Only a handful of companies still build electric hand dryers in the USA. The makers on this page build commercial dryers for the restrooms of schools, offices, airports, stadiums, parks, highway rest stops, convenience stores and restaurants: high-speed dryers that dry hands in about 10 seconds, and recessed stainless steel dryers built to stand up to vandals.
Most hand dryers sold in the US, including several well-known American brands, are made in Asia. Each listing here is rated for the company's most American-made line and says what is made in the US and what is known or likely to come from elsewhere.
Ranked by Made in USA level, highest first; ties are in alphabetical order. The level measures how much is made in the USA, not product quality. How the levels work
Pinnacle Dryer makes vandal-resistant, touchless stainless steel hand dryers: the PDC-R10 recessed dryer, which sits almost flush with the wall, and the P3-12S surface-mount dryer, in brushed stainless, black or white, with a 10-year warranty. Buyers include K-12 schools, colleges, parks, highway rest stops, convenience stores and restaurants. The company was founded in 1994 and also sells replacement parts.
Pinnacle Dryer's FAQ: "Are your dryers really made in the USA? Yes. Our dryers are manufactured in North Carolina."
Its PDC-R10 page: the dryers "are made of USA stainless steel, and are manufactured in North Carolina. All of our parts are also made in the USA and stocked in our warehouse."
Its company profile on Thomasnet: "Made in USA, including the components." The ManufacturedNC directory lists it as a Statesville manufacturer with about 5 employees. Its About page: founded in 1994 by Ed Smith; Kirk Jones now owns and runs the company.
Who makes its 7,500 RPM motors isn't published. No US import records found.
Our rough estimate: the motor is about 20–30% of the dryer's cost; the 18-gauge stainless cover and housing, made from US steel, are most of the rest.
Level 4.5 for its stainless steel hand dryers: the company says its dryers are manufactured in North Carolina from USA stainless steel and that all of its parts are made in the USA; who makes its motors isn't published.
Excel Dryer makes high-speed electric hand dryers for commercial restrooms, including the XLERATOR, XLERATOReco and ThinAir, and the XLERATORsync system that combines hand washing and drying at the sink. Buyers include schools, offices, airports, stadiums and restaurants. The company holds the patent on the motor used in its dryers and offers a 7-year warranty on the XLERATOR.
Made in: East Longmeadow, MA (hand dryers designed, engineered, assembled and tested at its plant). The company says its dryers are built with 90% US parts, and the XLERATOR carries the Made in USA Certified seal.
Excel Dryer's Born in the USA page: its dryers "all come from one place: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts," and the page summary says they are "built in Massachusetts with 90% U.S. parts."
Excel Dryer (3/2026): design, engineering and assembly take place at its Massachusetts plant, with components from trusted suppliers including "many local vendors," and every dryer tested before it ships. Its 2022 article says the XLERATOR is Made in USA Certified and that Excel holds the patent on its motor.
NPR Planet Money (2013): most of the XLERATOR's metal parts are cast by US foundries and its control boards are assembled locally, but its motor came from Johnson Electric, a Hong Kong company making motors in Asia. A 2025 article (How to Buy American) says all of Excel's major suppliers are American; where today's motors are made isn't published.
Our rough estimate: the motor is about 15–25% of a high-speed hand dryer's cost; the company's own figure is 90% US parts.
The Sloan EHD-500 hand dryer is sold as a Sloan XLERATOR and listed as made in the USA.
Level 4 for its XLERATOR hand dryers: they are designed, assembled and tested in East Longmeadow, MA with 90% US parts and US-cast housings, but their motor has been made in Asia, and where today's motors are made isn't published.
A hand dryer is a fairly simple machine: a housing or cover, a motor and fan, a heater, a sensor and a small control board. Where those few parts come from decides how American the dryer really is. A few things are worth knowing before you buy:
The motor is the key part. By our rough estimates it is 15 to 30 percent of a dryer's cost, and US-made motors are hard to find. Neither maker on this page names a US motor supplier, and one dryer's motor has been made in Asia.
Housings are where US work shows. Look for covers cast at US foundries or formed from US stainless steel, which is what the makers here describe.
A certification seal is not 100%. The Made in USA Certified seal requires most, not all, of a product's content to be American. Read what the company says about its parts, not just the seal.
Public buyers may need to show origin. Schools and agencies spending federal money often have Buy American rules, so ask the maker for a written country-of-origin statement for the model you buy.
Each listing's research notes show what was checked and when, including our rough estimate of how much of the dryer's value is imported. Ratings are rechecked as companies answer.
Hand dryer makers by state
Massachusetts: Excel Dryer (East Longmeadow)
North Carolina: Pinnacle Dryer (Statesville)
Change log
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2 makers listed:Excel Dryer, which makes XLERATOR and ThinAir high-speed hand dryers in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts; and Pinnacle Dryer, which makes vandal-resistant stainless steel hand dryers in Statesville, North Carolina.
Each listing has a Made in USA level from 0 to 5, with the sources and research notes behind it. See how the levels work.
About a dozen other hand dryer brands were checked and are not listed, mostly because their dryers are made in Asia, Europe or Canada.
Listings checked by Dave Hurley.
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