MOPPING SYSTEMS AND MACHINES: POTENTIAL AND LIMITS

What are the strengths of manual equipment and how do they overcome the limits of machine work?

Our experts answer.

What are the main benefits of mopping systems compared with mechanised cleaning methods?

Mopping systems easily operate even in areas where the machines cannot get due to their bulkiness: they pass through restricted spaces and rooms full of furniture, ensuring deep, accurate and fast cleaning. Moreover, they get into every corner, ensuring an unbeatable frame-to-floor contact.

In addition to these advantages, Filmop offers another big one: our mop holders with Lock System offer maximum flexibility as they allow you to easily clean also walls and ceilings just locking the mop holder’s joint with one's foot, without the use of one's hands and without bending any more. It means that you can use a single tool to clean both horizontal and vertical surfaces, optimizing the cleaning procedures and reducing costs.

In what types of situations are mopping systems a better option than using a machine?

Mopping systems are ideal in case of areas full of obstacles such as furniture, chairs and cabling: they move rapidly also in the narrowest passages and easily work where machines hardly pass, effectively cleaning even the most difficult to reach places.

Mopping systems are also suggested for quick clean-ups and spot mopping and they represent the ideal solution for emergency cleaning, ensuring high performance in any case.

Lastly, it is strongly recommended to use mopping systems in all the environments that require a high level of hygiene as healthcare facilities: in these delicate contexts, cleaning must be performed by using a new mop for each area to contrast the risk of cross contamination.

Do mopping systems have any drawbacks compared with machines?

There is no doubt that machines require less effort compared to traditional mopping systems: for this reason, Filmop R&D Department has designed ErgoSwing, an ergonomic system that guarantees less strain and increased productivity, together with better floor cleaning performance. The ErgoSwing system usability analysis conducted by an independent consultant company found that the effort made by operators while using ErgoSwing is significantly lower than that of standard systems.

Do you consider mopping systems to be underrated in today’s market?

On the contrary, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, mopping systems have been re-valued, especially when we are talking about disposable systems.

Cleaning each area with a new and clean mop prevents the transmission of viruses from one surface to another: using disposable mops is, therefore, the ideal choice to maintain high standards of hygiene, counteracting the risk of spreading the new Coronavirus.

The several disposable solutions offered by Filmop are the ideal ally for cleaning and sanitising environments, including the most difficult areas.

How do you anticipate floor mopping will change in the wake of Covid-19? Will mechanised methods gain more traction because they require a lower level of human involvement? Or will there be a greater demand for fast and efficient mopping systems and the reassuring presence of a cleaner?

Professional cleaning is facing a demanding challenge that required the adoption of pre-established procedures and the use of high-performance equipment to achieve results.

Today more than ever, it is pivotal to maintain the maximum level of cleanliness and hygiene, implementing quick and efficient operations with non-bulky and easy-to-transport equipment: mopping systems represent the ideal solution to promptly restore the hygienic and sanitary conditions, ensuring the reduction of cross contamination’s risk. Therefore, we think there will be greater demand for mopping systems as well as for cleaners who will have to be professionally trained.

Filmop equipment’s user-friendly layout ensures a correct use of the same, reducing errors to a minimum and facilitating operators training.

What mopping systems do you offer, and what benefits do they offer the customer?

Ever since its foundation, Filmop has invested in research and development, to offer solutions always in line with the market needs. One of our flagship systems is ErgoSwing, an innovative dusting and mopping flat system consisting of a handle with turning grip and mop holder with ergonomic joint designed for easy “S” movement, with significantly less effort required by the operator.

In the wake of the success achieved by ErgoSwing, Filmop has realized ErgoDrop, the professional system always ready to use that makes floor cleaning simple, fast and effective, preventing the onset of occupational diseases thanks to the characteristic ergonomic design.