Cleaning Card News

Cleaning Cards with Waffletechnology® Granted a US Patent Patented product quickly removes dirt and other contaminates in equipment found throughout all industries
AUBURN, Maine—June 17, 2010—A US patent has been issued for the Waffletechnology® cleaning card. The patent covers a variety of products that clean credit card readers and door locks, check and document scanners, thermal printers, bill acceptors and many other items.
Press Release Translations
Chinese-simplified | Chinese-traditional | French Canadian
French European | German | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese
Spanish Americas | Spanish European | Urdu

KICTeam Expands World-Wide Cleaning Expertise to Singapore. Singapore to supply distribution partners with specialized transaction equipment cleaning products used in all industries
Auburn, ME., April 29, 2010 – KICTeam USA is proud to announce the opening of KICTeam Singapore which will supply technical cleaning products to ASEAN countries, including: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The new Singapore office will offer localized support with a conveniently situated warehouse facility to better serve customers on a more comprehensive scale. As the need for technical cleaning products increases to maintain today’s transaction equipment universally, KICTeam offers products that feature Waffletechnology®, used to thoroughly clean hotel door locks, POS equipment, access control, bank ATM’s, shipping label printers, receipt printers, and mobile handheld card terminals.
Press Release Translations
Chinese-simplified | Chinese-traditional | French Canadian
French European | German | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese
Spanish Americas | Spanish European | Urdu

Seiko Instruments Smart Label Printers Cleaned Quickly and Effectively Remove contaminants that can degrade print clarity using new cleaning tool
AUBURN, Maine—March 23, 2010— Consistently printing clear and crisp labels requires the proper cleaning maintenance of any thermal printer. KICTeam’s introduction of the Seiko Instruments Smart Label Printer Cleaning Card which features Waffletechnology will maintain that clarity on Seiko Instruments thermal printers. This new product was designed specifically for the SLP family of thermal printers through a joint effort of Seiko Instruments USA, Inc. and KICTeam. This new cleaning card is a quick and almost effortless means of removing any leftover adhesive residue or paper dust that can deteriorate the legibility of the print.

Smart Card Readers Cleaned Quickly and Effectively Remove contaminants that cause read errors on Smart Card Readers
AUBURN, Maine—March 11, 2010— Dirt, oils and other contaminants are introduced into a card reader every time a credit card is inserted. For the read contacts to properly access the smart chip, it is critical that these contaminants are regularly removed to help avoid card reader errors. This newly released Waffletechnology Smart Card Reader Cleaning Card is designed to remove these contaminants by gently cleaning these critical read/write components. This product not only offers superb cleaning attention to the smart card readers, but is also designed to be used in swipe and dip card readers that use magnetic stripe technology. This new cleaning card is a quick and almost effortless means of removing error causing particles from within most types of card readers worldwide.
Press Release Translations
Chinese-simplified | Chinese-traditional | French Canadian
French European | German | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese
Spanish Americas | Spanish European | Urdu

Maintain Crisp Labels and Receipts on Bixolon SRP & SLP Thermal Printers Announcing a Cleaning Card designed for Bixolon Thermal Printers
AUBURN, Maine—January 20, 2010— Consistently printing clear and crisp receipts or barcode labels requires the proper cleaning maintenance of any thermal printer. KICTeam’s introduction of the Bixolon Waffletechnology Thermal Printer Cleaning Card will maintain that clarity on Bixolon thermal printers. This new product was designed specifically for both the SRP & SLP families of thermal printers through a joint effort of Bixolon and KICTeam. This new cleaning card is a quick and almost effortless means of removing any leftover adhesive residue or paper dust that can deteriorate the legibility of the print.

Keeping Check Scans Clean with a Cleaning Card for Panini’s I:Deal™ Check Scanner. All Industries that receive or accept checks as payment.
AUBURN, Maine—October 19, 2009— Panini & KICTeam, Inc. are pleased to announce the approval of the Panini Waffletechnology Check Scanner Cleaning Card for the Panini I:Deal™ Check Scanner. The removal of built-up paper dust and endorsement ink residue from the scanner lens is critical to maintain consistent scans with any check scanner. This product, originally designed to work with Panini My Vision X® and Vision X® Check Scanners, is now available for use on the new Panini I:Deal™ as well. This latest more versatile design has the I:Deal™ name on the pouch to indicate it is the next generation cleaning card. The I:Deal™ Check Scanners, designed to affordably help small businesses take advantage of the Check 21 laws and provisions, now has a method of quickly cleaning the critical camera lens and check travel pathways within the device.

