Kleen-Rite Corporation
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Kleen-Rite Corp. is a reliable car wash industry supplier. Customers enjoy wholesale pricing and a great selection of car wash equipment, parts, pumps, car care products, towels, soaps, and more. High-quality detailing, chemical dispensing, and pressure washing products are also available.
What’s New/Best Seller • Nitrile Safety Gloves.
Advantages/Features • Kleen-Rite offers several nitrile glove options with different thickness levels (measured in mils) and price points. Operators can get exactly what they need without overspending. Choose from blue nitrile at 4 mil, grease bully black and blue griptensity at 6 mil, or orange tiger grip at 8 mil. From auto detailing and mechanical work to janitorial and sanitation, these handy gloves keep hands safe in a variety of applications. Nitrile is comfortable, offers great puncture resistance, and allows for excellent tactile feel. Available in various sizes.
Contact • Kleen-Rite Corporation,
257 S 9th Street or P.O. Box 886,
Columbia, PA 17512.
(717) 684-6721.
Toll free: (800) 233-3873.
Toll free fax: (800) 446-0495.
Website: www.kleen-ritecorp.com.
Sonny’s CarWash Controls
Tamarac, Florida
For more than a decade, Sonny’s CarWash Controls has empowered car wash owners to efficiently manage their operations, boost memberships, and grow their businesses. Sonny’s CarWash Controls has evolved to meet changing technology and customer demands. The team develops and releases regular feature updates to ensure operators have the latest technology.
What’s New/Best Seller • Sonny’s SmartSTOP Anticollision.
Advantages/Features • Sonny’s SmartSTOP Anticollision helps elevate tunnel safety. The system detects and prevents potential collisions within car wash tunnels by immediately analyzing video footage through machine learning software. When a potential collision is identified, the conveyor and equipment are automatically shut down to prevent in-tunnel accidents. With cameras throughout the length of the tunnel and up to 15 feet from the tunnel exit, operators are covered from the entrance to the exit and beyond. Sonny’s SmartSTOP operates with any Controls system. To learn more about how to prevent accidents and avoid costly downtime, visit www.sonnysdirect.com/smartstop.
Contact • Sonny’s CarWash Controls,
5605 Hiatus Road,
Tamarac, FL 33321.
(800) 876-3900.
E-mail: ControlsSales@sonnysdirect.com.
Website: www.SonnysDirect.com/Controls.
Mile High LED Systems
Littleton, Colorado
Mile High LED Systems engineers, manufactures, and distributes LED lighting fixtures specifically designed for car washes. Complementary site-wide photometric planning ensures car wash bays, tunnels, perimeter lighting, equipment rooms, lobby areas, and other areas look brighter and safer.
What’s New/Best Seller • LEDLINE-X.
Advantages/Features • Uniform lighting across a site is vital to ensure security. Bright bays but dim wall packs and pole lights create shadows and make vending areas look less safe. Mile High LED Systems offers solutions to improve lighting across an entire location with the most even distribution of light possible in a bay/tunnel with its LEDLINE-X light system. RGB in an in-bay automatic allows operators to expand on safety during the wash experience by providing complete color changes to a bay in sync with a car wash cycle. Turn your bay all green with a drive-forward signal, red when the customer should stop. Have the LEDs create a dancing fire effect during wax application, etc. Works with LEDLINE-X to make a truly unique lighting experience.
Contact • Mile High LED Systems,
5331 S. Marshall St.,
Littleton, CO 80123.
Toll free: (800) 598-3772.
E-mail: sales@milehighledsystems.com.
Website: www.milehighledsystems.com.
Telco Sensors
Charlotte, North Carolina
Telco Sensors has been producing high-performance sensors for the car wash industry since 1975.
What’s New/Best Seller • Remote Amplifier Car Wash Sensor System.
Advantages/Features • The Remote Amplifier Sensor System is a rugged, high-performing photoelectric sensor system. Units feature extreme penetration power to shoot through heavy fog, frost and ice buildup, high-pressure water spray, dirt, soap, and contamination. Additional features include: 100,000 lux light immunity against direct sunlight — no shielding required; IP67 water and dust-tight construction; and a three-year warranty. Units are ideally suited for vehicle positioning, profiling, virtual treadles, and car wash doors. Sensors are available with pre-attached cables or IP67-rated quick-disconnect fittings, and feature power and output LEDs and built-in diagnostics for easy set-up and troubleshooting.
