In recent years, many factory owners have paid more and more attention to indoor hygiene. They have a growing need for the wheel cleaning station and shoe sanitizer machines in the workshop. This is an urgent case, especially in the field of industrial manufacturing, such as electronics factories, food and drink factories, large-scale automobile part assembly lines, etc. To upload and unload the products from area to area, many factories have to use many engineering vehicles, such as forklift trucks, tractors, push-top trucks, loaders, excavators, backhoe loaders, and scrap trucks. As these vehicles help improve productivity and logistics management, they also bring cross-contamination and spread germs on the ground. What’s worse, it is painstaking and troublesome to clean the wheels in the factory every day.
Therefore, many factory managers decide to turn to an automatic wheel cleaning machine for help.

1. Types of Wheel Cleaning Stations

Categorized by cleaning technology, there are 5 types of wheel cleaning equipment. 

a. Brush-type Wheel Cleaners:

This type of cleaner usually can remove the dirt and mud from the wheels by rotating nylon belt brushes or soft bristle brushes within several seconds. They are effective solutions for heavy grime, muddy wheels. However, if they are improperly used, scratches or damage may happen to the wheels.

b. High-Pressure Water Jet Systems

These kinds of wheel cleaning stations usually blast away dirt with pressurized water (100–2,000+ PSI). You may find them in some industrial parks, truck fleets, or construction sites. They are remarkable for fast and touchless cleaning. In this way, users can reduce the use of chemical cleaners. However, if misused, they may harm loose wheel components for the strong water impact.

c.Touchless (Chemical-Based) Systems

This wheel wash systems combine special detergents and rinsing with low pressure. It is very suitable for luxury cars and sensitive wheel coatings, like ceramic ones. They are very helpful for this system won’t scratch the surface of the wheels. However, the chemical costs a lot in the long term. What’s worse, it can’t remove the caked mud from the surface effectively.

d. Ultrasonic Cleaners

The ultrasonic cleaners can produce High-frequency sound waves and create bubbles to wash the dirt away. Generally speaking, these cleaners are designed for precision cleaning of motorsport wheels and intricate rims. The advantage is that it can reach tight crevices without physical contact. However, this wheel cleaner system has a much slower process with high costs. 

e. Steam Cleaners

When the machine is powered on, the High-temperature steam can dissolve grease and grime. It is an Eco-friendly solution for car washes, especially the aviation wheels. The steam cleaner can wash and sanitize the wheel surfaces with minimal water. However, the scalability for large fleets is limited.

2. Why is the Glikon wheel cleaning station a good option for factories?

To meet the various needs of customers from different industries, Glikon has developed 1 special kind of wheel wash station. It is the crawler-type two-in-one wheel cleaner station. The machine is also equipped with 2 stainless steel slopes. The belt brushes with clean water and soap water can clean various wheels in the factory. Also, they can remove the dirt and grime from the surface of the wheels without scratches. The machines are not standard models. If customers want to buy 1 set of wheel cleaners, they must provide some details for customization.

1) Customization is acceptable.

When customers are in need of a wheel cleaning equipment, we will always ask a lot of details from the customer. First, we need to know the total weight of the vehicle and the cargo, then we can estimate the max load capacity. Second, we wonder the length distance between the front wheel and the back wheel, and the wheel width distance. In this way, we can design the length and width of the wheel cleaners. Finally, we will also ask about the raw materials of the wheels. Then we can judge which type of belt brushes won’t damage or scratch the surface of the wheels. If the wheels are made from very delicate materials, we will recommend the crawler-type belt brushes. All in all, we can customize the most cost-efficient machine according to customers’ personal needs.

2) Safety and Durability

When Glikon customize the cleaning station for wheels, we always put safety in the first place. Therefore, we design the two-in-one station according to the material of the wheels, the dimension, and the total weight of the vehicle. The working principle is just the same as that of the P-Series boot cleaning machine. In this way, the cleaning machine won’t be crushed by the vehicles. Besides, the friction between the wheels and the belt brushes are moderately strong to remove the dirt and mud without any damage to the wheels. What’s more, though the belt brushes are consumables, they can last at least 6 months to 1 year according to the use frequency. Never should you have any worries on your mind.

3)Quality assurance and warranty

All of our wheel cleaning stations are made from high-quality raw materials, such as SUS304 stainless steel, Dupont Nylon, Nanofiber cloth, etc. We usually carry out a series of quality tests during the whole process of manufacturing. After the machine is ready, we will conduct a non-stop running test for at least 48 hours. Only when the machine can work well will we pack and ship it to our overseas customers. Besides, we also offer a 1-year warranty for each machine from the purchase date. During the warranty period, we can send free replacement parts to customers if they break. However, the consumable parts, like belt brushes, water-absorbent pads, are not covered in the warranty.

3. What benefits can factory users enjoy after investing in the wheel cleaning equipment?

1) Save a lot of time and labor for wheel cleaning.

