A Complete Guide: Factory Cleaning Solutions for New Factory

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Introduction

How to choose cleaning equipment for a new factory? This guide provides a detailed analysis of industrial floor scrubber selection methods, configuration schemes, and precautions, covering aspects such as area, flooring, budget, and cleaning standards. It can help companies plan their cleaning systems comprehensively before production begins.

Why Must Cleaning Equipment be Planned in Advance for New Factory Buildings?

Before a new factory can be put into operation, it often requires the installation of equipment, debugging of processes, and training of personnel. If the ground is not cleaned properly, it will affect equipment entry, operational safety, quality inspection and acceptance, and other aspects. Pre-configuring cleaning equipment can help a factory quickly enter a stable operational state.

Cleaning Requirements Assessment for New Factory Buildings

Site Area

The total area of the factory is one of the most important parameters when selecting a floor scrubber. Because it directly affects cleaning efficiency, the number of equipment, and the overall budget.

3000-5000m²: Suitable for walk behind floor scrubber dryer
  • Walk behind floor scrubber cleaning efficiency is generally 1500-2500m²/hour
  • It is suitable for small or medium-sized factories ranging from 3000 to 5000m²
  • Suitable for working in corridors, narrow areas, and other areas
5000-15000㎡: Small and medium-sized ride on scrubber dryer machine
  • Ride on industrial floor scrubber cleaning efficiency can reach 5000-7000m²/h, which is more than 2-3 times higher than that of the manual push type
  • The driving floor scrubber is suitable for large areas larger than 5000m², such as manufacturing, food factories and electronics factories
>15000m ²: Large ride-on floor scrubber
  • Large ride on industrial floor scrubber cleaning efficiency can reach 8000-13000m ²/hour, which is 1.5 times that of a medium-sized driving floor scrubber

Floor Material

The different flooring materials determine the key elements such as the hardness, pressure, and strength of the suction system required for the floor scrubber.

Epoxy Flooring: Suitable for soft brushing
  • Epoxy flooring has a smooth and soft surface, so it is not suitable to use hard brushes.
  • Soft brush can effectively remove dust and marks without scratching the floor
  • Commonly found in electronics factories, food factories, and clean workshops
Diamond sand wear-resistant floor: suitable for hard brushing discs
  • Wear resistant, but the surface may be rough and dusty
  • Using a hard brush disc can penetrate deeper into the gaps and remove mud, dust, and particles
  • Suitable for factories such as warehousing and logistics, mechanical processing, and automobile manufacturing
Terrazzo or ceramic tile: Consider water absorption capacity
  • The surface is relatively smooth, and there is a large amount of water during cleaning, requiring a strong suction motor
  • Suggest using a high suction fan and high-quality absorbent rubber strip

Stain Type

Dust Pollution
  • Mainly appearing in warehousing, logistics centers, electronics factories, and other places
  • Dust will accumulate inside the brush disc and suction motor
  • Recommendation: Combination solution of floor scrubber and sweeping machine
Light Oil Stains
  • Mainly appearing in injection molding workshops, food processing, and automotive parts
  • Industrial degreaser needs to be added before using the floor scrubber
  • Suggest using a disc brush type floor scrubber to thoroughly clean the oil film
Heavy Grease
  • Commonly found in mechanical processing, metal cutting, and machine repair workshops
  • Choose a roller brush floor scrubber: It can handle more solid residue and has a better effect on removing stubborn oil stains

Comparison of Industrial Floor Scrubber Types

Walk behind Floor Scrubber Dryer

Walk behind industrial floor scrubber is an entry-level choice for cleaning newly built factories. It is suitable for cleaning small factories or local areas. The main features are as follows:

  • Cleaning efficiency: It generally 1500-2500 ㎡/hour, suitable for use in 3000-5000㎡
  • Flexible operation: It can easily enter narrow passages, corners, or equipment rooms.
  • Low investment cost: Suitable for factories with limited budget or low cleaning frequency.
  • Easy maintenance: Easy replacement of brush discs and rubber strips
  • Application scenarios: Small processing plants, offices, laboratories, equipment rooms

Advice: It is necessary to use a vacuum cleaner or sweeping machine to remove dust in order to ensure the overall cleaning effect.

Ride on Industrial Floor Scrubber

The driving floor scrubber is the preferred choice for medium and large factories, with the following characteristics:

  • High cleaning efficiency: It can reach 5000-7000㎡/hour, 2-3 times faster than manual push.
  • Comfortable operation: Driving style design, easy for employees to use, reducing physical burden.
  • Large battery capacity: One charge can complete 4-8 hours of continuous cleaning.
  • Strong durability: Suitable for continuous operation and high-frequency cleaning.
  • Application scenarios: Manufacturing plants, logistics and warehousing, food processing, electronic workshops.

Autonomous Floor Scrubber Robots

Intelligent floor cleaning robots are suitable for large-scale factories or environments with high cleaning standards, such as electronics factories, pharmaceutical factories, or new energy factories. Its characteristics include:

  • Unmanned operation: Cruise routes can be set to achieve 24-hour automatic cleaning.
  • Intelligent obstacle avoidance: Equipped with laser navigation or vision system, automatically bypassing equipment and personnel.
  • High efficiency: Continuous work can cover 15000-30000m²/day, reducing labor demand.
  • Reduce operating costs: Reduce labor input, ROI can generally be recouped in 8-18 months
  • Application scenarios: Electronic factories with high cleanliness requirements, new energy battery factories, etc

Type

Features

Applicable Area

Walk behind Floor Scrubber

Flexible, low cost, small area

0–5000㎡

Ride on floor Scrubber

High efficiency, comfortable, durable

5000–15000㎡

Autonomous Floor Scrubber Robots

Autonomous, intelligent, high-cleanliness

>15000m²

Configuration Plan for Factory Cleaning Equipment

Main Cleaning Equipment

Auxiliary Equipment

Consumables

  • Water absorbing rubber strip
  • Brush disk/roll brush
  • Lithium/Lead Acid Batteries

Common Misconceptions when Choosing a Floor Scrubber

  • Buying only one floor scrubber to handle the entire area
  • Ignoring cleaning frequency
  • Lack of transparency in consumable costs
  • Incompatibility between flooring material and brush pad
ride on scrubber dryer machine

How to Choose a Reliable Floor Scrubber Manufacturer?

  • On-site testing service provided
  • Comprehensive after-sales service system
  • Clear warranty period
  • Transparent pricing of consumables
  • Standardized spare parts

Summary

A well-designed combination of cleaning equipment can not only improve the quality of the factory environment, but also reduce labor costs, minimize safety hazards, and enhance the company's overall management level. Choosing the right floor scrubber is laying a high-standard cleaning foundation for the next decade of a newly built factory.

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