The ORB Factory Shifts Production from Play Compounds to Anti-Bacterials

The ORB Factory, parent company of ORB Toys, is shifting production to help meet the need for hand sanitizer and other anti-bacterial products around the world.

The company is increasing production of the Cyber Clean brand by converting ORB Toys production lines to produce hand sanitizer and other home, office, automotive, and pet care products that it says are “designed for cleaning and disinfecting places and surfaces not reached by conventional cleaning solutions.”

“We have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely to see how ORB could best contribute,” says ORB Factory President and Partner Michael Bianco. “We chose to quickly partner with our overseas supplier to convert as many of our production facilities as we could from play compounds and putties to anti-bacterial compounds and sanitizers. We are in the midst of a global crisis like nothing experienced in our lifetime. Just as in WWII when auto manufacturers switched to Jeeps and tanks, ORB is sticking to its area of expertise.”

The Cyber Clean range has been in production for nearly 10 years and is available for distribution globally. ORB’s manufacturing partner has been producing kids compounds and medical products for more than 30 years in facilities built to medical-grade cleanroom standards.

Parties requiring hand sanitizer and related products can receive more information by contacting The ORB Factory: cybercleaninquiries@orbfactory.com.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.