KICTeam Becomes a Local International Company Offering Products for All Industries
Auburn, ME, October 15, 2009 – KICTeam is pleased to announce its successful expansion in both Europe and Asia. KIC Products UK, which operated as an independent exclusive European distributor, is now KICTeam Europe Limited and is a wholly owned subsidiary of KICTeam, Inc. located in Auburn, ME. KICTeam Asian/Pacific has also plans to establish offices in key locations in 2009 to facilitate the growth in this area of the world.

Sticky Adhesives Removed from Thermal Print Heads Using The New Dual Action Cleaning Pen now Available from KICTeam. Removes Adhesive Build Up and Cleans Thermal Print Heads for All Industries
Auburn, ME., October 1, 2009 – The new Dual Action Cleaning Pen, designed to remove stubborn adhesive build up from thermal print heads, is being released today by KICTeam. Using the same convenient marker-style design currently found with the EZ Thermal Printer Cleaning Pen, this new pen has two separate marker nibs to perform two very distinct functions. The first nib carries an adhesive remover to make it possible to easily remove adhesives caused during printing of label stock and linerless labels. The second nib carries the same isopropyl alcohol recommended by all thermal printer manufacturers to properly clean the print head. The combination of both products in one easy-to-use pen creates a very versatile product for maintaining thermal printers.

KICTeam Announces the Canon CR-Series Check Transport Cleaning Tool Software For use with KICTeam’s Canon Waffletechnology™ Cleaning Card
AUBURN, Maine—July 16, 2009—KICTeam, the industry leader in the manufacturing of cleaning cards, today introduced the Canon CR-Series Check Transport Cleaning Tool Software to be used in conjunction with their Waffletechnology Cleaning Card. In an effort to help increase efficiency and lower maintenance costs, this new software allows for a more efficient and streamlined cleaning process, resulting in less down time and a better quality of overall maintenance.

Patent awarded for Waffletechnology® Cleaning Cards to KICTeam Waffletechnology cleaning cards are used in all Industries
AUBURN, Maine—July 1, 2009—A patent has been issued for a unique feature of our Waffletechnology® cleaning cards, adding a level of protection to a growing cleaning card market.

Accurate Boarding Passes and Reducing Lost Luggage is Easy When Using VidTroniX Printers A Cleaning Card Designed for the Airline Industry
AUBURN, Maine—June 1, 2009— The Airline Industry spends millions in locating and delivering misplaced luggage to their patrons. VidTroniX is now offering a solution that will cost a fraction of what the airlines are currently spending. Two new cleaning cards for the VidTroniX ATP Series and MAP Thermal Printers used to print bag tags and boarding passes are being launched today through KICTeam, the world leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards.

JCM DBV Series Bill Validators Cleaning Card Now Available From KICTeam Designed for the Amusement, Vending and Lottery Industries
AUBURN, Maine—May 18, 2009—A new Cleaning Card for the JCM Global DBV Series Bill Validators is being launched today through KICTeam, the world leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards. Designed for the DBV 300, 301, 302, 303 Bill Validators, this cleaning card, featuring Waffletechnology™, incorporates a tension release waffle pattern. This pattern allows the cleaning card to maintain maximum cleaning waffle height as it passes through the currency validators.

New Adhesive Remover Swab for Thermal Printers from KICTeam Remove the Sticky Adhesive Residue from Thermal Printers in Shipping, Retail, Food Service and other Industries
Auburn, ME., March 23, 2009 – An Adhesive Remover Swab is being released today by KICTeam. This Swab is combined with an adhesive remover solution to ease the removal of sticky adhesive residue from hard surfaces. The product will come enclosed in a foil pouch and the swab will be saturated with the adhesive remover solution. The swab was designed especially for use on thermal printers which incur adhesive build up from regular use during label printing. The increase of linerless labels has heightened the demand for an efficient adhesive remover product. This new Adhesive Remover Swab has been tested and demonstrated to be more effective than current methods and products.

New Currency Counter cleaning card now available from KICTeam. Card Extends Life of Currency Counters Used in Banking and Other Industries
Auburn, ME., February 16, 2009 – A Currency Counter Cleaning Card utilizing Waffletechnology™ is being released today by KICTeam. This advanced design employs state-of-the-art cleaning card ‘waffles’ to clean the note recognition lenses within the machine. These optics are critical for accurate counting and denomination recognition but were previously unreachable without dismantling the equipment. The new cleaning card design also cleans the bill pathways more completely through the use of the flexible raised platforms that waffletechnology is known for. The unique surface of the cleaning card will also remove dirt and other contaminants from the feed rollers to overall maintain the currency counter to function as designed and prolong the equipment’s life. This new Waffletechnology Currency Counter Cleaning Card has been tested and demonstrated to be more effective than current cleaning methods and products.

