Industrial Floor Cleaning: What You Need to Know for a Clean and Safe Working Environment

Maintaining cleanliness in work environments is crucial for every business, across all sectors. Keeping a clean environment isn't just about creating a positive corporate image; it also has tangible effects on quality of life and work.

Types of Industrial Flooring

Ensuring the cleanliness of industrial floors and keeping corridors and surfaces clean is essential for productivity and safety. Nowadays, logistics centers, distribution centers, and warehouses are increasingly large and busy structures, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where the presence of waste, solid or liquid, poses risks to both people and operations.

To choose the appropriate cleaning machinery for proper cleaning and maintenance of industrial floors, it's advisable to evaluate and consider some factors.

Firstly, the type of material of the surface to be treated must be examined. In the industry, floors can be:

• Resin: Resin floors are becoming increasingly popular and appreciated because they are very durable, seamless, and highly hygienic. Moreover, the wide variety offered by the market allows for high levels of customization and decoration.
• Concrete: Durable and resistant, concrete is a simple and economical material suitable for many environments. Thanks to innovative laying techniques and finishes, these floors can now also be visually appealing. Unlike resin, concrete is a permeable material that absorbs oils and all types of liquids. Therefore, it's important to pay attention, especially in the choice of the chemical product used for cleaning, to avoid the formation of unsightly stains.
• PVC: PVC vinyl flooring is increasingly used in the industrial world. These modular floors can be installed without the use of adhesive and are designed to withstand heavy loads, withstand impacts, and be resistant to liquid penetration.

Common Problems of Industrial Floors

Once the material of the industrial floor is determined, it's important to consider the possible problems and types of dirt:

1 Oil and Fuel Stains: Particularly in manufacturing companies, the use of machinery that employs fuel and oils can lead to spills on the floor. These substances can cause dangerous slips and, if not promptly removed, they can damage the protective layer of the floor over time.

2 Debris and Straps: In any warehouse or company, packaging materials such as packing peanuts and plastic or metal straps are commonly used. If accumulated, this material can also cause hazardous slips and, when entangled, damage machinery for the movement of goods and the production line.

3 Dust: Residual dust from processing, even if fine and difficult to see, can damage expensive machinery on industrial production lines if allowed to accumulate. Furthermore, when combined with environmental dust from outside, it poses a danger to workers and anyone who inhales it

Although cleaning is often an underestimated aspect, something that seems to be postponed, addressing cleaning operations promptly and on a daily basis ensures a safe and more efficient working environment.

Industrial Floor Cleaning: What You Need to Know

The key to maintaining a clean environment is regular cleaning. Contrary to what may be assumed, frequent cleaning actually saves time. Allowing dirt and dust to accumulate, however, results in larger cleaning tasks that require significantly more time and money.

Dealing with floor cleaning amidst material scraps that hinder work progress makes cleaning operations challenging and particularly burdensome. This often necessitates more expensive extraordinary maintenance. In such cases, using large cleaning machinery capable of handling larger quantities of waste becomes necessary. However, these machines move slowly and encounter difficulty navigating through production lines or warehouse shelves. Additionally, they entail higher costs both in terms of initial investment and ongoing maintenance.

What to Do for Proper Industrial Floor Cleaning

To save time and money while achieving effective results, cleaning must transition from an extraordinary task to a regular, easy, and quick job.

Constant cleaning several times a week is crucial. This prevents the accumulation of large amounts of dirt, enabling the use of smaller, more agile sweepers for routine cleaning tasks within a short timeframe.

Small-sized sweepers are user-friendly and manageable even by non-specialized personnel, requiring no special licenses. Anyone can operate them to help maintain cleanliness. These sweepers work at a faster pace compared to larger models and require minimal maintenance.

The advantages of using professional sweepers for industrial floor cleaning

Professional sweepers are indispensable tools for removing non-adherent dirt from floors, preparing the area for subsequent washing.

A compact and agile sweeper allows for easy and effective removal of debris and dust from floors, ensuring a tidy and clean workspace.

Furthermore, thanks to accessories such as the auxiliary suction hose, these machines allow for capturing dust in the tightest corners, where the sweeper cannot reach, as well as on shelving units.

MP-HT Sweepers for Professional Cleaning

For over thirty years, we have been manufacturing industrial sweepers, and throughout our extensive experience, we have come to understand the importance of adopting a cleaning method that yields tangible results, saves resources, and streamlines production lines. That's why our sweepers are designed to transform cleaning from an obstacle to overcome, which hinders work, into a practice that adds value to your operations, helping you save both time and money.

We design all our sweepers with a focus on features that make work easy and fast:

• AGILITY AND EFFICIENCY: Our sweepers feature powerful suction systems on agile, fast, and robust machines. They incorporate systems to safeguard the health of operators, such as dirt collection in bags.
• EASE AND ERGONOMICS: Intuitive controls are implemented to facilitate work, eliminating the need for special licenses or permits. They are user-friendly and can be operated even by non-specialized personnel.
• MINIMAL AND QUICK MAINTENANCE: Maintenance is almost non-existent and can be easily performed on-site, without the need to take the sweeper to the workshop.
  
  

Discover all the benefits of MP-HT sweepers, and how they will help you transform the cleaning task from an expensive hassle into an added value for your company.