Today we visited a company called Dynajet. They specialize in commercial power washers that go from 7000 psi up to 40,000 psi. The smaller ones are typically used for paint removal while the larger ones can be used in place of a jackhammer to remove concrete. They use these power washers instead of jackhammers because they do not damage the steel reinforcement and only remove the concrete. Another main strength of Dynajet was their environmental aspect. Their products don’t use any chemicals and only use the force of pure water to clean things.
Dynajet is a small company and only about 5 people were working there when we visited. They buy the parts from hundreds of suppliers and assemble the parts in the building we toured. An engineering aspect that I found interesting was the fact that their products were limited by the physics of a hand held device. What I mean by this is that they couldn’t build any bigger power washers otherwise they would have to have a robot operate it because a human couldn’t push back with enough force to keep the power washer stable.
It was very interesting to compare the strengths and weaknesses of both a large company like Gentex that we toured earlier in the day, and Dynajet a smaller company. It has also been very interesting to see the logistics of companies that sell to many different companies in different countries that speak different languages. Although a short visit, Dynajet was a good visit to learn about the strengths of a small company.