Advancing Biodegradable Powdered Soap Dispenser

总部位于卡尔加里的Worx Environmental Products of Canada Inc.是一家致力于提供优质手部清洁产品的公司，该公司正在寻求南艾伯塔省理工学院(SAIT)的帮助，为Worx®生物降解洗手液重新设计自动售货机，这是一种工业用粉末清洁解决方案。Worx的分配器目前无法持续和准确地分配粉状洗手液，需要SAIT的专业知识来改进他们的设计。2016年，SAIT与Worx合作了一个由NSERC Engage赠款资助的项目，该项目为Worx自动售货机产生了一个新的概念设计。在2018-19年，SAIT与Worx合作了一个为期一年的NSERC ARD2赠款资助项目，该项目生产了一个功能齐全的手动自动售货机。Worx联系了SAIT的设计、制造和测试(DFT)研究小组，要求进一步合作，通过结合现场测试的真实反馈来升级这一设计，创造出手动操作分配器的非接触式版本，然后准备两个版本的生产。增加非接触式选项并融入行业反馈以生产卓越的产品将使Worx能够扩大其在洗手液市场的份额，主要是在大型工业客户中，或许更重要的是在非接触式问题上，该问题消除了与新冠肺炎相关的污染问题。

WORX Environmental Products of Canada Inc., a Calgary-based company dedicated to providing premium quality hand cleaning products, is seeking assistance from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to redesign its dispensers for the WORX® Biodegradable Hand Cleaner, a powdered cleaning solution for industrial use. WORX's dispensers are currently unable to dispense the powder-based hand cleaner consistently and accurately, and require the expertise of SAIT to improve their design. In 2016, SAIT collaborated with WORX on an NSERC Engage grant funded project that produced a new concept design for the WORX dispensers. In 2018-19, SAIT collaborated with WORX on a one year NSERC ARD2 grant funded project that produced a fully functioning manually operated dispenser. SAIT's Design, Fabrication and Testing (DFT) research group was approached by WORX for a further collaboration to upgrade this design by incorporating real feedback from field testing, to create a touchless version of the manually operated dispenser, and to then prepare both versions for manufacturing. Adding a touchless option and incorporating industry feedback to make a superior product will allow WORX to expand its share of the hand cleaner market, primarily among large industrial customers and perhaps more importantly on the touchless issue, which eliminate contamination issues related to COVID-19.