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FEATURED SUCCESS STORY: Puroclean of Green Bay, Wisconsin

Adding Ultrasonic Cleaning to their restoration company has added new profit centers.

Mark Mazzoleni-Puroclean-Green Bay-250x333 — Mark Mazzoleni from Puroclean, Green Bay, WI giving Morantz Ultrasonics the “Thumbs Up”

Mark Mazzoleni, owner of a Puroclean franchise in Green Bay, Wisconsin was struggling with fire restoration jobs. The hand cleaning work his staff was doing was too time consuming and not enough jobs were coming in. Mark also wanted to diversify his services and keep his staff busy when they were not busy with fire work. In 2011, he began researching Ultrasonic Cleaning as a possible way to achieve his goals.

“I began looking for used Ultrasonic equipment to get started, and purchased two Morantz tanks in May 2011. One of these tanks was for content restoration and the other was a blind cleaning machine,” Mark said. “I liked the idea of offering a service for blinds and saw that as a real profit center, which ultimately it has proven to be.”

Mark soon realized that these two tanks were going to be helpful to get started, but were not going to allow him to process the quantity of Contents he was beginning to bring in. This is when he started looking into the Morantz M-115 Super System. “Once I realized how streamlined the Pre-Wash, Ultrasonic Wash, Rinse and Dry stations were, I decided to jump in and purchase the entire Morantz Super System. It was the best decision!“.

Mark tells us that his employees absolutely love using the Super System. “Once my staff saw how easy it is to use the equipment to do their job, they were 100% on board“, states Mark. He continues, “One of the best things about working with Morantz is their unlimited, free training. I’ve had staff turn-over in the past 3 years, including my Contents Manager. Morantz will train as many people as I need them to. I’ve sent staff members to Philadelphia for training, and most recently we’ve even done training by Facetime over the iPhone, which was incredible!”

Mark Mazzoleni and Joe Leggett from Morantz Ultrasonics at the Puroclean Convention in Louisville, KY.

Mark continues, “The training sets the tone of the relationship with Morantz. My staff knows that if they have any questions, they can call Morantz and get answers. I’ve called myself quite a few times, and each time I get the support I need from Lisa, Heather and the Morantz staff. Joe Leggett, Morantz’s longtime employee of 35 years, knows me by name and is always happy to answer my questions.”

Mark recently presented his Ultrasonic cleaning service to a large company in the Green Bay area that rents equipment to disabled, home-bound people. They needed a method of both cleaning and disinfecting these items to be able in order to rent them out again. “I initially received CPAP machines and oxygen tanks test clean and deodorize. The company who rents these struggled because even though you are not supposed to smoke while using these devices, people do. Nicotine and smoke odor permeate the devices, and no matter what they had tried, they could not get these items clean. They were thrilled when I presented Ultrasonic Cleaning as a solution.” Below are pictures of these items.

Congratulations to Mark and Puroclean. Best wishes for their continued Success.

FEATURED SUCCESS STORY: AmeriDri of Colorado Springs

Incorporating Ultrasonic Contents Restoration into AmeriDri’s Fire Restoration Services Brings in Big Business!

The AmeriDri staff proudly shows off their Training Certificate from Morantz Ultrasonics

Joe Crivello, owner of AmeriDri in Colorado Springs, CO knew he needed a better system for Contents Restoration. Although his staff works very hard, cleaning by hand was just taking too long. Not only that, items were not getting fully cleaned and the types of items he could clean was frustratingly limited. To make matter worse, all of this was impacting his profits.

According to Joe, “I began researching Ultrasonic equipment and Morantz came highly recommended to me. I wanted a piece of equipment that I could grow with, yet would not take up a great deal of space, would work with my current electrical capacity in my facility (110v), and that would be affordable. Luckily the Morantz M-115 “Mighty One” fit all of my requirements.”

