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