New hand dryer revolutionizes hand hygiene without chemicals


Livonia, MI – American Dryer’s Cold Plasma Clean (cPc®) technology, used in its premier high-speed hand dryers, recently underwent rigorous testing that confirms its power in killing germs including E.coli, Staph, C.diff, MRSA, and Salmonella.

American Dryer enlisted two of the nation’s leading microbiology labs for testing. EMSL Labs is an elite CDC-certified lab with AIHA accreditation in industrial hygiene and environmental microbiology. Antimicrobial Test Labs (ATL) is a GLP-compliant laboratory audited by the EPA and FDA. Independent studies from EMSL and ATL have shown effectiveness against E.coli, Staph, C.diff, MRSA, and Salmonella* with kill rates up to 99.6 percent. cPc technology has been independently tested for safety by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), passing both the UL867 and California Resource Board (CARB) standards.

“With cPc, we’ve gone beyond hand drying,” American Dryer Vice President of Sales & Marketing Jim Fisher said. “This latest technology, and its testing results, revolutionizes hand dryers and hand hygiene. Our germ killing technology is important in settings like schools, hospitals, restaurants, food service organizations, and many more industries.”

American Dryer’seXtremeAir cPc®uses a generator that converts air into cold plasma through a bipolar ionization process. High levels of ionization are found in the fresh air breeze off the ocean or on top of a mountain. The generator inside the dryer uses steady state positive and negative discharge points to split water molecules in the air into oppositely charged hydrogen and oxygen ions. These ions, in turn, clean the air without chemicals.

Additionally, cPc technology goes beyond HEPA filtration, which simply traps mold and germs inside the dryer. cPc technology is a 100 percent solid-state, maintenance-free device. There are no expensive filters, chemicals or labor. eXtremeAir cPc dryers are compact and equipped with universal voltage and adjustable sound and speed.

Proven cold plasma technology has been successfully used to purify the air in commercial buildings since the 1930s. The prestigious Cleveland Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine and Boston Children’s Hospital currently use it, and most recently, cold plasma has been used in medicine to treat surgical incisions and in the food processing industry to kill bacteria. The eXtremeAir cPchand dryer has advanced this technology to kill germs during hand drying.

*Our EPA Est. No. is 091022-MI-001. This product is not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent any disease.

Livonia, Michigan’s American Dryer, Inc., established in 1952, offers the most comprehensive line of American-made hand dryers. The new eXtremeAir cPc utilizes cold plasma technology to kill germs. Its eXtremeAir eXt series is the most energy-efficient, high-speed hand dryer with industry-leading 500 watt power consumption. The patented design of the eXtremeAir gXt series makes it the most compact high-speed hand dryer available. American Dryer products are sold in over 30 countries. For more information, visit us at americandryer.com.



November 19, 2014


Topic Area: Press Release


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