April 28, 2022

How Can the ZONO Disinfecting and Sanitizing Cabinet Help Sports Teams?

Any well-run sports program needs an effective, efficient way to sanitize equipment—whether it’s bulky items like helmets and pads or high-touch electronics. Equipment managers understand that properly caring for gear, including a process to disinfect and sanitize, can help protect the wellbeing of athletes and personnel, acting as a strong defense against transmissible pathogens.

The ZONO Ozone Disinfecting and Sanitizing Cabinet is an essential component of a comprehensive disinfecting and sanitizing plan for sports teams of all levels. The ZONO takes care of it all, killing 99.9% of common viruses+ like Norovirus, Influenza-A and Respiratory Syncytial Virus and 99.9% of common bacteria* like MRSA and E. Coli, plus reducing offensive odors.

How does the ZONO work?

After a hard practice or game, sports equipment is often drenched with sweat. Even when it’s given time to dry, chances are, the gear is still damp the next time players put it on. Unfortunately, bacteria thrive in moist conditions. MRSA loves salt, and odors tend to build in a humid environment. All it takes is a single outbreak of MRSA, Staph, or Norovirus to decimate a team.

The ZONO uses ozone and humidity in an air-tight environment to disinfect and sanitize gear, allowing multiple objects to simultaneously be disinfected and sanitized in a single 38-minute cycle. Once the cycle is complete, items are ready for immediate use. The ZONO uses three cents of electricity per cycle , less than one ounce of water per cycle ••, and plugs into a standard 120-volt outlet. As part of a comprehensive disinfecting and sanitizing regimen, the ZONO helps athletic programs meet their needs at any capacity, with single-door, double-door, or double-door double-deep cabinets.

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What can be placed in the ZONO?

The ZONO makes it easy to sanitize helmets, shoulder pads, footwear, braces, gloves, electronics and more. It’s safe for plastics, metals, and varnished wood, and can permeate multiple layers of fabric.

When the ZONO cycle is complete, items are ready for use without wiping or rinsing. The optional drying cycle dries wet and damp gear, ensuring athletes never have to practice in damp equipment.

Because many sports items are bulky, our Integrated Mobile Cart System makes loading and unloading as easy as possible. The Integrated Mobile Cart types include:

  • A shoe and glove dryer with a capacity for 32 shoes or 32 gloves.
  • A bin cart for loose materials and smaller gear.
  • A utility cart able to hold up to 32 helmets.
  • A shoulder pad cart designed to hold 22 shoulder pads.
  • A helmet cart to hold 48 helmets.

 

The flexibility of the Integrated Mobile Cart System means that the ZONO system works for all types of teams, covering everything from High School, Collegiate, and Pro Sports Teams to small and large athletic programs. And because the ZONO is made in the U.S., regulated by the EPA, and validated by independent viral and bacterial testing, equipment managers have the peace-of-mind knowing they’re supporting their team’s health and wellbeing in a proven manner.

About ZONO Technologies

ZONO Technologies distributes ZONO Ozone Disinfecting and Sanitizing Cabinets to various industries including child care, sports, fitness, military, public safety, museums, and more. The ozone-based system has been extensively vetted and tested by independent laboratories, verifying that the technology kills 99.9% of common viruses+ like Norovirus, Influenza-A and Respiratory Syncytial Virus and 99.9% of common bacteria* like MRSA, Staph and E. coli without the use of liquid chemicals. For more information visit www.zonotechnologies.com.

+Disinfecting level (kills 99.9%): Norovirus, Influenza-A, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus on non-porous surfaces.

*Sanitizing level (kills 99.9%): Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia Coli, Streptococcus Pyogenes, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella Enteritidis, and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa on non-porous, semi-porous, and porous surfaces.

• Three cents of electricity is based on a standard disinfecting and sanitizing cycle for the SC 1 – Single Door and SC 2 – Double Door ZONO Cabinets, using an energy cost of 16.8 cents per kilowatt hour. The SC 1 – Single Door and SC 2 – Double Door ZONO Cabinets with the optional heat cycle use thirty-eight cents of electricity per 90-minute cycle. The SC 2 – Double Door ZONO Cabinet with the optional drying cycle uses thirty-nine cents of electricity per 90-minute cycle, using an energy cost of 16.8 cents per kilowatt hour.

•• Less than one ounce of water per cycle is based on a standard disinfecting and sanitizing cycle for the SC 1 – Single Door and SC 2 – Double Door ZONO Cabinets.