Cleaning Crystal and Glassware during training with the Morantz M-115 "Mighty One" Ultrasonic Content Cleaning Machine — Cleaning Crystal and Glassware during training with the Morantz M-115 “Mighty One” Ultrasonic Contents Cleaning Machine

When Joe took delivery of his machine, he immediately got to work telling his customers about all of the new contents he could clean for them. “I was so excited to be able to offer electronics cleaning as part of our services,” said Joe. “When I started to actually get the jobs to clean Electronics in house, I knew it was time to train my staff properly on all the techniques using this amazing machine. We were so excited; Lisa Morantz personally came to our facility to perform our training. Lisa worked with my staff on multiple jobs that we had waiting. Everything from crystal to stuffed animals to computers was covered, and that was just the beginning. My staff was so excited they began bringing in personal items from their desks and cars to learn what else we can clean.”

Joe continues, “Something else that I learned during our training session is that we can now maintain own restoration equipment in our M-115 machine. This has made cleaning our equipment an easy process and is a huge time saver!”

Joe’s staff absolutely loves the Mighty One’s pneumatic lift. This feature alone helped with the staff’s “buy in” because it makes cleaning easy by lowering items into the tank and raising them out with the touch of a lever. “I was sold on this important feature as I didn’t want my staff dealing with heavy lifting,” He said. Plus, Joe recognizes the benefit of processing 4 contents baskets at once. This capability moves the cleaning along at a very fast rate.

“During training, Lisa spent time discussing my facility layout and made specific suggestions to improve our workflow,” said Joe. “This was one of the advantages to having her come out and spend time with us. Plus, Lisa covered all aspects of our business, not just the ins and outs of the equipment. My manager and I even reviewed our marketing strategies with her. Lisa made several recommendations on selling the service that I plan to incorporate into my business.”

Joe has also incorporated iCAT, Morantz’s software partner, into his process. With these professional tools in place, AmeriDri has been experiencing tremendous growth, and more importantly, can handle the growth with ease.

Joe Crivello, Owner of AmeriDri, giving his Morantz "Mighty One" the thumbs up. — Joe Crivello, Owner of AmeriDri, giving his Morantz “Mighty One” the thumbs up.

Congratulations to Joe and AmeriDri and best wishes for their continued Success.

SUCCESS STORY: Kleena of Australia increases business by 200% with Morantz Ultrasonics

Meet Mick Bantoft, owner and operator of Kleena in Queensland, Australia (kleenabc.com.au). Over the past 8 years, Mick has used Morantz Ultrasonics to create an entirely new niche market for his company cleaning curtains, microfiber cloths, trolley covers, privacy curtains, blinds, soot damaged contents and other hard to clean items for hospitals and hotels.

Shaking Up Business

In 2006, Mick Bantoft knew he had to shake up his curtain cleaning business or risk losing it. He flew half way around the world to attend a cleaning tradeshow in search of the “next big thing,” something that would help grow his business. During his browsing, he saw the Morantz Ultrasonics cleaning systems. Immediately, Mick knew he had found what he was looking for. “I was completely amazed with what I was seeing. Fabrics, like the ones I clean were being put into the machine and came out cleaner than I could ever get them, and all within seconds,” Mick said. Mick decided then and there to learn as much as he could about ultrasonics. A short time later, he was on a plane to Philadelphia to see all that Morantz had to offer. After a few days at Morantz H.Q., Mick ordered his first set of machines, a Morantz 3-in-1 System, and got to work.

Kleena staff unpacks curtains to prepare them for cleaning.

“The learning curve was short and once my staff and I really began to understand the full capabilities of these machines, the excitement and work continued to grow.” said Mick. “I focused primarily on blinds and curtains in my first year because it was my client base. I was able to process existing jobs in a much shorter amount of time which generated higher profit margins and left me time to explore and promote other types of cleaning.”

Kleena’s drying area. Rolling racks can be wheeled into their Drye Rite XL (see below).

Branching Out

Mick and his staff soon returned to Morantz H.Q. and attended a Morantz’s Firesonics® Seminar where they learned more about how to use ultrasonics to clean soot and smoke damaged items including electronics. “Very few people offer content cleaning in Australia. I knew this was a great opportunity to get my foot in the door. As soon as I started promoting it, the work came so quickly I ordered a SM-200 Super Mighty One from Morantz to dedicate to the contents side. I also purchased a golf club cleaning machine to promote content cleaning and other services at tournaments and meetings.” Mick added, “When I realized how useful the pneumatic lift on the SM-200 was for lifting heavy items, I started using it for curtain cleaning and it made a huge difference! My female employees were struggling with lifting wet, heavy curtains out of the tank, but the lift made this process of lifting and draining very easy.”

