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Service MatterS

Mechanised cleaning enhances

facility hygiene and efficiency

Here is how SILA helped a textile production unit achieve better cleaning

outcomes while simultaneously reducing the effort required.

Problem statement machines efficiently extracted now maintained 4-6 times a day
particles from the often hard-
using machines.
Alok Industries Ltd is a textile to-reach trench areas, ensuring
manufacturing company, with a cleaner and safer working End goals
integration in both streams - cotton environment.
as well as the polyester value chain. Ride-on scrubber for floors: Reduced costs: By optimizing
The company has faced significant SILA implemented ride-on scrubber manpower and enhancing cleaning
challenges within its spinning unit, machines for comprehensive efficiency, Alok Industries
due to the persistent accumulation floor cleaning. These machines realised a substantial reduction in
of extremely light particles on the significantly improved the speed operational costs, contributing to
factory floor, beneath machines and and efficiency of floor cleaning, improved profitability.
in the trenches. while also enhancing overall Improved facility hygiene:
Manual cleaning processes facility hygiene. The facility hygiene standards
proved highly inefficient due to were elevated to new heights.
the considerable effort required to Results Frequent and thorough cleaning
gather, collect, and dispose of these with mechanized equipment
particles. This inefficiency not only The introduction of mechanised ensured a cleaner and safer working
increased operational costs but cleaning at Alok Industries’ environment for employees.
also compromised facility hygiene spinning unit yielded impressive Highest audit scores: Alok
standards. results: Industries consistently achieved
Manpower reduction: SILA’s the highest audit scores from
Solutions innovative approach has led regulatory authorities and clients.
to a 40% reduction in required
In response to these challenges, manpower for cleaning operations. The enhanced facility cleanliness
and adherence to hygiene standards
SILA Real Estate partnered The shift from manual cleaning to played a pivotal role in these
with Alok Industries in 2022 to mechanised solutions allowed for accomplishments.
implement an innovative solution – a more streamlined and efficient
mechanized cleaning. The tailored workforce. Overall improvement in
approach included the following output: Lesser forced shutdowns
Cost reduction: Alok Industries
key components: has benefitted from an overall due to cleanliness-related issues
resulted in improved production
Scooter mop for supervisors: cost reduction of 20% in facility output and minimised operational
SILA introduced scooter mop management expenses. This disruptions.
machines equipped with high- reduction was achieved through
efficiency cleaning mechanisms both manpower savings and
for the supervisors. These scooters enhanced cleaning efficiency.
enabled supervisors to quickly Increased cleaning frequency:
and effectively address localised The facility’s cleaning frequency
particle accumulation, reducing the increased by 100%. Instead of
need for manual labor. cleaning trenches once a week, they
Industrial high suction vacuum were now cleaned every alternate
cleaners: To tackle the issue of day, requiring significantly fewer
particles in the trenches, SILA resources. Moreover, the entire
deployed industrial high suction factory floor, which used to be
vacuum cleaners. These specialised cleaned twice a day manually, is

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