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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

It is important to distinguish client’s

seriousness for automation. Also,
advanced machines require operators
who understand dashboards. The
focus should be on – value of SLAM

technology, adaptive cleaning for
customized solutions and predictive
maintenance to minimize machine
downtime.

Vedant Matta

“Automated cleaning machines cleanliness levels increased. The acknowledging the current
are still not getting to the hard- score remains down, because limitations. “Manual intervention
to-reach surfaces, which needs to cleaning is all about the count of is required on the shopfloor, as
be focused on,” he admitted. He bacteria and viruses found.” machines do not access all areas,”
detailed their operational efficiency: he stated.
“Three people in shifts manage a Sandeep Rawal, responding to Addressing the dishwasher
factory, cleaned by machines for an this, drew an analogy to dishwasher analogy, he humorously added,
area of about 180,000sqft; it is all usage in India versus Western “With reference to low dishwasher
automated and robotic. countries, highlighting cultural usage, the kind of food we eat
“Robots, cameras do not reach adoption hurdles. results in dishwashers not being
the dark spots, a challenge we are Sahil Jain, Managing Director, competent enough to clean those
facing, though use of manpower columbus, offered his perspective oily surfaces. Manual intervention
has come down considerably and on smart industrial cleaning, is needed there as well.”

Manual intervention is still necessary
as machines cannot access all
areas. There are cultural barriers to
automation adoption in India, particularly

for domestic cleaning and the necessity
of automation for safety in hazardous
industrial processes and for cleaning at
the source is all the more now.

Sahil Jain

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