A Manufacturer With Staying Power

Plasmacluster air purifier is made in Japan by Sharp, a global leader in microelectronics.
Products include Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD), HDTV, 3g mobile phones, thin-film photovoltaic power systems, and a wide range of consumer and industrial electronics.

Sharp was founded in 1912, listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange in 1949 and on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1956. Traded worldwide, the shares have over 50% institutional ownership.

Introduced in 2003, Plasmacluster Air Purifiers quickly became the top seller in Japan. Sales in South Korea, China, Canada, Australia and UK are substantial. It is important to realize that the air cleaner market is fragmented globally, with completely different manufacturers in other parts of the world. Sharp models sold outside the US are different, a wide variety of market specific models lead a world scale penetration. I believe the purifier market will soon undergo significant consolidation, with many small players disappearing.

Products with reviews are linked below;

Sharp Plasmacluster FP-N60CX has been superseded by the very similar FP-P60CX. The older version is disappearing from inventories. The new model is reviewed here: Sharp Plasmacluster FP-P60CX Review

Sharp Plasmacluster FP-N60CX

Sharp Plasmacluster Ion FPN60CX Photo Essay

Hydroxyl Radical Air Purifier: FP-N40CX

Sharp Plasmacluster FPR45CX Canada only.

FP-R65CX, FPR65CX Canada only.

Sharp Plasmacluster FU40SEK Britain

Through July 31, 2006, Sharp has a $100 mail in rebate on FPN60CX and FPN40CX, just print out the .pdf file at Amazon: Rebate Coupon at Amazon.com

Plasmacluster Ion Technology

The revolutionary ozone free plasmacluster ion oxidation technology distinguishesthese advanced purification products.

These air purifiers employ active purification, a relatively safe breakthrough with the potentialto replace hazardous ozone treatments in residential air quality management.

Plasmacluster Ion technology creates combined positive and negative ions, which clusteraround airborne contaminants, releasing hydroxyl radicals which oxidize the air pollutant.Fine particles, microorganisms, and volatile organic chemicals are eliminated, without having passed through the air purifier.

The company's tests indicate that airborne substances such as fungi, viruses, microbes, bacteria, plant and mold spores, are substantially reduced.

Automation Leader

The company's products are also state of the art in automation. Sensor driven, chip controlled,and not prone to error or electronic malfunction, they lead the industry in smart technology.

The ion plasmacluster function is manually controllable, but completely automated at the user'swill. This allows noise, energy use, filter life, and purifier life expectancy to be optimized. Win-Win technology, with low cost of ownership. Sharp works harder, but smarter.

Serious gas and odor removal is a requirement at Air-Purifier-Power and the product includes an innovative 4 pound bagof granular activated carbon as the VOC filter. This filter is without precedent: it's washable. While it does fit loosely, allowing some air to slip past, the design allows long filter life. When combined withthe plasmacluster oxidizing function chemical removal is assured.

While products feature quality construction, the gaskets and seals are not as tight fitting as I think they could be. Ordinarily I would be pretty critical here, but the company has usedthis to advantage, reducing weight, prolonging useful life, and lowering noise to a whisper. Others justuse loose fit to run cheaper internals which unsophisticated buyers don't notice.

The result is an air purifier with long filter life, low maintenance requirements, and the lowest operating costs on the market.

I own a FPN60CX Air cleaner which never leaves my side, day or night. As I lifetime multiplechemical sensitive who has owned air purifiers since the 1970's, I know what is working. I will buy moreSharps.

With main concentration in LCD TVs, mobile phones, and photovoltaic power systems, this manufacturer is not air quality specific. Ordinarily is a big minus, but the microelectronics expertisedisplayed makes up for their lack of indoor air focus.

See Bionaire BAP1300 Review for a glimpse of what can happen when electronic parts some up short.

The company is known to run rebate promotions with up to $100 mail-in rebates. These will be published periodically on the web. A search for "Sharp rebate" should locate the current offerfor your target product and a down-loadable coupon form.

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News-Blog Updates

03/13/08 Sharp announces KC-C100U and KC-C150U, Air Purifier-Humidifiers

U.S. Product Reviews

Sharp Plasmacluster FP-P60CX Review

Sharp Plasma cluster FP-N60CX

Hydroxyl Radical: Sharp FP-N40CX

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