Possible applications

The SDGs state that “Roughly one-third of the world’s population, or about 2.2 billion people, lack access to safe drinking water. In addition, roughly 4.2 billion people do not have access to safely managed sanitation.”   Installing a combination of the Sarastear® Industrial Series with solar powered batteries in developing countries allows the creation of a water supply system using nothing but the power of nature.

Sarastear® is especially crucial for developing countries because it is the fastest way to save the lives of those without access to safe drinking water.
No wells need to be drilled, and water can be produced continuously on the spot where Sarastear® is installed.
Once Sarastear® is installed, just connect it to a single battery and a power source, then turn it on.

While the power source may be an issue here, a variety of technologies have been developed for power, the most common being solar-powered batteries. Using these batteries, we can create water from natural air.
No other construction processes are needed to produce safe drinking water—all you have to do is wait.
What’s more, this system can be customized to produce not only drinking water but agricultural water and more, meaning we can create water based on whatever situation it requires it.

Competitive advantage

Just connect to a power source to start making water.
There is just one thing Sarastear® needs to start producing water– a power source.
This automatically starts the process of creating water from the surrounding air.

No supplies necessary to keep making drinking water.
Unlike typical water servers, Sarastear® does not require gallon bottles or other supplies. This reduces the amount of plastic waste from used gallon bottles.

Choose the product most suited to your needs and uses from our product range.
Sarastear® comes in a wide range of products, from our Home & Office Series to our Industrial Series, letting you choose the right product for your daily water needs.

Easy maintenance
All that is required for basic maintenance is the regular replacement of the consumable filters. These replacements are performed at a particular time and require no daily maintenance.

Easy to understand monitor display and single button operation
All Sarastear® products are equipped with a monitor that lets you see the temperature/amount of water as well as other information at a glance, and allow you to get water with the push of single button.

                                              Fig. 6 Front monitor of Sarastear®

Maintains drinking water safety and provides a constant supply of fresh water
Consisting of five filters, including a HEPA filter and deep ultraviolet LED, our unique filtration system provides a constant supply of potable water and is designed to keep water safe and fresh.

Performance

1.　Since warm air usually contains high amounts of water vapor, Sarastear® products require an ambient temperature of 30 degrees Celsius (centigrade) and 80% humidity for maximum performance.

　　　　　　　                                 Table 1. Water analysis result

                                                      Table 2. Product specifications


                                                       Fig. 7 Water generation volume

1. The filters installed are able to remove the following hazardous substances and viruses.

　- HEPA Filter: Catches approximately 99.97% of fine particles down to 0.3 μm from air drawn into the product.

　- Sediment Filter: The 5 μm (micrometer) mesh removes even the smallest impurities contained in water, including rust, sand, and dust.

　- Ultra-Filtration Filter: The miniscule 0.001 μm holes filter small substances, including pollen, PM2.5, viruses, and mycoplasma (a kind of bacteria that causes colds, pneumonia, bronchitis, and more).

   – Zero Bacteria Filter: Unique Sarastear® technology that adsorbs only the bacteria found in water. After adsorption, clean water is passed through activated carbon and silver ions to further purify it before it reaches you.

Technical maturity / Past record of introduction

Sarastear® began selling officially in Japan in 2018, and so far over 300 units of Sarastear-neo20 (Home & Office Series product) have been installed worldwide. Including Nigeria, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India and China.

The number of installations has been risen yearly, and this year more than 10,000 units are already scheduled for installation worldwide.
While we use the cutting-edge technology, our factory line and inspection sites can produce up to 3,000 units a month.

Information on patent related to this technology

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Name	NEW STANDARD’S Co., Ltd.
Address	204 MAC Ginza Building, 1-15-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061 Japan
Capital	80 million JPY (as of August 1, 2019)
Contact person	Mr. Kenichi TAKAHASHI (Representative) E-Mail: [email protected] TEL：+81-3-5579-9829 FAX：+81-3-6800-6750 Corporate website: https://www.newstandards.jp/
Number of employees	5 (as of August 1, 2019)
Date of company foundation	July 7, 1972
The type of business	AWG Promotion Section  – Providing the Sarastear Series Healthcare Section  – Providing and spreading the use of products to help prevent disease Water System R&D  – Developing water-related technology Design Section  – Creating the website, corporate logo, and providing support System Development  – Developing original systems  – Providing automatic price changing systems for EC sites – Providing price adjustment systems for shopping malls

                  

International operation

Number of employees for international operation		1 (as of August 1, 2019)
Overseas offices	City, Country	Name of Company (if applicable)
	N/A	N/A

Modality of business transaction

Partnership
We currently outsource the sales of our products to local partners, who serve as our distributors. We are in charge of maintenance on products sold.

Schematic illustration of the technology