Soft to hard in under a minute
August 1st 2008 Nilfisk-Advance's carpet extractor-come-scrubber dryer won an innovation award at
Interclean earlier this year.Switching from one task to the other in under a minute
means hard and soft floors can be cleaned with one machine – saving time and money
In addition to multi-purpose cleaning, the AX 651 Multi features
Nilfisk's advanced EDS system, which dispenses the correct amount
of detergent directly to the scrub deck, reducing chemical and
water consumption, and optimising cleaning results.Also, the carpet
extractor is fitted with Nilfisk's LIFTTM (Low moisture, Indirect spray,
Fast drying time,True cleaning) – a patented low moisture extraction
process combining deep cleaning with ultra fast drying times.As a
result, the AX 651 Multi EDS has been awarded CRI (Carpet and Rug
Institute) approval in the US.
"I believe no other manufacturer
is currently able to make this claim
with a low moisture process," says
Karen James, sales and marketing
director at Nilfisk-Advance."Drying
time with LIFTTM is around 30
minutes and you can deep clean
over 1,300m2 of carpet with just
one 75 litre tank of water."
Ease of use is another key
design feature of the new AX 651
Multi EDS. Operatives can switch
between carpet extractor and
cylindrical scrubbing modes while they work using simple touchscreen
controls.At the push of a button they can also adjust
scrubbing brush pressure to suit soiling levels, or choose between
pre-spray, low moisture or restoration modes for daily or deep
cleaning of carpeted areas.To restore heavily soiled areas, pre-spray
detergent is applied and agitated into the surface, followed by
extraction with clean water, for a deep clean treatment. In
scrubber/dryer mode, it offers 100 per cent water pick-up to leave
hard surfaces spotless and safe to walk on.
With low noise levels of just 66 dB(A) during scrubbing and 69
dB(A) whilst extracting, the AX 651 multi EDS from Nilfisk-Advance is
particularly suitable for daytime cleaning, even in noise-sensitive
environments.Other convenient features include an onboard battery
charger and easy to clean recovery tank.
Summing up, Karen James says:"The ISSA/INTERCLEAN Award
recognises Nilfisk's ongoing investment in innovation to make
cleaning faster, easier and more cost-effective for our customers. Our
machinery developments are designed to drive down the cost of
professional cleaning, without compromising quality, which has
always been an important goal for this sector but is now even more
critical in the current economic
climate." More articles from Nilfisk CFM: | 
