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Tired of sticky chips during a poker game at your local card club? Or muck, dirt and stains clearly visible on the chips at the casino?
Well, I was. Especially at my own poker club. So back in 2021 I started looking for a machine which did the cleaning job more efficient than a bucket of water, some soap, a brush and manual labour. It turned out that there are some machines available but they are not very efficient. It is likely quicker to make good use of the bucket-and-water alternative...
I thought there might be a better way! So, I made my first manually operated machine in my garage. With old left-over wood from housebuilding, PVC tubes, some duct tape and a generous helping of willpower, this contraption holds the unofficial world record of chip cleaning & drying!
Right now, this Proof of Concept is being refined and automated, local chemistry industry has made a cleaning solvent which is unharmful to any chip. The water sample shown here is after cleaning chips at a local card club. The chips did not feel or look dirty, but the waste water tell a different story.
The Prototype VI has a run-rate of more than 40000 chips per hour, cleaning and drying, automatically. I expect to present a product for the gambling industry by August 2025.
ABOUT THE MACHINE
Latest news:
July 2025: Currently producing 5 pre production units to test volume production. One of these are going out to a major part in the European poker community. Over a few days of testing, I hope we can go through 300K chips, taking them from dirty to clean in one simple go.
How does it work?
Loading:
Simply load stacks of 20 less clean chips into the machines hopper, one after the other. The Chip Cleaner is designed to accept various chip sizes and materials, ensuring compatibility with your existing inventory.
Washing:
Once loaded, the machine starts and the chips undergo a soft and harmless cleaning process. The Chip Cleaner employs a combination of tap water and specialized Ph-neutral cleaning solution to remove dirt, grime, and biological material from the surface of each chip.
Drying:
After washing, the chips are swiftly dried. Rapid chip drying allows quick turnaround time and minimal downtime.
Quality Assurance:
Throughout the entire process, our machine maintains strict quality control measures to ensure that every chip emerges clean, unscathed, and ready for use. Picture shows Proto VI and an example of the cleaning result.
