Enagic vs the Competition

Comparison

	Enagic	Competitor
Japanese National Certification	The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare	None
Date of National Certification Acquisition	May, 1987	N/A
Business Type	Original manufacturer and Direct Sales	Retailer
DSA Member	Yes	No
Original Manufacturer	Yes	No
Factory Certificates (ISO)	13485 (For for a comprehensive management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices) 14001 (Environment Management System) 9001 (Quality Management System)	14001 (Environment Management system) (the Supplier) 9001 (Quality Management System)
Medical Organization	Help to improve digestive symptoms	?
Related Organizations	Water Symposium Foundation Alkaline Water Conference Strong Acid Water Conference	None
Warranty	Manufacture Warranty	Retailer Warranty
Quality Control	22-point inspection by 5 inspectors per machine	?
Electrode Material	99.99% Titanium	Titanium, Impurities (Iron, Nickel, Chromium, Copper)
Coating	Platinum-Plated Titanium	Platinum (Some use Baked Titanium)
Production Rate (gal/min)	Kangen Water 1.19-1.98 Acidic Water 0.39-0.66 Strong Acidic Water 0.15-0.31	Max 0.79 Max 0.25 ?
Kinds of Water Produced	Kangen Water pH 8.5 - 9.5 Acid water pH 6.0 Clean Water pH 7.0 Strong Kangen Water pH 11.0 & up Strong Acid Water pH 2.7 & down	Alkaline water pH 7.7-9.5 Acidic water pH 6.0-7.0 Clean water pH 7.0 Strong Alkaline water pH 9.5-11.0 Strong Acidic water pH 3.0-4.0
Global Sales and Service	Worldwide-also local service station available in 7 Countries & 14 Service Locations	?
North America	3 countries in 7 locations: CA, IL, NY, HI, Dallas, Mexico, Vancouver; Toronto coming soon	?
EU	2 countries: (Germany; Italy Coming soon)	?
Asia and Other Countries	3 countries: (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong; Australia & Philippines coming soon)	?
Loaner Machine Available	Yes	?