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January Release Notes for Kanary

Release notes for the January 24th 2023 Kanary update. We are ringing in the New Year with a cleanse—a cleanse of our code base. This release bring improvements to Tasks, SanTRAL® Plus integration, and a slew of bug fixes and improvements...

Research

Hand hygiene in nursing homes with clear deficits

A large-scale study shows that just one in six necessary hand disinfection is carried out in long-term care facilities and nursing homes. In Germany alone, more than four million people are considered to be in need of long-term care, of whom about...

Interview Research

Solving problems through design

Next to western shore of Lake Ontario, in a region known for both its manufacturing and farming, OPHARDT Hygiene’s Canadian headquarters houses teams that design, engineer, and produce custom products for companies around the world. It is here that...

Customer stories

Hygiene worth smiling about

A bright, long reception, a waiting room as cozy as a living room, and the safety of OPHARDT Hygiene sanitizer dispensers; the dental practice Youssef und Kollegen was recently renovated and refurbished. Since the reopening in August, the building...

Events

Fourth Annual Charity Badminton Tournament

On October 29th, a group of volunteers hosted the 4th annual Charity Badminton Tournament in support of RESPONSIBILITY e.V. A total of 27 teams participated in the event, held near our Lower-Rhein manufacturing location in Issum. For the first time...

Research

The best ways to reprocess pumps

New laboratory results from OPHARDT Hygiene show which steps for cleaning soap and sanitizer dispenser pumps are most effective from a microbiological perspective. While the question of how to most effectively reprocess pumps comes up often, there...

Sustainability

Renewables and resiliency in the Republic of Ireland

As the world faces multiple hurricanes, a typhoon, and an existing and deepening energy crisis in Europe, the need for energy resiliency and decarbonization have been front of mind for millions. We need reliable, renewable energy sources; ones that...

Research

Workplace attitudes towards smart dispensers

The pandemic has given hand hygiene a whole new level of importance, especially in the workplace. Even though working from home has become more common, offices remain high-traffic areas where many people spend many hours per day. Almost all office...