Excel Dryer
{{Short description|American hand dryer manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Excel Dryer
| image = EXCEL-RGB.png
| image_size =
| type = Privately held company
| industry = Sanitation
| founded = {{start date and age|1963}}
| hq_location_city = East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
| hq_location_country = United States
| key_people = Denis Gagnon (President){{cite web|title=Founder Biography — The man behind the machine|url=http://www.exceldryer.com/founder_bio.php|website=www.exceldryer.com|accessdate=15 September 2016}}
| products = hand dryers, including the ThinAir, Xlerator and XleratorECO
| num_employees = 50
| num_employees_year = 2024
| owner = Family owned
| website = {{URL|https://www.exceldryer.com/}}
}}
File:Excel Dryer Product Line.png
Excel Dryer is an American manufacturer of hand dryers, based in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The company manufactures its dryers in the United States with most parts coming from U.S. suppliers.{{cite news |url=https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/small-us-company-moves-to-make-all-american-hand-dryer/5202201.html |title=Small US Company Moves to Make All-American Hand Dryer |date=December 19, 2019 |publisher=Voice of America News }}
History
The company was originally founded in 1963, and built hand dryers from its factory in East Longmeadow.
In 1997, Denis Gagnon bought the company that he said "made products nobody liked".{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/05/171179697/why-is-it-so-hard-to-make-a-100-percent-american-hand-dryer |title=Why Is It So Hard To Make A 100 Percent American Hand Dryer? |date=February 5, 2013 |publisher=NPR }} The company hired four scientists, three out of MIT, Sol Aisenberg, George Freedman, and Richard Pavelle to help them develop a new high speed hand dryer.
In 2001 the company launched their first high speed hand dryer, known as the Xlerator.{{cite news|publisher=NPR|title=How One Company Reinvented The Hand Dryer|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/04/171090394/how-one-company-reinvented-the-hand-dryer|accessdate=27 March 2016|date=4 February 2013}} In 2022, the company claimed that its machines could dry hands in just eight seconds compared to previous models that took 35-40 seconds.{{cite news |last1=Jackman |first1=EmilyAnn |title=Hand dryers vs. paper towels: Company disputes TikTok user's claims warning against hand dryers |url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/03/hand-dryers-vs-paper-towels-company-disputes-tiktok-users-claims-warning-against-hand-dryers.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |work=pennlive |date=March 22, 2022 |language=en}}
Excel Dryer's products have been approved for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 credits in the United States and other green building standards.{{cite web|title=Next Generation Green Restroom Design v2 {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council|url=http://www.usgbc.org/education/sessions/next-generation-green-restroom-design-v2-7527515|website=www.usgbc.org|accessdate=15 September 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Excel-Dryer-Wins-Two-Sustainability-Awards--31677 |title=Excel Dryer Wins Two Sustainability Awards |date=February 25, 2025 |publisher=Clean Link }}
In 2015, Excel Dryer released a different hand dryer model called the ThinAir (TA-SB, or TA-ABS) and the Xlerator was modified with the New Controllers.{{cite news |url=https://www.masslive.com/business/2022/03/excel-dryer-in-east-longmeadow-plans-2023-debut-of-xlerator-hand-dryer-outlook-2022.html |title=Excel Dryer in East Longmeadow plans 2023 debut of Xlerator hand dryer |date=March 11, 2022 |publisher=Mass Live }}
In 2018, Excel Dryer released a hand dryer that could be installed on top of a sink called XLERATORsync.{{Cite web|last=Stone |first=Julia |date=2018-09-14|title=This Integrated Sink System is the Future of Green Restroom Design - gb&d|url=https://gbdmagazine.com/integrated-sink-system/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=gb&d magazine|language=en-US}}
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Category:Manufacturing companies based in Massachusetts
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1963
Category:1963 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Companies based in Hampden County, Massachusetts
Category:Family-owned companies of the United States
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