KICTeam and TransAct Technologies Announce a New Cleaning Card System for the Epic 950® and Epic 850® Ticket Printer
AUBURN, Maine—December 5, 2008—KICTeam, the industry leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards, and TransAct Technologies, a global leader in cashless ticket printers for the gaming and lottery-based industries, today announce the release of the TransAct Technologies Cashless Ticket Printer Cleaning System designed using Waffletechnology™ to clean the Epic 950® and Epic 850® Ticket Printer. The new Cleaning Card System will enable gaming properties and retail outlets to increase efficiency and lower maintenance costs. The Epic 950® and Epic 850® Ticket Printers, a critical component in modern slot machines, can now be effectively cleaned, easily and quickly, without opening the printer.

KICTeam Develops New Cleaning Product For Epson’s TM-J9000 Series Check Scanners
AUBURN, Maine—October 27, 2008—KICTeam, the industry leader in the manufacture of technical cleaning cards, is pleased to announce that the company has developed the Waffletechnology™ Cleaning Card for Epson’s TM-J9000 series of check scanners. The cleaning card provides Epson customers a way to efficiently clean all parts of the device including the transport, track, MICR head and scanner glass. The TM-J9000 Series desktop scanner, which includes an integrated transaction receipt printer, is a reliable and cost effective teller capture device ideally suited for banks and credit unions seeking to capture checks at the point of presentment.

KICTeam and TransAct Technologies Announce a Joint Development Project to Create a Cleaning Card System for the Epic 950® Ticket Printer
AUBURN, Maine—October 14, 2008—KICTeam, the industry leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards, and TransAct Technologies, a global leader in cashless ticket printers for the gaming and lottery-based industries, today announce a joint development project to incorporate the use of Waffletechnology™ in a Cleaning Card System to maintain the Epic 950® Ticket Printer. In an effort to increase efficiency and lower maintenance costs, the new Cleaning Card System with Waffletechnology will enable gaming properties and retail outlets to effectively clean the Epic 950® Ticket Printers easily and quickly without opening the printer.

KICTeam and Canon U.S.A. Announce the Use of Waffletechnology in the new Canon CR-Series Check Transport Cleaning Card
AUBURN, Maine—Sept. 30, 2008—KICTeam, the industry leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards, and Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging technology, today announce the use of Waffletechnology™ in the new Canon CRSeries Check Transport Cleaning Card. In an effort to increase efficiency and lower maintenance costs, the Canon CR-Series Check Transport Cleaning Card with Waffletechnology enables banking and retail outlets to effectively clean Canon imageFORMULA CR-Series check transports.

KICTeam Develops New Check Scanner Cleaning Product For Epson’s CaptureOne™ Check Scanner
AUBURN, Maine—August 4, 2008—KICTeam, the industry leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards, is pleased to announce that the company has developed the Waffletechnology™ Cleaning Card for Epson’s CaptureOne™ Check Scanner. The cleaning card provides CaptureOne customers a way to efficiently clean all parts of the device including the transport, track, MICR head and scanner glass. The CaptureOne desktop scanner is a reliable check capture device for back office capture and remote deposit capture applications for financial services and retail applications.

KIC Products And Clean Team Company Merge To Form KICTeam
AUBURN, Maine—June 2, 2008—KIC Products, the industry leader in the manufacture of cleaning cards, is pleased to announce that they have joined forces with Clean Team Company, an original developer and manufacturer of technical cleaning products, to become one united front as KICTeam, effective immediately.

KICTeam, Inc. Develops Cutting Edge Cleaning Card
.AUBURN, Maine April 10, 2008—KICTeam Inc., the industry leader in the manufacturing of cleaning cards, is pleased to announce that they joined forces to introduce the Lucky Stripe Waffletechnology Cleaning Card for use in bill acceptors.

Panini and KICTeam, Inc. announce the release of a Panini Waffletechnology Check Processor Cleaning Card
Auburn, ME., October 1, 2007 – Panini & KICTeam, Inc. are pleased to announce the release of the Panini Waffletechnology Check Processor Cleaning Card. This product is designed to work with Panini My Vision X® Check Scanners through strategic positioning of the Waffletechnology design. Panini and KICTeam extensive co-development project has produced a method of quickly cleaning critical camera lenses and pathways within the device, used by the banking industry under the Check 21 laws and provisions.

KICTeam, Inc. Patents on Cleaning Cards