Kleena’s custom SM-200 with Blind Inspection Rack and Flip Out Work Table for Curtains.

A Better Drying Process

As both his curtain cleaning and content cleaning businesses continued to grow, Mick knew he needed a better drying process. “While some curtains can air dry, other types need to be dried quickly or else browning starts to appear. Electronics also must be dried quickly and at higher temperatures. I had seen the Morantz Drye Rite cabinet, loved it, but needed something much bigger to accommodate all I had to dry on a daily basis. I had Lisa (Morantz) build me what is now the Drye Rite XL. It’s a full, room size dryer complete with Infrared Heat and Ozone for deodorization. We have both our contents and our curtains on rolling racks and roll them in and out. It’s incredible and has increased my productivity tremendously!”

Click here to see a video of Mick’s Drye Rite XL.

Hospitals Took Notice

In 2010, Mick started seeing a significant increase in work from local hospitals. When he presented the data from Morantz’s independent testing (testing confirmed that ultrasonics not only sanitizes, but disinfects), hospitals really took notice. Mick tells us, “MRSA and C-Diff are big issues for hospitals. Morantz’s testing set a new standard that no other method of cleaning could touch. Now I had the capability of offering services well beyond privacy curtain cleaning. With my equipment, I clean wheelchairs, slings, trolleys, trolley covers, bed-side tables, microfibers, patient restraints… Some of the items they give me, I don’t even know what they’re for! The work orders keep growing and I keep bringing on new hospitals.”

Mick demonstrates the cleaning capabilities of Morantz Ultrasonics at a hospital with the portable Z-56 “Bubba”

Expanding… Again!

Business was growing so fast that Mick needed to expand yet again. After moving to a larger and newer building, he spoke to Lisa Morantz about adapting one of Morantz’s newer models, the SM-200-XL which had primarily been used for industrial parts cleaning, to suit his needs. “We put our heads together and came up with unique features which makes the new SM-200-XL a hybrid machine with all the best features Morantz has to offer,” said Mick. “I now use this model for everything I do and couldn’t be more pleased. It’s been terrific for all the new curtain cleaning and lamp shade work I am getting from hotels.”

Kleena’s SM-200-XL machine cleaning slings and blinds.

Growing by 200%

By 2014, since meeting Morantz, Mick has increased his business by 200%. His processes with the Morantz machines can now be duplicated around the country, and that’s just what he intends to do. Mick has just completed a new deal to bring Morantz Ultrasonic equipment, and his know-how, to a major Australian cleaning franchise.

Congratulations to Mick and the entire team at Kleena. Best wishes for your continued success.

Mick Bantoft gives his Morantz equipment a “thumbs up.”

FEATURED SUCCESS STORY: Cleaning up in Italy!

Buongiorno and welcome to Milan, Italy! We bring you all the way around the globe to meet Michele Lazzarotto, owner of Elle Emme custom window treatments and LavareTutto (literally translated from Italian to mean “Wash All“).

Michele Lazzarotto with his Morantz B-136 "Baby" Blind Cleaning Machine. — Michele Lazzarotto with his Morantz B-136 “Baby” Blind Cleaning Machine.

Michele and his family operate several businesses all over Italy that custom manufacture window treatments of all types including blinds and curtains. He has owned and operated his famous shop in Milan for nearly 25 years.

How He Got His Start

Michele first learned about Morantz’s blind cleaning equipment in 2008 while researching on the internet ways to properly clean blinds for his clients. Amazed with what he saw, Michele booked his flight to Philadelphia to see the machines in action. He even brought samples of fabrics and blinds to test clean. Excited by the results, Michele placed his order for equipment.

“I could not believe the opportunity I had come across when I saw the Morantz blind cleaning machine working,“ exclaims Michele. “No one in Italy was offering to clean blinds. The market was wide open and desperately in need of this type of cleaning“.

