Carrier’s OptiClean Dual-Mode Air Scrubber & Negative Air Machine has been named one of TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020. The OptiClean was developed through rapid innovation in early 2020 to help support infectious isolation rooms in hospitals and now can be used to improve the indoor air quality of dental and other medical offices as well as classrooms, restaurants, commercial buildings, and other spaces, Carrier said.
“We are honored the OptiClean is being recognized by TIME for a product we developed and brought to market in record time while maintaining strict standards to ensure the highest quality,” said Chris Kmetz, Carrier senior vice president, engineering. “At Carrier, we’re committed to doing our part to develop smart, sustainable, and efficient solutions that will address our most critical needs.”
At the onset of the pandemic, Carrier invented the OptiClean as a negative air machine to protect caregivers, workers, and patients at hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. It can plug into standard wall outlets and has a footprint of less than three square feet. The OptiClean pulls in air, scrubs it using a HEPA filter, and then exhausts cleaner air back into the room, reducing contaminants and offering further protection, Carrier said.
Also, Carrier said, OptiClean is one of a number of solutions offered through the company’s Healthy Buildings Program, an expanded suite of advanced solutions to help deliver healthier, safer, more efficient and productive indoor environments.
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