New Active Ion Cleaning Technology
Chemistry For Cleaning
Last week we posted an article on steam cleaning that also made mention of new electrolyzed water treatment technology. That technology is better known as “active ion” cleaning, and as mentioned last week, it turns water into a cleaning solution.
The creators of the first handheld active ion cleaner can be found at www.activeion.com. They’re calling their product the “ActiveIon Pro”, and so far it’s very popular. It hasn’t hurt that ActiveIon has spent a lot of time in the spotlight this past year, with press coverage ranging from Forbes.com to an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. In a recent interview with Jean Hanson of TheJanitorialStore.com, ActiveIon CEO Jim Wiese spoke candidly about what his product can and can’t do. He answered questions about durability, replacement parts, quality of water required, and where the product should be applied.
It’s this last category, application, that interests many in the cleaning industry. It turns out that the current product has domestic origins: in the interview with Jean Hanson, CEO Jim Wiese says that ActiveIon came about as the result of a dog owner who wanted to safely clean his pet’s living quarters. Apparently, the dog was extremely sensitive to chemicals, and its owner needed a safe but reliable method. ActiveIon does not claim to have invented the technology—in fact, it’s existed for years in the food industry—but merely to have made it accessible to the rest of the cleaning industry.
Of course, one has to wonder how well ActiveIon will be able to make the transition from a more domestic marketplace to the cleaning industry at large. The two products currently available from ActiveIon, the ActiveIon Pro and the Ionator (a sanitizer/disinfectant), are available for 300$ and 329$, respectively. ActiveIon claims that cost savings on chemicals pay for their products within months, but even so it’s likely that many BSCs will find it a difficult choice to make.
For more information check out this video series for the ActiveIon technology:
http://www.activeion.com/see/see2.aspx
