educational equipment means you’re getting more value for your dollar. TrackClean fleet-management system is just one example of a great software solution that provides easy access to invaluable operational information. 3. Remote access gives you anytime, anywhere access to every machine in your fleet. Whether you’re operating a fleet of two floor-cleaning machines or twenty, you can be sure you know what’s going on at all times. That’s because even though the machines may be autonomous, you still have complete control when you want it. This is applicable for every building, but it’s especially relevant for facilities that need to comply with food safety or other similar regulations. Knowing what did and didn’t get cleaned and when it happened at the touch of a button can prove invaluable when certifications are on the line. For example, the TASKI Intellibot provides cleaning performance reports, remote diagnostics and repairs completely wirelessly.
4. Easy to use. Take the EMMA, for example. Built by Brain Corp, EMMA stands for Enabling Mobile Machine Automation. EMMA is a module attached to existing floor-cleaning equipment. To get a machine equipped with EMMA up and running, a worker first has to drive the machine on a route. Through this first drive, EMMA learns the route. Once that’s done, EMMA will run the route the same way the next time, unless something gets in its way, then EMMA adapts. Simple. 5. Standardised cleaning across several locations. Even the most qualified, trustworthy workers are still human. Machines, on the other hand, always clean the same way. The cleaning job is predictable, as it should be. And customers, employees and executives at every one of your locations should enjoy the same healthy, clean environment, regardless of your staffing levels. Depending on your current operation, there may be at least five more reasons you should
start employing automated-floorcleaning machines. The efficiencies and business insights you’ll gain are hard to predict, but all of them will surely help you improve productivity. WAXIE has been distributing Intellibot automated, hands-free floorcare robots since 2016, with several successful deployments throughout the Western United States. The basic premise of the Intellibot is that the robot can perform predictable and repeatable floor-cleaning tasks in order to reduce the labour costs associated with operating floor-carecleaning equipment while also freeing up time for the cleaning workers who would usually be required to operate the equipment to instead complete other cleaning tasks and inspections. In addition, there are several other robotic options coming into the market to offer this labour-saving solution, and IoT connectivity is an integral component of these solutions. For more information visit: www.waxie.com
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