Before using the automatic wheel cleaning station, users have to spend a lot of time and money on the cleaning kit and the daily wheel cleaning task. Each time the engineering vehicles enter the controlled area in the workshop, factory owners must hire a professional cleaner to scrub the wheels with wheel cleaner. It is time-consuming and expensive in the long run. However, using a Glikon crawler-type wheel cleaner station can automatically scrub wheels within 5-10 seconds. The cleaning time can be adjusted on the control panel according to customers’ needs. The only thing the user needs to do is drain the wastewater and replace the water-absorbent pads in time.

2) Better indoor hygiene, less cross-contamination

Adopting the wheel cleaner device can improve indoor hygiene significantly. At the same time, cross-contamination on the floor is avoided since the wheels usually move from outside to inside. In some rural areas, the wheels are often covered with mud and dirt on rainy days. Wherever the wheels run, the mud and dirt will remain on the floor along the way. When people walk around, their shoe soles will always get dirty easily. After using the cleaning station, both workers’ shoe soles and wheels can be washed and dried automatically. Thus, the indoor hygiene conditions will get better. Likewise, the risks of cross-contamination are greatly reduced. Workers can enjoy a worry-free and cleaner workplace, which can naturally enhance the sense of happiness and comfort from their work.

3) Better corporate image and lower employee turnover rate

In recent years, many potential customers tend to visit the factory in person before they make a purchasing plan. Using a wheel cleaner device can contribute to a much cleaner and nicer working environment. This can leave a good impression on all the visitors or potential clients. A good corporate image can also bring wealth to corporations in the long term. Besides, with the cleaning machine for wheels and shoe soles, the factory can hire fewer elderly cleaners. As we all know, the cleaning work for cleaners is hard and tedious, so the turnover rate is very high. In this way, the employee turnover rate will be much lower than before.

4. The FAQ about the Glikon Wheel Cleaner Device.

Q1: What is the wheel cleaning station cost?

A1: The cost of the automatic wheel washing system varies from size to size. We usually collect the dimensions, weight, and material, then customize the width and length of the machine. Usually, the cost is based on the actual length. According to our transaction history, the cost ranges from 2000 USD to 4000 USD.

Q2: What is the best solution to clean wheels with?

A2: To avoid damage to the belt brushes and stainless steel water tank, you can try non-acid cleaning solutions, such as dish soap, and soap water, or other mild cleaners.

In recent years, Glikon’s shoe sole washing machine has upgraded from the first to the fourth generation. Each time they send inquiries to us, they have many problems and concerns before purchasing.

As factory owners become increasingly interested in the shoe sole cleaning machine, we have decided to write a blog to remove all their worries and doubts.

As is known to all, proper use and maintenance can prolong the service life of each machine. However, the use and maintenance vary from series to series.

Today, we focus on only the 4th-generation N-series shoe sole washing machine, and help each customer get the most value out of their investment in the long run.

1. Precautions before you install and use the shoe sole washing machine.

Step 1: Open the wooden box and check the shoe bottom cleaning machine.

After removing the plastic film from the surface, check if the boot brush staton is deformed or damaged. If yes, you can contact the shipper or carrier for compensation. By the way, we usually buy insurance for each machine during the shipment. If the automatic shoe cleaner machine gets damaged during shipment, we can ask the carrier for compensation.

Step 2. Uplift the metal cover, and confirm the spare parts in the sediment trough.

Normally, we will prepare all the necessary parts with the shoe cleaning machine. The accessories of the shoe sole washing machine include:

1) Leakage protection power cord: 1 pcs
2) Anti-water return device 1 pcs
3) White filter cloth 60 pcs
4) Bottom cleaning brushes 2 pcs
5) Spare water-absorbent pads 6 pcs
6) White blocker: 1 pcs
7) Water level gauge 1 pcs
8) Water inlet pipe: 1 pcs
9) Drain pipe: 1 pcs
10) Customized plug: 1 pcs
11) Spare Belt brushes: 1 whole set for the machine.
12) Velcro: 5 meters

Step 3: Place the industrial boot wash station on the level ground.

The uneven ground can be adjusted with the adjustable foot. Don’t tilt to avoid damage to the shoe sterilizer machine due to water overflow. (You can find a water level gauge in the accessories with the machine, so be sure to level it before use).

Step 4: Connect the industrial boot cleaner to the power supply

Take out the leakage protection power cord and the customized plug.

Connect the power cord to the power socket at the bottom of the machine and insert the plug into the 2-phase or 3-phase socket in the installation area.

Then the shoe sanitizer machine will be powered on.

2. Instructions when using the shoe sole cleaner machine:

Users can use either auto mode or manual mode to add water and drain sewage.

If there is no access to the water tap and sewage outlet in the installation area, you can only use the manual mode.

2.1 How to operate the machine in manual mode?

Step 1: Take out the white blocker and block the drain outlet tightly.

If the drain outlet is not blocked tightly, then wastewater will leak from the drain outlet after using for a period.

Step 2: Fill a bucket with clean water and then pour water into the sink in the cleaning area.

Step 3: Start the boot washer station through the infrared sensor and enter the cleaning area.

