by Shane Henson — November 4, 2013—Through its new high-capacity Paper POD, integrated hygiene solutions provider Kennedy hopes to help facilities managers reduce paper waste within bathrooms while maintaining a constant supply of paper towels.
The POD is a mechanical auto-cut paper towel dispenser that provides single-use paper portions for hygienic hand drying. With its compact size, contemporary design and translucent blue cover, the unit integrates with the rest of Kennedy`s washroom dispenser range.
Also, thanks to the reserve system, with its built-in patented stub roll loading mechanism, a new roll can be loaded into the dispenser before the previous roll has been fully used. When the stub roll has been fully used, the mechanism transfers to the new full-sized roll. The reserve system prevents the paper from running out at the end of the roll, and ensures that no unused paper remains on the stub roll. Thus, paper wastage can be eliminated, leading to a reduction of paper consumption by up to 20 percent and resulting in a reduced environmental impact, says Kennedy.
The POD has been designed to accommodate a large variety of paper rolls available on the market: various roll lengths, diameters, widths, and paper thickness, one-ply or two-ply. This flexibility is what makes the POD the ultimate choice for non-proprietary auto-cut paper dispensers, says the company. For customers who prefer to source paper rolls together with the dispenser, Kennedy offers a standard two-ply 110-meter paper roll.
For large customers who may require a proprietary solution compatible with their specific paper roll only, Kennedy’s in-house team of designers and engineers are happy to offer tailor-made product adaptations.
