Tennant Launches ReadySpace Carpet Care Technology
Minneapolis, MN, August 25--Tennant Company today introduced a new commercial carpet care technology called ReadySpace.
Unlike most other wet cleaning commercial carpet care products or technologies on the market today, the patented ReadySpace technology, available on the Tennant 1610 Dual Technology Carpet Cleaner and Nobles Strive Dual Technology Carpet Cleaner, creates clean carpet spaces that are dry and ready for foot traffic in about 30 minutes or less.
"We see this as a breakthrough technology that will further position Tennant Company as a leader in carpet care," said Janet Dolan, president and CEO of Tennant Company. "The technology is expected to have a profound impact on the way commercial carpets are cleaned. We expect our ReadySpace technology to do for carpet what FaST has done for hard floors."
Current carpet cleaning methods can require upwards of 15 to 18 hours drying time due to the amount of water applied to the carpet. Such methods constrain cleaning crews to periodic cleaning done only at night or on weekends. In addition, for 15 to 18 hours, carpets cannot be used by customers or employees, costing companies significantly in lost revenue.
Targeting soil within the carpet pile, the ReadySpace technology removes the dirt that diminishes carpet appearance, luster and life span. Unlike traditional carpet care products, ReadySpace relies on sprayer units that apply water to two counter-rotating, specially designed fabric rollers that pick up the soil from the carpet.
As the rollers turn at a rate of approximately 400 times per minute, they are rinsed with a solution spray, and a built-in vacuum extracts the soil from the rollers.
Very little water reaches the carpet because the carpet is never actually sprayed with water. Independent testing by Professional Testing Laboratory, Inc., in Dalton, Georgia, shows that ReadySpace is very effective at cleaning the carpet by targeting embedded soil, dramatically improving carpet appearance, and significantly reducing carpet dry times.
