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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Mechanized Cleaning Services

Manufacturing Facilities

n today’s evolving and Motion Study of the entire
manufacturing landscape, Manufacturing Facility for their
maintaining cleanliness and cleaning requirements which
hygiene is more crucial than involve:
Iever. Raghunandana Tangirala, • Detailed Time and Motion
Managing Director, Updater Services Study of different areas of
Limited (UDS), shares how UDS manufacturing unit observing
a pioneering Integrated Facility the shift pattern and work
Management Services company, distribution pattern
offers cutting-edge mechanized
housekeeping services tailored to • Identifying the areas where
India’s manufacturing industries. manual work can be replaced
These services ensure unparalleled with the help of Mechanized
cleanliness, efficiency, and Cleaning thus assessing
productivity in production facilities, different Cleaning Equipment
warehouses, and offices. requirements
With technological advancements, • Identifies the requirement of The benefits of Mechanized
the future of mechanized cleaning different Cleaning Chemicals Cleaning include:
and Cleaning agents for respective
in the Indian manufacturing sector areas like Epoxy Flooring,
is promising. UDS keeps exploring Production Areas, oil spillage • Enhanced cleanliness and hygiene
ways to introduce more advanced • Improved employee safety and
autonomous cleaning robots and areas etc. well-being
IoT-enabled cleaning machines that • Use of Technology Tools to • Sustainable and consistent
can monitor cleanliness levels and monitor Real Time Output and
automatically signals cleaning as increasing efficiency and cleaning standards
needed. • Sustainable solutions that comply • Increased productivity and
Common challenges UDS came the ESG Standards. efficiency
across by the manufacturing facility UDS implements Mechanized • Reduced operational costs
with its manual cleaning methods are: Cleaning Solutions to the • Compliance with regulatory
• Labor-Intensive and Time- Manufacturing Facilities with the requirements
Consuming: Cleaning a large help of State of the Art Cleaning • Better asset management and
facility manually required a large Equipments like lifecycle extension
workforce and significant time, • Ride-on Scrubber Driers: For
leading to inefficiency and high cleaning large areas of the shop • Better Air Quality and
operational costs. floor quickly and efficiently • Reduced Downtime.
• Poor Cleaning Standards: • High-Pressure Steam Cleaners: Mechanized cleaning services
Inconsistent cleaning across To tackle grease and oil build are emerging as a game-changing
different shifts led to varying up around heavy machinery and solution for manufacturing facilities,
levels of cleanliness and often production lines where operational efficiency and
overlooked critical areas. • Industrial Vacuum Cleaners: safety are important. These advanced
• Safety Hazards: Oil and grease With HEPA filters to remove fine cleaning systems not only enhance
spills created slipping hazards metal dust and improve indoor air cleanliness but also streamline
for workers, while dust build-up quality operations, reduce labor costs,
impacted the air quality, posing • Walk-Behind Sweepers: For and improve overall productivity.
health risks. sweeping large areas and As manufacturers face increasing
• Downtime for Cleaning: Manual collecting metal shavings, debris, pressure to meet regulatory
cleaning required production lines and dust standards and foster safe working
to be halted, affecting overall • Robotic Scrubbers: Automated environments, the integration of
productivity. machines capable of cleaning mechanized cleaning solutions offers
The Facility Management Team large floors without human a powerful strategy to address these
of UDS conducts detailed Time intervention challenges.

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