ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibitor profile — Orbio ® Technologies Booth 1540 Water, Salt, Electricity And The Inevitable Future of the Cleaning Industry U Until the 1950s, American house-holds purchased ice to refrigerate food in their iceboxes. Consumers paid suppliers to make, transport and deliver frozen water to their homes. Packaged cleaning chemicals— which largely consist of water, dyes and fragrances—are on a similar path as home-delivered ice because of a disruptive innovation that’s rap -idly gaining the acceptance and confidence of early adopters. On-Site Generation (OSG) tech-nologies create effective cleaning and antimicrobial solutions right on site. This can eliminate the need for many packaged chemicals used by cleaning teams in education facili-ties, hospitals, public venues, casinos, retail stores and many other spaces. A growing number of early adopters in these markets have discovered that solu-tions “made on site” with OSG systems often cost less than the blue, green, purple, orange and yellow packaged chemicals they’ve purchased for years. But cost savings are only a small part of the story, as early adopters have identified other compelling advantages that make OSG worth adopting. as training, ordering and managing of inventory. How It Works Uncomplicated devices (relatively low cost and easy to maintain) are connected to a tap water supply, drain and standard electrical outlet. Softened tap water and a small amount of salt, which is typically stored in the device, are combined and the mixture flows into an elec-trolytic cell. Water electrolysis creates two separate streams—a cleaning solution and an antimicrobial solu-tion. Built-in sensors measure critical output parameters in the solutions to ensure efficacy. The solutions are then dispensed into spray bottles, automatic scrubbers, all-sur-face cleaners and carpet extractors for use by cleaning crews. team exposure to highly concentrated con-ventional chemicals. Most OSG outputs contain no VOCs and no fragrance—which reduces unwanted odors and improves indoor air quality. Unlike most packaged chemicals, most OSG outputs leave no surfactant residues— and actually remove previous build-up. Learning Opportunity at ISSA Like in-home refrigerators—or hybrid cars, cloud storage and smartphones—OSG is a true disruptive innovation. While early adopters tend to move quick-ly, most end-users require understanding of OSG technologies and real-world evi-dence before they consider transforming their operations. Orbio ® Technologies, a Tennant Company group, is offering hands-on dem-onstrations of the technology at ISSA/ INTERCLEAN 2013 in Las Vegas. Additional information—including vid-eos, whitepapers, ROI models and results from early adopters—is available at www.orbio.com. CM Reduced Environmental Footprint Lifecycle assessments conducted by inde-pendent experts indicate that OSG tech-nologies result in a dramatically reduced environmental footprint compared to con-ventional packaged chemicals. Associated packaging is greatly reduced, which minimizes disposal requirements. Simplified Cleaning Process Replace multiple multi-colored chemical concentrates with a simple OSG unit. Reduce the burden of training of new cleaning staff and showing them how to safely dilute and apply multiple chemicals. Lower “Soft Costs” In addition to the potential for lower chemi-cal costs, OSG can reduce soft costs, such Improved Health and Safety Reduce employee, customer and cleaning FREE INFO: Reader Service 157 or CMMOnline.com/freeinfo This content was provided by Orbio Technology as part of a paid advertisement. For more information, please contact Orbio directly at 1-800-553-8033 or www.Orbio.com. www.cmmonline.com 41
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