Animation About Tennant Technology Honored

Minneapolis, MN, July 23, 2009—-Tennant Company said that its animation video featuring its ec-H2O cleaning technology has won a Bronze Telly Award in the “Effective Use of Animation” category.

The video, entitled “ec-H2O—How it Works,” was produced by Minneapolis-based Studio 23 with Tennant Company’s marketing department.

Developed by Tennant researchers and engineers and named by R&D Magazine as one of the most technologically significant developments in 2008, ec-H2O technology  works by unlocking energy stored in the water molecule.

This is accomplished through a special ec-H2O unit that is installed in a Tennant Company floor-cleaning machine. Inside the unit, two primary steps transform normal tap water into a powerful cleaning solution. In the first step, water passes through electrified screens in the oxygenation chamber, creating highly oxygenated micro-bubbles. In the second step, the oxygenated water is sent through a water cell where an electric current is applied.

Flowing out of the water cell is highly charged, acidic and alkaline water with  the attributes of a powerful cleaner. Approximately 45 seconds after it was created, the cleaning solution returns to plain H2O. What is left in the recovery tank is just plain water and dirt.