The Role of Industrial Cleaning in Advancing Productivity

To ensure smooth running of your business, it is vital to have a clean factory, office space, storehouses and warehouses. A healthy and clean industrial environment leads to enhanced company performance, customer satisfaction, lesser environmental impact and improved overall brand image.

- Jatinder Kaul

Keeping things clean at work has always mattered - it is a simple just a fundamental aspect. But events of the past few years have reinstated the importance of staying on top of cleaning and disinfecting. Dirty factories, storehouses or warehouses can reduce employee and machine efficiency, health and safety issues, poor product quality, decreased productivity and missed deadlines.

Although the task may seem mammoth, innovative technologies, such as antimicrobial coatings and autonomous floor scrubbers, have made the task easier and led to enhanced workplace safety, productivity, and sustainability. Given below are the most recent industrial cleansing technologies that will shape the future of the workplace :

Automated Cleaning Equipment

One of the biggest technological shifts in industrial cleaning is the advent of automated equipment like robotic vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, and sensory monitoring systems. For example, floor scrubber robots can autonomously clean hard floors by navigating around people and obstacles using LIDAR and other sensors. Automated scrubbers like these optimise cleaning routines, lower labour costs, and ensure consistency without requiring worker oversight.

Some other examples of automated cleaning tech include:

• Autonomous UV-disinfection robots that eliminate pathogens on high-touch surfaces.

• Intelligent restroom monitoring systems like IoT sensors detect hand soap or toilet paper levels and notify cleaning staff when refills are needed.

• Surface disinfecting robots that use UV-C light or antimicrobial fluids to sanitise high-traffic areas.

• Self-driving sweepers are suitable for warehouses, parking lots and other large commercial spaces.