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Integrating robotic cleaning machines made simple with Tennant UK
There’s no denying that robotics is transforming nearly every industry — cleaning and maintenance included. Robotic cleaning machines from Tennant can help your business and facility maintain a high level of cleanliness and safety — all while using smaller amounts of cleaning chemicals and in less time.
The true value in robotic cleaning lies in how it allows your organisation to change the way you clean — becoming more efficient and more strategic about your cleaning protocols and how you allocate resources.
To realise this value, warehouse operations need to begin considering how they can best adjust their existing cleaning processes and protocols to take advantage of the specific capabilities of robotic floor cleaners.
Clean facilities are the foundation of a successful business, that’s always been the case, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, logistics and warehousing. But as we are still faced with the need to reduce spend and reduce costs, the need to address and cater for rising customer expectations, keeping ahead of the competition, delivering improvements to health & safety risks, and to improve overall operational consistency, robotic cleaning machines can help deliver a solution to some of these key issues.
WATCH THE TENNANT ROBOTICS VIDEO HERE
ROBOTIC USAGE IS ACCELLERATING ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES
Retail, Supply Chain, facilities and facilities managers have utilised sophisticated robotic technologies for decades across a broad range of uses — from inventory management and materials handling, to both in-store and at-home delivery, to interactive customer service, picking and sorting, to palletising and de-palletising, to automated storage and retrieval systems.
Savvy businesses are continuously looking for innovative ways to put robotics to work to solve key business challenges and, in particular, robotic floor cleaning is emerging as one of the most valuable uses of robotics in within industrial and retail facilities.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO MY BUSINESS?
Across all industries expectations for facility cleaning are higher than ever and cleanliness is a top concern among customers. Cleanliness is a high-ranking common denominator among grocery stores.
Within retail, robotic floor cleaners allow facilities and cleaning managers to move floor cleaning from the night shift to the day shift, bringing customers peace of mind by showing them visible proof of continuous cleaning. This not only enhances the individual customer experience, but it also helps a retailer create a strong positive brand image.
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Within warehouse and logistics facilities, Tennant robotic floor scrubbers are the same, or very similar, to the core cleaning machines already in use, only Tennant AMR’s are fitted with an array of sensors and an on-board AI “brain” interface. This significantly simplifies adoption, as warehouse staff are typically already very familiar with their existing equipment.
DOWNLOAD THE ROBOTICS IN WAREHOUSES EBOOK HERE
SOLVING FACILITY CLEANING CHALLENGES
Robotic floor cleaners work alongside your cleaning staff, methodically handling essential floor cleaning and freeing your employees to focus on day-to-day responsibilities, as well as other, more complex facility cleaning.
They can execute a floor cleaning task with reliable consistency, which is particularly helpful given the monotonous nature of floor cleaning tasks.
Finally, Tennant’s robotic cleaning machines provide proof of coverage via integrated data capture technology that delivers realtime performance and utilisation tracking. You can verify cleaning has been done and done correctly to deliver proof of coverage, support compliance and ultimately drive better overall cleaning performance.
WATCH THE VIDEOS:
T380AMR Robotic Scrubber Dryer
T16AMR Industrial Robotic Scrubber Dryer
SUPPORTING (NOT REPLACING) CLEANING TEAMS
Tennant robotic cleaning machines lift the burden of monotonous and unpleasant cleaning tasks, allowing your staff to focus on more engaging and rewarding tasks that only a human can do including other operational responsibilities, or high-touch cleaning and disinfection of surfaces.
By shifting unengaging tasks to robotic floor cleaners and enabling staff to focus on more complex and rewarding responsibilities, warehouses can support staff engagement and job satisfaction. Providing visual proof of a commitment to clean, healthy facilities can further support staff satisfaction.
REDUCING COSTS, IMPROVING ROI (Return On Investment)
When it comes to weighing the costs of cleaning, businesses are facing a new reality: the value of ‘clean’ is more complex than ever as it’s no longer just about financial concerns and concerns meeting the broader goals of your business.
Some of the most common financial painpoints (regarding cleaning) for a business can be quickly and directly addressed through the integration of robotic cleaning machines, helping to realise a strategic value from your investment. These include:
- Rising labour costs
- Inconsistent floor cleaning
- Decreasing cleaning standards during overnight shifts
- An over-extended cleaning team struggling to complete its to-do list.
- Financial cost of human user-error
IS YOUR BUSINESS OR FACILITY READY FOR A TENNANT ROBOTIC CLEANING MACHINE?
The advancement of robotic technologies for cleaning is allowing more facilities of all types to realise the real-world promise of robotic floor cleaning.
Most promising of all, leading vendors have made the deployment of robotic floor cleaning machines simple. A warehouse operation can roll out Tennant robotic floor cleaning machines quickly because they require no custom infrastructure, no specialised training and provide intuitive user interfaces that are quick and easy for employees to learn.
It’s important to remember that robots are great at consistently cleaning their routes the same way every time and they don’t get tired or distracted. The ROI on robotic floor cleaning grows with use, so robotic cleaning machines are best suited for spaces that are cleaned at least two hours per day, five days per week.
"If you feel your facility would benefit from a Tennant robotic cleaning machine, you’ll be happy to know we provide a free, no-obligation on-site demonstration or trial of a robotic cleaning machine, and will conduct a thorough site survey to ensure your facility gains the most benefit from this advanced technology", says the company.
PREPARING FOR SUCCESS – FAST DEPLOYMENT AND ACCELERATED ROI
With Tennant it’s easier than ever to deploy robotic floor cleaning machines to address your key cleaning issues. But it’s important to note that deploying a robot is not merely a one-for-one equipment swap.
Integrating robotics and advanced technology is a significant change for any business and it can be a difficult process for employees. Robotics can raise understandable concerns for some employees who might wonder, “Will a robot take my job?”
Five Top Tips from Tennant:
- Treat implementation like a true Change Management Plan – start with building a solid plan following best practices for establishing and managing staff expectations.
- Get buy-in at all levels – engagement from relevant stakeholders is a prerequisite for any organisational initiative to succeed.
- Dedicate time for proper route mapping and validation – a thoughtful approach to mapping routes will maximise the cleaning coverage and minimise manual intervention.
- Plan how you will reallocate staff – be proactive, don’t take the 'wait and see' approach.
- Define your business goals – and determine how you will measure success.
If your business is looking to address labour challenges, drive efficiencies and maintain a high standard of cleaning with Tennant’s Robotic Cleaning Machines you can speak with a member of our team at 01604 583191, email [email protected] or visit:
http://eweb.tennantco.com/tennantcocom-an23h/pages/965f8eaeff03eb11a813000d3a4dade3.html
20th July 2023