Armitage Shanks cleans up the public bathroom with hygienIQ
Working displays at the bath room during Clerkenwell Design Week
Armitage Shanks, has announced a breakthrough in urinal technology designed to eliminate splash back with the launch of its hygenIQ urinal.
The new urinal has been designed to reduce splash back by 90% thus significantly cutting down associated bacterial growth and washroom surface damage.
Millions of germs find a home in the splashed urine around the urinal and a washroom floor can carry up to 462 bacteria per square inch. In the modern washroom, that is simply too unhygienic to be acceptable.
Using principles of advanced fluid dynamics, the new hygenIQ urinal has a central fin cast within the bowl itself. Standing in front of the urinal the user’s flow will hit either side of the fin at a very shallow angle. There will be little or no splashing because at such an angle, surface tension will cause the fluid to cling to the inner side of the urinal bowl. Any splashing that does occur will remain in the bowl itself.
hygenIQ urinals have been subject to rigorous testing alongside traditional urinals. Results were visually captured under ultra-violet light conditions and revealed that traditional urinals create considerable splash back to the surrounding area. Further independent testing in association with the University of Hull proved that the new hygienIQ urinal reduces splash back by up to 90% compared to traditional urinals.
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http://www.hygeniq.co.uk/