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A Precision Battery Fog Machine

SmokeGENIE mini fog machine is not only the first pocket-sized handheld hazer, it is also the first portable haze machine that allows precision hazing.

SmokeGENIE is a battery hazer and is lightweight enough to easily operate one-handed. What’s more, thanks to its coil-based technology, the SmokeGENIE small fog machine can produce a large amount of haze with ZERO boiling time.

Combining those 2 features, SmokeGENIE portable hazer can create haze precisely where you need it, when you need it. Not just hazing up a whole room, now you have the option to just haze up the background (so it will not cover the actors’ faces), just the foreground, just part of the room, and even top/bottom of the scene. With the SmokeGENIE mini haze machine, it is all under your control.

When we researched about who usually handles the haze on set, is it the light designer? prop designer? art director? or perhaps the set designer? Ironically, the answer is - whoever is unlucky. If you have worked with large or small hazers on set, you will understand the pressure. Each adjustment can take 15-20 minutes to show, the haze keeps changing, and it just takes forever to get right. The pressure is enormous when everyone on set is ready to go, just waiting for you to haze up the set.

When we first introduced the SmokeGENIE mini hazer to film sets in Hong Kong, not only the crew were impressed, but because our SmokeGENIE handheld haze machine is so effective and intuitive to use, that the directors often ask if they can handle this portable fog machine themselves and create the scene. It is always difficult to communicate the exact level of haze directors wanted, and there is just no better haze reference than the scene created by the director.

SmokeGENIE mini fog machine is not only the first pocket-sized handheld hazer, it is also the first portable haze machine that allows precision hazing. SmokeGENIE is a battery hazer and is lightweight enough to easily operate one-handed. What’s more, thanks to its coil-based technology, the SmokeGENIE small fog machine can produce a large amount of haze with ZERO boiling time. Combining those 2 features, SmokeGENIE portable hazer can create haze precisely where you need it, when you need it. Not just hazing up a whole room, now you have the option to just haze up the background (so it will not cover the actors’ faces), just the foreground, just part of the room, and even top/bottom of the scene. With the SmokeGENIE mini haze machine, it is all under your control. When we researched about who usually handles the haze on set, is it the light designer? prop designer? art director? or perhaps the set designer? Ironically, the answer is - whoever is unlucky. If you have worked with large or small hazers on set, you will understand the pressure. Each adjustment can take 15-20 minutes to show, the haze keeps changing, and it just takes forever to get right. The pressure is enormous when everyone on set is ready to go, just waiting for you to haze up the set. When we first introduced the SmokeGENIE mini hazer to film sets in Hong Kong, not only the crew were impressed, but because our SmokeGENIE handheld haze machine is so effective and intuitive to use, that the directors often ask if they can handle this portable fog machine themselves and create the scene. It is always difficult to communicate the exact level of haze directors wanted, and there is just no better haze reference than the scene created by the director.

A Mini, Battery Hazer Perfect for On-Location Shoots

Using smoke on-location has always been a hassle for productions. Traditional portable hazers are often quite cumbersome and heavy, these battery haze machines have a short run time, and consume tons of liquid. To make matters worse, traditional handheld smoke machines break down easily and are difficult to repair.

Thanks to the coil-based technology, SmokeGENIE mini smoke machine is much more energy and fluid efficient than traditional small hazers. Our SmokeGENIE portable haze machine also has a modular design that minimizes the effort and cost for maintenance.

“Clean Fog” Technology in Our Small & Portable Fog Machine

The formula for smoke has always been heating some fuel or material to turn them into vapers or airborne powders.

The key to safety when using a large or small fog machine is to choose the right ingredient and control the heating process to ensure it doesn’t overheat. Even if the ingredient of a small haze machine is safe for humans, overheating it can still produce toxic chemicals.

This is where most big or small smoke machines leave unpleasant impressions with their dreadful smells. It is not only an issue of comfort for the mini smoke machine user, but also a serious safety issue for everyone on-set. After years of research by the movie industry and e-cigarette industry, Vegetable Glycerine is one of the safest options as a smoke formula for mini hazers, it also has an extra-long hang time compared to other options (like water, Propylene Glycol or mineral oil).

