Key Takeaways:
- The IoT Breakthrough Awards program has recognized Kimberly-Clark Professional’s Onvation with SmartFit as the "IoT Sensor Innovation of the Year" for its innovative smart restroom management system.
- Onvation with SmartFit is a holistic, end-to-end ecosystem that combines smart sensors, a secure gateway, and a centralized dashboard and mobile app to deliver actionable insights and optimize janitorial schedules.
- The solution aims to transform one of the most overlooked yet essential facility spaces: the commercial restroom, by providing a proven solution that delivers measurable improvements in efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- The IoT Breakthrough Awards program is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the most innovative companies in the global Internet-of-Things (IoT) market.
- Kimberly-Clark Professional is committed to innovation that improves everyday experiences and has built Onvation to help facilities optimize labor, reduce waste, and improve customer satisfaction.
Introduction to IoT Breakthrough
The IoT Breakthrough Awards program has been celebrating a decade of recognizing top Internet-of-Things innovators around the globe. This prestigious annual awards program is conducted by a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the most innovative companies in the global IoT market. The program aims to honor excellence in Internet-of-Things technologies, services, companies, and products. This year’s program attracted thousands of nominations from over 15 countries around the world, and Kimberly-Clark Professional’s Onvation with SmartFit has been selected as the winner of the "IoT Sensor Innovation of the Year" award.
Onvation with SmartFit: A Breakthrough Innovation
Onvation is a smart restroom management system enhanced with SmartFit, a compact, internet-connected sensor that fits seamlessly inside compatible paper towel and bath tissue dispensers. SmartFit sensors monitor product levels and restroom traffic in real-time, enabling predictive, data-driven maintenance. The solution empowers facility managers to optimize janitorial schedules, reduce waste, and help ensure restrooms remain clean and well-stocked. The holistic, end-to-end ecosystem combines smart sensors that collect usage and traffic data, a secure gateway that transmits that data to the cloud, and a centralized dashboard and mobile app that deliver actionable insights.
Transforming Commercial Restrooms
The breakthrough system integrates with select third-party devices and is scalable across high-traffic environments such as airports and stadiums. SmartFit expands Onvation’s reach, supporting a range of dispensers and simplifying installation. The sensor is designed for minimal disruption, with a battery life of a minimum of two years and a form factor that fits discreetly inside dispensers. According to Steve Johansson, managing director of IoT Breakthrough, "Onvation with SmartFit transforms one of the most overlooked yet essential facility spaces: the commercial restroom. In any facility, restrooms receive some of the most complaints, especially in high-traffic venues. Staff having to constantly check restroom conditions results in wasted time, wasted product, and mismanaged spending."
Mission and Impact
The mission of the IoT Breakthrough Awards program is to conduct the industry’s most comprehensive analysis of the global Internet-of-Things industry and recognize the breakthrough innovators, leaders, and visionaries driving progress in a range of IoT categories. The program provides a forum for public recognition around the achievements of IoT companies and products. Kimberly-Clark Professional’s Onvation with SmartFit has been recognized for its innovative solution that delivers measurable improvements in efficiency and customer satisfaction. According to Susan Gambardella, President of Kimberly-Clark Professional, "We are pleased to accept the IoT Breakthrough award for ‘IoT Sensor Innovation of the Year!’ We built Onvation to help facilities optimize labor, reduce waste, and improve customer satisfaction, and we remain committed to innovation that improves everyday experiences."
About IoT Breakthrough and Kimberly-Clark Professional
The IoT Breakthrough Awards program is part of the Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership. The program is devoted to honoring excellence in Internet-of-Things technologies, services, companies, and products. Kimberly-Clark Professional partners with businesses to achieve their goals while enhancing the well-being of their employees and guests with quality hygiene and personal care solutions. Key brands in this away-from-home segment include Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, and WypAll. The company is committed to innovation that improves everyday experiences and has built Onvation to help facilities optimize labor, reduce waste, and improve customer satisfaction.