The innovative company OPHARDT Hygiene is revolutionizing the market with a new and unique concept called Smart From The Start.
How can access to smart hand hygiene functions be made even easier for users? OPHARDT Hygiene asked this question when developing its new generation of dispensers. The global hygiene company has found the right answer with its Smart From The Start technology.
Smart From The Start is based on a revolutionary concept: touchless hand sanitizer dispensers are equipped ex works with a chip that combines the existing technology for the touchless function with the intelligence for smart data collection. The advantages are clear: users can evaluate their dispenser data in the Kanary® software, also developed by OPHARDT Hygiene, without the need to retrofit or modify the dispenser with a smart module. This saves both time and money.
The simple activation of smart functions via Bluetooth also saves time and money. All that is needed is a mobile device and the Kanary® app.
In the first phase, the X10, KX and RX touchless dispenser systems have already been equipped with the Smart From The Start module. The X10 platform is characterized by maximum flexibility, as customers can design their dispensers around the drive unit as the heart of the dispenser and draw on a comprehensive range of pumps.
The KX dispensers also offer a wide range of design options and are operated with a hygienic, closed cartridge. RX is the third dispenser series in the Smart From The Start concept. The hygiene dispensers, in Euro bottle format, are particularly popular in the German healthcare sector due to their flexibility, allowing users to choose any manufacturer for filling products.
Since fall 2024, the touchless universal dispensers of the SanTRAL Plus brand designed for public washrooms have also been equipped with this innovative technology. The dispensers “Made in Germany” impress with their high-quality stainless steel finish and hygienic design, which sustainably strengthens hand hygiene.
In future, further touch-free soap and hand sanitizer dispensers from OPHARDT Hygiene will be integrated into the Smart From The Start portfolio. These include the ingo-man® brand, which is widely used in German-speaking hospitals and clinics in particular. In addition to the hardware, the Kanary® software is continuously being improved to make data evaluation as convenient as possible and to optimize hand hygiene in the long term.
The software provides users with detailed insights into hand hygiene and dispenser infrastructure. Basic questions such as “When are dispensers used the most?”, “Does cleaning take place when it needs to? Or “How much sanitizer are healthcare workers using per hand-hygiene event?” can be answered with ease.
Hygiene or cleaning data can be transformed into timely feedback through notifications in the Kanary app, automated reports emailed to individuals, or feedback screens displayed for entire teams.
Another key feature of the software is the task management tool. When a dispenser is running low or a waste bin is nearly full, an assigned task is automatically created. Once the dispenser is refilled or the bin emptied, the task is automatically marked as completed.
Author
Markus Theissen
European Marketing Manager – OPHARDT Hygiene