One of the many micro-mini blinds Michele has cleaned.

Michele let all of his long-time customers know that he can now service all the window blinds he had sold them. He also created a separate company and website, Lavarre Tutto, to start promoting everything he could clean. Soon he had jobs not only cleaning blinds, but items such as hubcaps, wood stools, metal parts (including engine parts), light diffusers and much more. Here are some photos he sent us to share with our readers, Prima (Before) and Dopo (After):

A Machine Called “Money!”

Michele lovingly named his blind cleaning machine “Money,” and the name has stuck to this day. “It is unbelievable how much money this machine continues to make, so the name fits,” Michele said. “My staff is constantly busy with cleaning blinds of all types: Roller shades, mini blinds, vertical blinds and more.”

How He “Sells” It

One of the many ways Michele promotes ultrasonic cleaning to his clients is by hooking them on the technology when they visit his shop. Next to his coffee machine proudly sits his Morantz SZ-400 Table-Top System. During offers to clean his clients jewelry and eyeglasses. While cleaning, he explains that this is the same technology that he uses to clean blinds. “It works beautifully and demonstrates my capabilities for cleaning,” says Michele.

The Morantz SZ-400 table top system, a great demonstration model.

Success, and More Success

Michele was doing so much ultrasonic cleaning that in 2011 he purchased a second machine, the Morantz SM-200-XL. “With the XL machine, I am able to clean a wide variety of items including curtains and even multiple blinds at once. This all-purpose system has really opened up Ultrasonic Cleaning to my company. We have diversified in ways we never dreamed of.”

Cleaning vertical blind tracks with the Morantz SM-200-XL.

The SM-200-XL (foreground) ready to clean a batch of Roller Shades.

The Lavare Tutto staff prepping roller binds for cleaning.

Cleaning light diffusers. This diffuser is half cleaned to show the difference.

Cleaning a photocopier in the SM-200-XL.

Photocopier after cleaning with Morantz Ultrasonics for 1 minute!

Watch Michele clean those wood stools in his SM-200-XL
Note: The video is in Italian, but the results are Universal!
(click here to watch on YouTube)

Expanding his Business

To procure commercial cleaning jobs, Michele takes his machines to tradeshows in Italy including the largest exhibition for window blinds as well as the largest for general cleaning. In this way, he is constantly in front of decision makers showcasing his company’s technology and capabilities. “When I show potential clients how Morantz Ultrasonics works, they can’t believe what they are seeing I create a lot of excitement at these trade fairs, and have taken on many large commercial jobs as a result of these exhibitions.”

Lavare Tutto showcasing their cleaning capabilities.

Michele recently completed a large commercial blind cleaning job for one of the many buildings on the campus of ENI Petrol Company. They were so pleased with the outcome that they have now hired Michele’s company to clean another 5000 blinds this Spring!

One of the many buildings on the ENI Petrol campus, now with clean blinds!

“I Get Calls Every Day”

Michele tells us that he is constantly receiving calls for his service. “I get calls everyday,” He says, and with the economy in a major slump in Italy, and with local banks not loaning money, he is glad he invested in the equipment. “Small businesses are closing everywhere in Italy. Companies like mine who manufacture and sells blinds are very slow, so they’re looking to maintain what they own,” He said. “The timing could not be better for me to offer this service for blinds and other items. Ultrasonic cleaning is not only keeping my doors open for business, it’s growing my business.”

The Success Keeps Coming

Michele has sent us even more photos including those for the job above. You can see them on our Facebook Page. All of our best wishes for continued success to Michele Lazzarotto and the entire Elle Emme and Lavare Tutto team.

Keep cleaning up in Italy!

Ciao!

Come Visit Us at ISSA Interclean in Las Vegas!

From November 19 -21, we’ll be exhibiting at the ISSA Interclean North America show in Las Vegas, Nevada (Booth: 3805).

We’re really excited to be back in Vegas for this year’s show where we will be demonstrating the ultrasonic machine that started it all, “The Baby.”

If you would like to visit us in the exhibit hall, please contact Lisa Morantz at (215) 969-0266 (or send me a message using the form on the right).