Customer/Operator Support • Telco Sensors are available from a nationwide network of more than 1,000 distributors in North America.
Contact • Telco Sensors,
1456 Center Park Dr.,
Charlotte, NC 28217.
(704) 357-9393.
Toll free: (800) 253-0111.
Fax: (704) 357-9373.
E-mail: sales@telcosensorsusa.com.
Website: www.telcosensors.com.
Micrologic Associates
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Micrologic Associates is a leader in the sales, installation, and support of point-of-sale systems, tunnel controllers, payment kiosks, LPR, and RFID systems for car wash and quick lube facilities. Solutions range from touchscreen point-of-sale terminals to wireless handheld devices to gated pay station systems for multiple lanes.
What’s New/Best Seller • LogicWash Tunnel Controller.
Advantages/Features • LogicWash Tunnel Controller features an embedded smart controller which offers the ability to precisely measure the vehicle in inches with the entry sensor eyes. With safety features including anti-collision and e-stop board, you can be assured that vehicle collisions can be prevented. Additional programming functions include look back, tire position, on demand, always on, front/back/both tires, front/back bumper, windshield, momentary, toggle on/off, time delay, and time of day.
Contact • Micrologic Associates,
28 Eastmans Road,
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ 07054.
(973) 598-0808.
Website: www.micrologic.net.
Etowah Valley Equipment
Etowah, North Carolina
Etowah Valley Equipment Inc. is a family-owned and operated business that was founded in 1985 as a small self-serve car wash. It became clear that many of the products and equipment sold in the industry fell short of expectations. The company has since evolved to provide products to address these shortcomings.
What’s News/Best Seller • Changer Conversion Kits.
Advantages/Features • With more than 30 years of converting and improving change machines, Etowah Valley can solve acceptance, coin dispensing, and security issues. The company has several popular conversion kits for American Changer, Hamilton, Rowe, and Unitec.
Contact • Etowah Valley Equipment,
47 Etowah Center Drive,
P.O. Box 1265,
Etowah, NC 28729.
Toll free: (888) 920-2646.
Website: www.etowahvalleyequipment.com.
Pantron Automation Inc.
Belmont, North Carolina
Pantron Automation Inc. offers high-quality photoelectric sensors for applications in the vehicle wash industry. Products include infrared photoelectric sensors, infrared amplifiers, multi-channel amplifiers, and inductive proximity switches.
What’s New/Best Seller • Automatic Amplifier with Built-In Test and Diagnostic Features Paired with Quick-Disconnect Sensor Eyes.
Advantages/Features • All Pantron automatic infrared photoelectric amplifiers and multiplexers are equipped with microprocessor-controlled diagnostic tools. When things do go wrong, the photoelectric system helps the operator quickly and easily diagnose the problem so it can be corrected. This keeps downtime to a minimum and reduces the need for lengthy and often costly service calls.
Customer/Operator Support • Free technical support and application assistance are available.
Contact • Pantron Automation Inc.,
109 Hubbard Street,
Belmont, NC 28012.
(704) 825-4965.
Toll free: (800) 211-9468.
Fax: (800) 293-7530.
E-mail: sales@pantron.com.
Website: www.pantron.com/us.
Car Wash Cameras
Kemp, Texas
Car Wash Cameras manufactures high-definition megapixel vehicle inspection systems for car washes. These patented systems are used in hundreds of washes all over the world.
What’s New/Best Seller • The N-SPEX System.
Advantages/Features • The N-SPEX System documents the condition of vehicles from various camera positions and angles as they enter the wash, during service, and as they leave the facility. Authorized personnel may view live or pre-recorded footage of each vehicle to detect damage or unsafe conditions, and to quickly determine if the damage or unsafe condition was pre-existing, happened while at the facility, or after leaving the facility. The system gives owners the high-resolution tools they need to avoid most damage claims.
Contact • Car Wash Cameras,
201 N. Elm Street,
Kemp, TX 75143.
Toll free (866) 301-2288.
Fax: (903) 498-8989.
E-mail: sales@carwashcameras.com.
Website: www.carwashcameras.com.