Healthier cleaning for healthier environments

Cleaning a healthcare facility is almost always more complicated than cleaning a school, business or other public space. There are simply more things you need to keep in mind besides the cleaning itself. 

What are you leaving behind? 

Chemicals can make highly effective cleaning solutions, but most chemical cleaners create fumes or leave behind residues that can comprise your job in the long run. That’s why more and more facilities are requiring chemical-free or reduced chemical cleaning from their staff or contractors.

Advance’s REV™ Technology is the perfect solution for this trend.
The AdvanceSC500™ walk-behind scrubber, for example, not only features REV Technology and our exclusive EcoFlex™ System, but also SmartFlow™ Technology as well. 

• REV™ Random Orbital Scrubbing is so effective, it can actually eliminate the need for chemical floor strippers, one of the worst offenders on the chemical cleaning front. 
• The EcoFlex System allows you to clean with the least amount of detergent needed to do the job—or even with water alone. 
• And SmartFlow Technology automatically reduces the solution flow rate when the scrubber takes a corner or otherwise slows down, conserving both water and detergents.

Together, these technologies can reduce your water and chemical consumption significantly, which can go a long way toward making your facility a healthier place. 

Don’t trade clean floors for dirty air  

Air quality is another factor that’s often overlooked. Yet, in their efforts to reach the high levels of cleanliness that healthcare environments require, many cleaners will use equipment that compromises air quality.

Vacuums, for example, have a tendency to kick dust into the air even as they’re sucking it up from the floor. That’s because their motors are often so powerful they stir up dust that would ordinarily stay undisturbed. Advance engineers understand this problem and work continuously to develop vacuums that minimize dust. An example of this effort is the Advance Spectrum™ upright vacuum. Featuring an exceptionally efficient three-stage filtration system—including a certified H.E.P.A. filter—this powerful carpet vac doesn’t just clean your carpets, it practically cleans your air at the same time.

“Can you keep it down out there?” 

Most people don’t think of noise as pollution per se, but there’s a growing movement to change that perception. This is especially true in healthcare environments, where peace and quiet is critical. The problem is, cleaning machines are powered by motors and motors make noise.

Advance engineers have addressed this problem, too, by designing some of the quietest running equipment in the industry. The SC500 scrubber mentioned earlier is just one example; it features a Quiet Mode setting that reduces operating noise to a whisper. In general, Advance vacuums and burnishers are so quiet, they can often be used during daytime hours, silently going about their business through the hustle and bustle of even the busiest hospital day.

So even though maintaining exceptionally high standards in healthcare environments can be a demanding challenge, having the right tools can help make it simple.

Advance SC6000™ Rider Scrubber Provides Unparalleled Productivity, Sustainability and Durability

Advance, the brand known and trusted to introduce productivity-enhancing innovations in the industrial cleaning market, proudly introduces the Advance SC6000™ Rider Scrubber. Engineered to withstand the toughest cleaning challenges in distribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and more, the mid-sized SC6000 combines improved productivity and enhanced sustainability in an easy-to-use, compact machine.



More specifically, the SC6000 features a larger battery capacity for up to 30 percent greater run-time; SmartFlow™, which automatically adjusts solution flow with speed to reduce water and chemical usage by 50 percent; and an offset scrub deck to provide high-quality edge cleaning. Optional features include DustGuard™, which minimizes fugitive dust generation and provides optimal sweeping performance, and Advance’s EcoFlex™ System, which provides operators a flexible cleaning system with intuitive modes of operation to fit their needs. The SC6000 also boasts heavy-duty steel doors to protect the scrub deck from impact damage, heavy-duty bumpers, an extended-life cylindrical deck, and an impact detection system. Collectively, the SC6000’s features give operators the ability to quickly, effectively and safely clean even the most difficult environments.

“The SC6000 was specifically designed to provide the level of productivity, sustainability and durability required to reduce costs while safely and effectively cleaning the harshest industrial applications,” said Marty Makowsky, vice president of Industrial Sales at Nilfisk-Advance.

The SC6000 is available in 34- and 40-inch disc or 36-inch cylindrical models.

About Nilfisk

Nilfisk is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of professional cleaning equipment with approximately 5,500 employees and an annual turnover of EUR 918M. Based on a century of cleaning expertise, the company develops and manufactures high quality products that represent the latest technology and innovation and offer the broadest product portfolio in the industry. Nilfisk has sales companies in 45 countries around the world as well as a strong distributor network and markets and sells its products in more than 100 countries worldwide. Nilfisk is a part of the NKT Group.

Advance is a brand of Nilfisk. For more information on the new Advance SC6500, call 800-253-0367 or visit www.advance-us.com • Smart Cleaning Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Google+.

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