Sweepers to meet all challenges
Personnel tasked with keeping a busy site clean are often faced with the same dilemma: How best to clean a large facility with a myriad of different cleaning requirements coupled with time, labour and budget constraints?
Demanding managers are unlikely to accept unswept surfaces not to mention the health and safety risk associated with wet leaves and litter. Having a range of sweepers on hand to cope with all eventualities is therefore ideal.
A manual sweeper that will sweep 5 times faster than a traditional broom is a cleaning machine cupboard staple. Machines like the Nilfisk SM800 are very easy to transport in a car and are suitable for congested areas inside or out. The SM800 easily picks up paper, leaves and even small screws and bolts.
Walk behind sweepers are also a staple and are available in battery powered or petrol options. The SW750 from Nilfisk is battery powered and is said to be exceptionally quiet at only 59 dB(A). An onboard charger saves time and the unit will run up to 2 hours on a hard floor. A petrol version is well suited to outdoor sweeping, the SW900 model having the advantage of a 1050 mm sweeping width with 2 side brooms.
Ride on Sweepers are designed to provide much increased productivity and are available with both manual and hydraulic dump systems. Smaller models like the Nilfisk SR1000S can also clean carpeted areas using an optional carpet kit.
The SR1101 has the advantage of an onboard vacuum system, this is suitable when debris lurks in a corner or can be found above floor level. The operator can use the vacuum hose without stepping off the machine.
The SW4000 is an environmentally friendly ride on sweeper available in battery, LPG or petrol versions that has been designed for low total cost of ownership. The sweeper is gentle on the environment with minimised energy consumption, recyclable materials, dust control and a low noise level.
One Touch Sweeping provides for easy and safe operation with economy in mind. All functions – main broom, side brooms and vacuum fan are activated and terminated simultaneously by the accelerator pedal so that no brooms or fans are left running unnecessarily when the sweeper stands still therefore miminising energy consumption.
At the top end of the scale are machines like the Nilfisk SR2000, a serious approach to heavy duty debris. The SR2000 has a working width of 1670 mm and a climbing rate of 21%. The SR2000 can carry over 800 kg of debris and will dump to a height of 152 cm. A high temperature warning light indicates when hot debris such as warm cigarettes has been swept into the hopper.
The Nilfisk SW8000 is the largest of the heavy duty sweepers and provides a 2 metre sweeping path. The unit is suitable for sweeping large areas including car parks, warehouses and factory floors and comes in diesel and LPG versions.
