURE SCREENING SYSTEM Safe, easy and accurate, VIRALERT 3 Unlike handheld thermometers which Automatic visual and audible alerts utilises AMETEK Land’s industry-leading compromise social distancing provide the warning you need, keeping thermal imaging technology to requirements, VIRALERT’s automatic everyone safe. Developed over 10 years by screen visitors at point-of-entry for screening system scans from a AMETEK Land’s world-leading temperature elevated temperatures that could distance that complies with monitoring experts, VIRALERT 3 is a indicate fever. social distancing. real-time scanning solution that’s safe, accurate, and easy to use. FIXED TEMPERATURE HI-RESOLUTION EASY-TO-USE REFERENCE SOURCE IMAGING CAMERA SOFTWARE • Small, light calibration source • Visual and thermal imaging • Intuitive interface • Easy installation/setup • Automatic face detection • Core temperature calculations • Removes key source of errors • Single face-on reading • Alarm setting recommendations CONTACT US landviralert.com [email protected] Certificate No. CC-2041 APPLIES IN INDIA APPLIES IN THE UK APPLIES IN THE US MARCOM0598 - VIRALERT Case Study - Wayne Taylor Racing Rev 1 Copyright © 2008-20 LAND Instruments International. Continuous product development may make it necessary to change these details without notice. .

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