Ryko Guided Tour

The Early Days In 1973, Larry Klein and Jim Nelson began a quest to build superior car wash products in their small, two stall garage in Bondurant, IA.

Dean Avenue Two years later, due to strong demand, RYKO moved to a larger facility on Dean Ave. in Des Moines.

Grimes Facility In 1984 RYKO moved to its present day World Headquarters, located just outside of Des Moines in Grimes, IA. The 300,000 square foot building located on 28 acres is home for Sales, Marketing, Accounting, Engineering, Research and Development, Manufacturing and Distribution centers.

Grimes Facility

Reception Area Welcome to Ryko

Front Office Area

Engineering Facilities Design Testing Chemical Lab

Engineering Facilities Design Ryko’s vast engineering staff utilizes the latest computer aided equipment and techniques to maintain Ryko’s pioneering spirit in the vehicle washing industry.

Engineering Facilities Design 3D Parametric Design

Engineering Testing/Demonstration Bays Truck Wash Conveyor SoftGloss Select-A-Wash Misc. Testing Monarch II-HI Misc. Testing UltraSonic

Engineering VT 2000 Test/Demo Bay

Engineering Atlantis Test/Demo Bay

Engineering UltraSonic 2001 Test/Demo Bay

Engineering Facilities Testing

Engineering Facilities Chemical Lab

Production Facilities Receiving Tooling Area Welding Painting & Prep Area Solid State Room Assembly Testing Shipping

Receiving Area

Tooling Department Shearing & Laser Cutting

Tooling Department Cutting

Tooling Department Punch & Press

Welding Area

Paint Prep Booth

Painting Booth

Painting Booth Before-After Ryko Bi-Fold Doors Before After

Solid State Room Controlled Environment

Solid State Room Code-A-Wash Assembly Components Stock

Solid State Room 72 Hour Burn Bench Code-A-Wash W.E.I.

Solid State Room Warranty & Repair Bench

Assembly Area Friction Rollover

Assembly Area Friction Rollover (FoamBrite)

Assembly Area Touch-Free Rollover

Assembly Area Electronic Component Assembly

Assembly Area Conveyor/Drive Thru

ThrustPro Dryer Assembly & Storage

Testing Bays US 2001

Testing Bays SoftGloss XS

Shipping

Quality Only the finest materials and precision parts are installed in Ryko equipment. From the tough aluminum frame to the modular computer controls, we test and retest every component before it ever becomes part of a Ryko product.

Ryko’s Commitment to Quality ISO 9001 Quality Objectives Continually improving our quality system Continually improving Engineering documentation Continually minimizing nonconformities Continually improving on-time deliveries to internal and external customers Continually improving product quality to minimize warranty visits

Ryko Service Ryko service department has become the benchmark of the vehicle wash industry. Our technicians are the best trained, most knowledgeable and most responsive of any national service network.

Ryko Service Training Ryko field service technicians are factory trained in all areas of service - from on site installation to coordinating comprehensive preventive maintenance programs.

Ryko Service Investment in Technology Diagnostics Center Manager with Paging Across town, or the other side of the world, D.C.M. can diagnose equipment problems over the telephone line, minimizing downtime.

Ryko Service Investment in Technology Diagnostics Center Manager

Ryko Service Investment in Technology Maintaining its leadership role in the new millennium, Ryko rolled out its FST, field service computerization program in 2000.

Ryko Service Investment in Technology Ryko service technicians now have all the electronic tools necessary to perform their activities including payroll, parts lists, truck inventory, customer information, invoicing, service bulletins and accounts receivable information at their fingertips.

At Ryko, we don’t meet industry standards… we set them.