Dyson is known for innovative inventions and products that make our lives easier. Dyson is rapidly expanding its line of innovative products, and brings to market a number of unique new products. Three new Dyson Airblade hand dryer models, developed by a team of 125 Dyson engineers, deliver the fastest, most hygienic and sustainable hand drying.
Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer integrated with touchless mixer[1] – wash and dry your hands while standing in one place.
The latest innovation in the Dyson product range is the Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer, which allows you to wash and dry your hands in 12 seconds without leaving the sink. The principle of the Dyson Airblade Tap is simple. Infrared sensors detect hand position, including water supply.
Once hands are washed and need to be dried, the electronics activate Dyson’s digitally controlled compact motor DDM V4 , which creates two flat, high-speed streams of purified air on the sides of the mixer, which literally shred water from hands.
Dryer design
The main components, including the motor itself, are housed in a separate unit under the sink. Dyson engineers spent more than 2,240 hours designing the motor container, and tried to keep the noise level as low as possible.
They added springs to reduce vibration, sound-absorbing foam to absorb noise, and an expansion chamber to improve sound performance.
Dyson Advanced Digital Motor DDM V4
Integrated with the touchless mixer, the Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer has an advanced, digitally controlled Dyson electric motor, the development of which took decades of effort from Dyson electronics and mechanics. It’s the latest in a modified and improved electric motor.
Powerful, compact, brushless motor with magnets in the rotor, mounted in a carbon fibre casing. The most compact, fully integrated single-body motor, 1,600 Watt, with pulsating electromagnetic field technology.
Motor run-up time from 0 to 90,000 rpm. takes just 0.7 seconds. At this speed, the Dyson motor is the fastest and most powerful electric motor developed for household appliances.
HEPA class filter
Before the air blown in from the room hits your hands it passes through a HEPA filter to trap 99.9% of pathogenic bacteria and purify the air.
Helmholtz resonator
Six Helmholtz resonators are designed to absorb sound frequencies and reduce engine noise. Sound harmonics from motor operation and impeller rotation are localized and virtually inaudible to the human ear.
Sensor performance
Use of independent infrared sensors allows efficient use of water and air. The mixer aerator evenly distributes the flow of water, the flow of which is controlled by changing the position of the hands.
Materials. The Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer is made from 304 stainless steel, used in the marine and food industries. Dyson engineers have developed special laser welding technology that allows high-strength steel to be joined with high precision. Due to the high precision of laser cutting and welding there are practically no connecting lines. Air, water, and electrical components are contained in a convenient enclosure under the sink.
“Using laser welded ship steel techniques, Dyson engineers created an intuitively simple, high-efficiency mixer,” says James Dyson. – Two high-speed, flat air streams are blown out through two channels on the sides of the mixer. They literally cut the moisture off your hands and it goes into the sink, not on the floor.”.
Options. The Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer comes in three different room types: a wall-mounted mixer model and two basin-mounted models with a long and short base.
Cost of operation. According to a Dyson study, it costs as much to dry 20 pairs of hands as it does to use one paper towel. This means the Dyson Airblade Tap dryer costs up to 95% less than paper towels.[2]
Dyson Airblade V compact hand dryer – concentrating technology without compromising performance dryer reduced by 60% .
Dyson engineers have made Airblade technology more compact without compromising drying efficiency. The Dyson Airblade V hand dryer is 60% smaller than the original model, yet it dries hands almost as fast. Two flat, high-speed 115-degree air streams completely blow moisture from hands in 10 seconds.
In standard dryers, drying is frequently and unexpectedly interrupted by poor sensor quality and reliability. So hand drying may not be effective, and hands will stay wet. The new Dyson Airblade V hand dryers use capacitive sensors to create a weak electric field. Hands near the dryer distort the field, including the dryer. If you take your hands off the machine, the field recovers and drying stops. No buttons are needed.
Modified Dyson Airblade mk2 hand dryer – it uses 2.5kg less material to create each product, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Dyson engineers have refined the Dyson Airblade hand dryer, improving its acoustic performance and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Engineers were able to reduce the number of materials used to build the unit by 2.5 kilograms. Its hygiene characteristics are confirmed by HACCP[3] and it is safe for use in the food industry.
It’s important to note that all three dryer models use Dyson’s latest advanced, digitally controlled electric motor. It’s an energy-efficient, non-contact DC voltage motor. It uses an electromagnet in a carbon fiber shroud. It’s one of the world’s smallest integrated motors with 1,600 watts of power. It can go from 0 to 90,000 rpm in less than 0.7 seconds.
[1] Contactless mixer for pre-mixed water.
[2] Calculations based on using 1 paper towel at a time Dyson internal research – January 2013 . Power consumption in standby mode was taken into account in the calculations. Number based on average cost per paper towel of 0.43 Dollars Dyson internal survey – January 2013 and average cost per kilowatt hour of electricity of 3.5 Dollars Dyson internal survey – January 2013 . The cost of the paper towel dispenser and the Dyson Airblade hand dryer were not included in the comparison. Drying time in 12 seconds based on NSF Protocol P335 methodology.
[3] Recommended for use in food establishments operating under the HACCP Food Safety Program. Dyson Airblade is the only hand dryer approved by HACCP.
How effective are the new Dyson Airblade dryers compared to traditional hand dryers?
How do the new Dyson Airblade dryers truly make life easier for consumers? Are there any specific features or advancements that set them apart from traditional hand dryers?