The History of Sun Capsule

November 1979. The car is in the driveway and the father and son are in their garage, hard at work into the wee hours of the morning, hand crafting the finishing touches on the first of what would eventually become the most popular vertical tanning booth system in the world. It's hard to believe almost 30 years have passed since the first 30 minute "hand made" Sun Capsule tanning booth rolled out of that modest "assembly plant".

In the early days, neither the father nor the son had any idea how this rudimentary machine would evolve over the next 30 years. Not only would it evolve, Sun Capsule would continuously push the envelope in performance and technology. With the help of some brilliant people, Sun Capsule is still changing the face of the industry today.

The original 30 minute Sun Capsule would go to 20 minutes and then 15. But it wasn't until 1994, when a European lamp manufacturer, Cosmedico, was attempting to break into the U.S. market and chose Sun Capsule to help introduce a pioneering new concept in tanning lamps. The introduction of the 160 watt Sun Capsule VHR tanning lamed changed the industry overnight. The union that was formed then is still there today and changed the paths of both companies as well as the industry as a whole.

The goal of both companies is to maximize performance by taking the tanning lamp to its' limit. The initial 12 minutes went to 10 minutes. Then revolutionary 200-watt ballast was developed and the first ever 9 minute tanning booth was born. The next step was a 220-watt ballast driving a 2 meter lamp that contained groundbreaking phosphor and pushed the barrier even further with its' 8 minute exposure time. The current Eclipse 250 watt booth uses and industry first 250 watt ballast and that produces 7 minute tan that defies logic. These are just some of the examples of industry firsts by Sun Capsule. Cosmedico and Sun Capsule continue to work together trying improving the art of tanning booth performance

Development never stops at Sun Capsule. This year marks the most dramatic changes ever with the introduction of the Sun Capsule ECLIPSE. Besides being a thing of beauty, the Eclipse Series of tanning booths feature elevated floors that position the customer in the most effective range of our proprietary 2 meter sun lamp. This results in the perfect 'head to toe' tan. It generates incredibly high UVA and delivers the darkest tan imaginable. Available in a 9 minute, 8 minute and a show stopping 250 watt, 7 minute version, the Eclipse promises to set the standard for vertical tanning in the years to come.

A lot has happened over the past 30 years. The son is now older than the father was then, and the father has long since retired. But one thing has never changed; to this day they both still share the same sense of pride and enthusiasm as they did from the start.

A heartfelt thanks to my wife and family, my partners, friends, co-workers and salon owners who have helped maintain Sun Capsule's success over the past 30 years. You can rest assured that we here at Sun Capsule plan on continuing providing the best tanning booths in the market.

And a very special thanks to my dad. It would have been very difficult without you.