Smart Solutions for Cleaner Spaces
Why Autonomous Cleaning is Right for YOU
Our industry is on the brink of a technological revolution. As cobotic and autonomous cleaning technology becomes more compact, user-friendly, and accessible, more and more businesses are leveraging automated solutions to achieve cleaner, healthier spaces while freeing up valuable human resources for other critical tasks.
What are Cobotics?
The term cobotics refers to cleaning teams and autonomous equipment working collaboratively to fulfill a facility’s cleaning requirements. Autonomous equipment handles large-scale, monotonous tasks like floor cleaning, allowing staff to dedicate more time to crucial high-touchpoint areas. Autonomous equipment doesn’t replace workers but complements them as a valuable tool to maximize efficiency. It can help increase cleaning effectiveness and optimize workforce allocation, which is increasingly important in the face of ongoing labour shortages.
Autonomous Cleaning: The Next Wave
A notable upgrade in autonomous cleaning equipment is more compact and nimble design. Autonomous machines were traditionally cumbersome, restricting their deployment to large, open spaces. However, we’re now seeing smaller scale units capable of maneuvering in complex, tight areas such as offices and washrooms, expanding the scope of where autonomous solutions can be deployed.
When using lithium batteries, units experience very little downtime, ensuring longer run periods and enabling managers to raise the bar for overall facility cleanliness. Another major advancement is the integration of user-friendly programming. Previously, only qualified engineers could modify equipment programming whereas today, employees can be trained to make program adjustments based on changing facility needs. This enables greater flexibility and reduced maintenance costs on autonomous equipment.
Pay Less. Clean More.
The upfront cost of autonomous equipment can put these exceptional machines out of reach for some organizations. Fortunately, leasing options are now available to remove that barrier and make the technology far more accessible. Leasing provides several benefits, including:
The Latest Equipment
Because leases are short-term, you’ll work with some of the latest models and technology available, rather than making do with outdated equipment. When your lease expires, upgrading to the latest technology ensures you stay at the forefront of what autonomous cleaning has to offer.
Financial Advantages
Leasing doesn’t tie up capital, allowing you to acquire critical assets without making large upfront investments. This preserves capital for other needs like operational expenses or expansion. Leasing also helps better manage cashflow through fixed monthly payments.
Easy Asset Disposal
At the end of a lease term, avoid the hassle of selling depreciated assets or, depending on the term of the lease, purchase equipment at a highly reduced cost.
The Latest and Greatest
Nilfisk’s SC25 represents the latest advancement in autonomous cleaning technology, aligning with the industry’s shift towards more compact and user-friendly equipment. With the push of a button, the SC25 handles labour intensive tasks, and self-docks to recharge, empty dirty water, and refill with clean water, freeing up your team to tackle high-priority cleaning. With zero-degree rotation and state-of-the-art smart sensors, the SC25 is IEC certified to navigate congested environments with ease, allowing it to clean any space safely and effectively.
Cobotics will continue to see advancements in overall cleaning effectiveness, efficiency, and accessibility. This technology will become commonplace across our industry, so the time to implement autonomous solutions into your cleaning program is now.
Reach out to your Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene rep to learn what autonomous equipment is right for your facility, and how to implement it easily, efficiently and cost effectively.
