8 AUGUST 2024OPINIONREVOLUTIONIZING INDUSTRIAL CLEANING: INNOVATIONS IN PRESSURE WASH TECHNOLOGYBy Rebekah Headleys, Director of Product Line Management, Fluid Power, Americas, Gates CorporationIndustrial cleaning is a tough job, but new technology in industrial hose materials science is here to help. Pressure wash cleaning is a highly effective and efficient solution that helps maintain large commercial and industrial spaces or equipment such as factories, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and heavy-duty machinery.Using the strength of a pressure wash hose can improve employee safety by preventing slips and falls from grime or grease on walking surfaces. It can also enable improved efficiency by ensuring equipment is running properly to avoid downtime. Blast away stubborn oil, grease, grime, and contaminants that could compromise your facility's safety and efficiency with a thorough and lasting clean that is challenging to achieve with traditional cleaning methods.So why isn't everyone using a pressure wash solution for industrial cleaning? Some are challenged because pressure wash cleaning requires specialized equipment to ensure it's done safely and effectively. One critical element of the pressure wash system is the hose, which conveys the high-pressure water from the machine to the cleaning surface. Without a dependable pressure wash hose, the system loses all value and could compromise the user's safety.New trends and innovations in hose technology are making a major difference in not only the dependability of the pressure wash system but also the ease of equipment use. Some of the critical elements of this next-generation hose technology include:- Flexibility: Industrial cleaning applications often require cleaning in tighter, more compact spaces. A highly flexible, kink-free hose to navigate around corners and assist in tight spaces makes tough cleaning jobs easier and more approachable. Hose manufacturers such as Gates Corporation continue innovating their constructions to offer improved flexibility, which contributes to more efficiency in cleaning narrow spaces. As an example, the Gates Clean Master Plus hose is 50% more flexible than legacy hoses.- Lightweight: Pressure wash cleaning applications with large surface areas can directly contribute to worker fatigue. Pressure cleaning a large parking lot, for example, could take Rebekah Headleys
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