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Schedule

-Tuesday, November 19: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
-Wednesday, November 20: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
-Thursday, November 21: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Kraft Foods Cleaning with Morantz Ultrasonics

There are many uses for our Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems, but just when we thought we knew them all, along comes something new. A few months ago, I was contacted by an energy optimization company that works for many large companies including Kraft Foods Inc. Kraft had a specific part for their baking ovens that needed to be cleaned and the pressure washing/hand cleaning they were doing wasn’t working. The question posed to me was, “Can you clean them?” My answer: “I don’t know until we try”. So that’s just what we did, and as usual, our machines worked beautifully.

As a result, over the past couple of months I personally visited several Kraft bakeries to install custom equipment and train their staff on the operation of the system. The photos that follow are from Kraft’s Chicago operation (which as I was told is the largest bakery in the world!). I have no doubt as each of their ovens was literally a football field long (that’s Gridiron football for all you non US citizens reading this).

Yes I do look lovely in my hair net...not! — Yes I do look lovely in my hair net…not!

Kraft’s needs were specific and they required a machine built to their specifications. In most instances, one of our standard (or slightly modified) machine models will work for a specific application, this time we had to build a specialized system. Working closely with Kraft’s engineers, we built exactly what they needed. Below is a photo of Kraft’s new system now installed in their bakeries throughout the U.S.

The Kraft staff watching parts clean and learning the operation of the system. They were all very grateful they no longer had to spend tedious hours working on these by hand.

Puro Tec builds Contents Cleaning Facility featuring the Morantz SM-200 Super System

We are proud to share the news that our client Puro Tec of Bensalem, PA has built a brand new, state-of-the-art Contents Cleaning Facility at their headquarters. For their very first job in their new facility, they used their Morantz SM-200 Super System (which consists of 4 machines; Pre-Wash, Ultrasonic Wash, Rinse and Drying stations) to clean a warehouse full of tens of thousands of gun parts and holsters damaged in a fire.

The pictures below show the job in progress, the layout for their Morantz Super System, and features a video of Patrick describing the job (sorry, the video is vertical because it was taken on an iPhone in Portrait mode. There is no problem with your player).

If you have any questions, please call us at 215.969.0266, or submit the form to the right.

Enjoy!

The SM-200 Super System Lids are bridges to each station. Baskets slide along through the process.

Unloading Contents into Stainless Steel Baskets for cleaning.

Prewashing is done with Heat, Chemicals and Bubbling Agitation.

Gun Holsters being cleaned in the SM-200

The Morantz Rinse Tank features a commercial sprayer for detailing, and an optional De-Ionization System (pictured here) that changes tap water into deionized water and recirculates repeatedly.

Drying contents with the Morantz Heated Blow Dry Gun.

The Drying Cabinet holds up to 12 baskets and dries contents in minutes. It also has an ozone function for deodorization.

The Morantz SM-200 Super System: Pre-Wash, Ultrasonic Wash, Rinse & Drying Stations.

Expert Response Restoration builds new Contents Cleaning Facility featuring the Morantz M-115 Ultrasonic Cleaner

We recently spent a great couple days of Contents Training with the Petruccis at their new Contents Cleaning facility. A fun time for one and all! Check out the pictures below.

Craig and Christine Petrucci, Owners. — Craig and Christine Petrucci (Owners).

Prewash, Ultrasonic wash, Rinse stations — Prewash, Ultrasonic Wash & Rinse Stations.
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The Morantz M-115 utizes a pneumatic lift and sectioned basket to make cleaning multiple objects easy and quick. — The Morantz M-115 utizes a pneumatic lift and sectioned basket to make cleaning multiple objects quick and easy.

Petrucci-Drying-Keyboards-275x367 — Petrucci Drying Keyboards.

Rinsing Electronics with De-Ionized Water.

Drying electronics in the Morantz Drye-Rite.

Thanks for 75 Great Years! Get your Anniversary Gift.

Thanks to all for making our 75th year of business a great success. Our last and BEST anniversary special still going on until December 31. Check out our new logo commemorating our long years of business history.