The cloud formula used by SmokeGENIE battery hazer is a food-grade, high Vegetable Glycerine concentration formula. Further, to make sure the safety issue is well-covered, our team has spent 2 years working with professionals on film sets, productions, and photoshoots, learning their workflow, and turned it into a proprietary control system we put inside a SmokeGENIE portable hazer.

In-Built Fire Protection System

For any handheld smoke machine to survive the stresses of a production environment, fire safety is just the very first step. The system in our mini haze machine needs to take care of issues like when the user forgets to refill, used the handheld fog machine while it was upside down, or perhaps is operating the handheld hazer under extreme temperatures.

After a full year of development, the protection system in SmokeGENIE portable haze machine not only prevents the small hazer from catching fire, but the system is also very sensitive, that it can stop the battery fog machine BEFORE any damage is done.

The protection system in our SmokeGENIE portable smoke machine greatly extends the expected lifespan of the heating coil inside the battery hazer to 100 hours of spray time, which is 100 times longer than traditional vape coils.

Ensuring Longevity of the Mini Hazer

Overheating the handheld haze machine would also affect the condition of the chamber, making it more difficult for the portable hazer to regulate the coil, and increases wear and tear over time, and leads to more frequent overhearing. Harmful chemicals produced during overheating of the portable fog machine will accumulate inside the coil. Even after overheating the small hazer, the coil will continue to produce toxic smoke.

This is why most aged large or small smoke machines have a lasting smell to them. With the patented design of our mini fog machine, the chamber is always kept in good condition, and heating can be precisely regulated. Since heating in our handheld hazer is closely-regulated, and combined with the protection system, the chamber can remain in good condition for extended periods of time.

This safe and positive usage cycle of our battery haze machine results in 100 hours of clean smoke that is far safer and more pleasant than traditional portable smoke machines.

“Clean Fog” Technology in Our Small & Portable Fog Machine

There is a saying that every machine can be a smoke machine if you are using it wrong. While this is obviously a light-hearted joke, it does point out how easy it is to create smoke - if you have no concern for safety.

SMC Tubing System

While not being that well known on the consumer side, SMC is an industrial giant that produces parts that are widely used in many manufacturers from around the world. Our mini smoke machines are designed to be compatible with their signature quick release tubing system.
Their tubing has the perfect structure, which is not too hard that it will restrict the mobility, and just hard enough to ensure the tubing is not clogged. This combined with their industrial grade quick release docking makes building smoke in props easier than ever using our battery fog machines.

Extension Cables

Beside SMC tubing, our SmokeGENIE and SmokeNINJA mini haze machines are compatible with our patent-pending extension cable. While using the battery hazer, instead of running the smoke through a long tube, the revolutionary design of the extension cable allows you to generate smoke at the end of the tubing, which has never been achieved before with other handheld smoke machines.

Airflow Test of Our Small, Battery Smoke Machine

Precise placement of smoke by handheld smoke machine
Multi-output, handheld fog machine
Dense and focused output for leaks
High output, and can fill a room with the haze fan adaptor if needed
Can take handheld hazer anywhere
Mini haze machine that is very easy to operate

Leak Test of Our Mini, Handheld Haze Machine

Our portable fog machine has 3 modes of smoke output. The Dryice can create dense and stationary smoke. When caught in an airflow, the dryice smoke can create a very clear trace of the air movement.

Due to the smoke generation technology used in our handheld haze machine, it can output smoke on demand instantly, which gives our portable hazer the advantage of outputting smoke in precision location.

This can allow the user of our mini fog machine to “paint the air with smoke”, and trace the air movement precisely where they want. These features were not possible with traditional small smoke machines.

For a leak test in a large room, you will need a battery hazer with large output. With our small fog machine in fog mode and the jet tip accessory, our handheld fog machine can also be used as a portable haze machine for a 50 sq. mt room in under a minute (our SmokeGENIE small haze machine can actually haze up a 500 sq. mt room with an adapter!).

Our handheld hazer also has the advantage of being a battery haze machine. Our battery smoke machine operates with 1 x 18650 standard battery with a slide cover, making replacing the battery quick and easy. This design of our battery fog machine significantly reduces the difficulty and cost for maintenance.

Key Highlights of SmokeGENIE Handheld, Mini Fog Machine

Compatible tubing & extension system for mini hazer
Small smoke machine, easy to conceal.
Odourless, a portable haze machine that is safe for audience
Small fog machine offers 100 levels of controllability, capable for different effects

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