Warehouse Cleaning

Warehouse cleaning applications can present unique cleaning challenges due to their generally large sizes and, at times, the material or goods that are stocked in them.

Mitsubishi Electronic Power Products, located in Warrendale, PA, manufactures high-voltage circuit breakers for the utility industry. Prior to shipping products to utility customers, the parts for these circuit breakers are stored in a new 40,000-sq. ft. warehouse facility about four miles from the manufacturing site. To control dust, dirt and sand from constant forklift traffic, prevent product contamination and keep floors clean and attractive for visitors, Mitsubishi initially used a walk-behind scrubber, which took a significant amount of time and labor. For higher productivity and to cut cleaning time, they implemented the Advance Adgressor®.

The Adgressor® is a reliable industrial rider scrubber that is easy to use and maintain. Delivering high productivity, the Adgressor offers large scrub decks and solution capacities, in addition to easy maneuverability and high speed. Plus, equipped with the optional EcoFlex™ System, operators can clean their floors more efficiently and create a more sustainable cleaning program.

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University Cleaning

Last week we looked at one solution for outdoor cleaning. This week, we will discuss a cleaning solution used in university and educational facility cleaning applications. University facilities present a unique cleaning challenge due to their size and scope, in addition to the various types of flooring that require cleaning.

At Eastern Washington University (EWU) there are more than 10,000 students, which means a high quantity of classrooms and areas to clean. EWU has approximately two million square feet of hard and soft flooring to maintain on a daily basis. When asked to describe his toughest cleaning challenge, the custodial manager at EWU, Ray Godin, said, “By far, our toughest cleaning problem is maintaining all of our carpets and a wide variety of hard-surface floors.” Godin was searching for an alternative to using separate pieces of equipment for cleaning each type of flooring. He found the Advance Adphibian™ extractor/scrubber that cleans both soft and hard surface floors.

The Adphibian is designed to enable cleaning staff to use one machine to clean carpets and scrub hard floors, maximizing efficiency and flexibility. The Adphibian offers a quick 30-second tools-free changeover to let operators switch between using a full-functioning carpet extractor and a cylindrical scrubber.

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