--- title: "The Right Way to Use a Disinfectant Wipe:  Happi article" description: There is a right way and a wrong way to disinfect. This Happi article outlines tips to using disinfectant wipes to kill germs and viruses. image: https://blog.elsnereng.com/hubfs/ETC%20canisters%20CU_clipped_rev_1.png --- [![ELSNER Engineering](https://blog.elsnereng.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ELSNER_March_2020/images/logo.png?width=310&height=79&name=logo.png "ELSNER Engineering")](https://blog.elsnereng.com/) - [Home](https://elsnereng.com/) - [Markets & Products](https://elsnereng.com/markets-products/) - [Filtration](https://elsnereng.com/filtration/) - [Wet/Dry Wipes Machinery](https://elsnereng.com/wet-dry-wipes-machinery/) - [Nonwoven Converting Machines](https://elsnereng.com/nonwoven-converting-machinery/) - [Medical Nonwoven Disposables](https://elsnereng.com/medical-nonwoven-converting-machinery/) - [Kitchen Rolled Products](https://elsnereng.com/kitchen-rolled-products/) - [Party Goods](https://elsnereng.com/party-goods/) - [Wallcoverings](https://elsnereng.com/wallcoverings/) - [Machining](https://elsnereng.com/machining/) - [Paco](https://elsnereng.com/paco-winder/) - [Automation](https://elsnereng.com/automation/) - ELSNER Services - [ETC](https://elsnereng.com/production/) - [ELSNER Certified](https://elsnereng.com/elsner-certified/) - [ELSNER University](https://elsnereng.com/elsner-u/) - [About](https://elsnereng.com/about/) - [News](https://elsnereng.com/news/) - [Contact Us](https://elsnereng.com/contact-us/) - [Home](https://www.elsnereng.com/) - Markets - [Markets](https://www.elsnereng.com/markets.html) - [Filtration](https://www.elsnereng.com/filtration.html) - [Kitchen Rolled](https://www.elsnereng.com/kitchen-rolled.html) - [Nonwovens](https://www.elsnereng.com/nonwovens.html) - [Medical Nonwoven Disposables](https://www.elsnereng.com/medical-nonwoven-disposables.html) - [Party Goods](https://www.elsnereng.com/party-goods.html) - [Wallcoverings](https://www.elsnereng.com/wallcoverings.html) - [Production Lines & General Converting](https://www.elsnereng.com/production-lines--general-converting.html) - [Machinery Solutions](https://www.elsnereng.com/machinery-solutions.html) - Automation - [Automation](https://www.elsnereng.com/automation.html) - [ELSNER IIoT](https://www.elsnereng.com/elsner-iiot.html) - Custom Machining - [Custom Machining](https://www.elsnereng.com/custom-machining.html) - [Parts & Service](https://www.elsnereng.com/parts--service.html) - Tech Center - [Tech Center](https://www.elsnereng.com/tech-center.html) - [ELSNER Certified](https://www.elsnereng.com/elsner-certified.html) - About - [About](https://www.elsnereng.com/about.html) - [History](https://www.elsnereng.com/history.html) - [Message from the President](https://www.elsnereng.com/message-from-the-president.html) - [Our Promise](https://www.elsnereng.com/our-promise.html) - [Careers at Elsner](https://www.elsnercareers.com/) - [News](https://blog.elsnereng.com/) - [Contact](https://www.elsnereng.com/contact.html) ## Elsner Engineering Blog #### Elsner Engineering Blog # The Right Way to Use a Disinfectant Wipe:  Happi article [Elsner Team](https://blog.elsnereng.com/author/elsner-team) Mar 30, 2020 9:45:23 AM ![ETC canisters CU_clipped_rev_1](https://blog.elsnereng.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ETC%20canisters%20CU_clipped_rev_1.png?width=300&name=ETC%20canisters%20CU_clipped_rev_1.png)Did you know there's a right and a wrong way to disinfect?   Do you read the instructions on your canister of wipes? As we go about our day to day, it's easy not to.  Reality is, many of us don't take the time to ensure we are following the instructions in order to allow the disinfectant solution on the wipe to do its job. As designers and manufacturers of [rewinders that produce many wipes](https://www.elsnereng.com/production-lines-general-converting.html) in the marketplace, when we at ELSNER open up a canister of disinfectant wipes, we tend to focus attention on the quality of the roll and the perforation pattern because we can tell if it was made on our equipment.  In this current environment of COVID-19, we are now more concerned than ever (like everyone else!) with the disinfectant properties of the product.   Check out [this article](https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-03-26/americans-dont-disinfect-properly?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HAP_Formulator+Friday+%283-27-2020%29+%28Final%29&utm_content=&spMailingID=5135201&spUserID=MjI5NjI2NDM5MDMS1&spJobID=981222644&spReportId=OTgxMjIyNjQ0S0) from [Happi](https://www.happi.com/about-us/), the leading media company covering the global personal care, household and industrial and institutional cleaning market.  They clearly outline the correct way to disinfect in order to kill viruses and germs:  ["Americans Don't Disinfect Properly".  ](https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-03-26/americans-dont-disinfect-properly?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HAP_Formulator+Friday+%283-27-2020%29+%28Final%29&utm_content=&spMailingID=5135201&spUserID=MjI5NjI2NDM5MDMS1&spJobID=981222644&spReportId=OTgxMjIyNjQ0S0) Once the COVID-19 crisis is under control, we will all benefit from maintaining  hygiene improvements we are putting in practice to avoid the spread of illness.   [converting equipment](https://blog.elsnereng.com/topic/converting-equipment), [Wet Wipes production](https://blog.elsnereng.com/topic/wet-wipes-production), [Nonwovens](https://blog.elsnereng.com/topic/nonwovens), [manufacturing](https://blog.elsnereng.com/topic/manufacturing), [converting machinery](https://blog.elsnereng.com/topic/converting-machinery), [rewinder](https://blog.elsnereng.com/topic/rewinder) ## Read On ### [Automating Manufacturing Processes: How to Get Your Boss on Board Do you want to integrate automation into your manufacturing process but you're unsure where to...](https://blog.elsnereng.com/automating-your-manufacturing-processes-how-to-get-your-boss-on-board) ### [ELSNER MODEL ERS-180 CANISTER STUFFER IS NOW AVAILABLE Announcement Expands ELSNER’s Turn-key Capabilities for Canister Wipes Production March 4, 2022,...](https://blog.elsnereng.com/elsner-model-ers-180-canister-stuffer-is-now-available) ### [ELSNER'S CONVERTING MACHINERY HELPS ALLIED HYGIENE RISE FROM THE ASHES: AS SEEN IN IDEA 16 NEWS In the early morning of January 21, 2015 a fire ripped through the Allied Hygiene plant in the...](https://blog.elsnereng.com/elsners-converting-machinery-helps-allied-hygiene-rise-from-the-ashes-as-seen-in-idea-16-news) ## Elsner Engineering   Made in the U.S.A.        ©2024 Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. 475 Fame Avenue, Hanover PA 17331 U.S.A. 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