Excel Dryer is an American manufacturer of hand dryers, based in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The company manufactures its dryers in the United States with most parts coming from U.S. suppliers.[2]
History
The company was originally founded in 1963, and built hand dryers from its factory in East Longmeadow.
In 1997, Denis Gagnon bought the company that he said "made products nobody liked".[3] The company hired four scientists, three out of MIT, Sol Aisenberg, George Freedman, and Richard Pavelle to help them develop a new high speed hand dryer.
In 2001 the company launched their first high speed hand dryer, known as the Xlerator.[4] In 2022, the company claimed that its machines could dry hands in just eight seconds compared to previous models that took 35-40 seconds.[5]