Then, stand in the cleaning area with both feet, stay for 3-5 seconds (or you can walk naturally for 3-4 steps in the cleaning area), and the brushes will automatically clean the shoe soles (you can move your feet appropriately so that all parts of the soles can be cleaned)

Step 4: After cleaning, enter the drying area and stay on the water-absorbent pad for a while to let the blue pad fully absorb the water stains on the shoe soles.

2.2 How to manually drain the sewage inside the industrial boot washing station quickly after use?

After the shoe cleaning machine is used for 1 day, sediment gathers in the sediment trough. You can finish the cleaning tasks step by step:
1) Uplift the cover beneath the water-absorbent pad.
2) Take out the handheld drain hose and turn on the switch.
3) Press the manual drain switch once, then the machine starts to drain wastewater.
4) Use the handheld hose to flush every corner of the machine until it is clean.
5) Drain the sewage into an empty bucket until no water is inside the machine.
6) Press the drain switch once again, then the machine stops draining at once.
7) Put the handheld hose back and dump the wastewater in the bucket.
8) Take out the white filter cloth in the sediment trough and wash it with clean water.
9) Put a new one into the sediment trough.
10) Close the cover.

ity3. How to Maintain the Shoe Bottom Cleaning Machine Regularly?

Regular maintenance of the shoe bottom cleaning machine can prolong its service life and reduce the failure rate.

3.1 The tips for cleaning the surface:

Clean dust and stains from the surface of the shoe shine station regularly (once a week is recommended) and wipe the body frame with a piece of a damp cloth to keep the appearance neat.

Regularly clean and replace with new water-absorbent pads to achieve the best cleaning effect.

3.2 The tips for cleaning the body:

1) Clean the machine’s brushes every 1-2 weeks as often as you use them. You can use the governor to adjust the brush surface to remove hair, fibers, and other debris wrapped around the brush.

2) Clean the sink, empty the sink regularly (every 1-2 weeks), and rinse it with fresh water to avoid the growth of dirt and bacteria as well as clogged drains.

3) Clean the white filter cloth: Replace or wash the filter cloth regularly to keep the drainage smooth.

3.3  Regular Check for the machine

1) Check the sensor regularly to ensure it is sensitive. If the sensor is not sensitive, there may be dust or a malfunction in the sensor. Thus, you must clean up the dust or contact the after-sales service.

2) Check the wear of the belt brushes. Users must check them every 3 months. If it is severely worn, it will affect the cleaning effect and needs to be replaced in time.

3) Check the water pipes for leaks/blockages once a month. If water leakage is found, check whether the connection is loose or the water pipe is damaged; If it is blocked, you should dredge and clean up the water pipes in time.

4) Chains and spherical bearings should be lubricated every 2 months.

5) Check whether the filter screen in the inlet solenoid valve is blocked, clean up the debris, and keep the water inlet pipe unobstructed.

New Year’s Day is just around the corner, and many gatherings and parties will be held. People will spend more time on entertainment, parties, and social gatherings. However, keeping the home clean and tidy before and after the parties can be challenging for housewives or hosts. In this passage, we will tell you how to shine the New Year’s Day with the best household shoe cleaner device and light up the room creatively.

Below are our 7 professional tips about household cleaning:

1. Use the best household shoe cleaner machine 

Place an auto shoe cleaner or clean disposable shoe covers at the entrance of your home.

This will allow guests, friends, and neighbors to thoroughly remove sludge, dirt, and even germs from their shoe soles before they walk indoors. This will keep the indoor floor from getting too dirty and ease the burden of cleaning the floor after the party. Many people wonder how to clean shoe soles with a machine at home, especially on snowy and rainy days. According to our customer feedback, G-SJ1004 is the best bottom shoe cleaner for home. For more information, you can watch the video below, then you will find the procedures very easy.

1.1 Multiple Occasions for the use of a shoe cleaning machine for home.

1) Winter Sports or outdoor activities

2) Holiday baking in the kitchen

3) Go home after walking pets outside

4) Holiday DIY projects at home

5) The cleanup after shopping activities

Whether doing winter sports or other outdoor activities, you can use the automatic sole cleaning machine to remove the mud and dirt from the bottom of your shoes. In these cases, the shoe sole cleaner machine is usually put at the entrance of your home.

2. Prepare a smart robot cleaner in advance

It only needs a remote controller to automatically vacuum and sweep the floor in each room.

Before and after the party, you can use the smart cleaning robot to vacuum the dust and grime on the surface from the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, to the bedroom. This is to make the home clean and tidy, which can leave a good impression on each visitor. According to old customers’ feedback, Tineco FLOOR ONE S7 PRO Smart Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner is a very good choice.

3. Purchase several high-quality and durable rags.

Before and after the party, use a durable rag with detergent and water. Then, you can quickly wipe down the table tops, stove tops, and cookware. As we all know, when people have a family dinner at home, it is easy to spill milk or juice on the table or the floor. At this time, it is necessary to wipe up the table or the floor to prevent any unpleasant cases or accidents.

4. Make good use of disposable party supplies for large gatherings.

If you have a large gathering, prepare disposable party supplies in advance, including disposable tablecloths, disposable dishes, knives, and forks. This is because disposable dinnerware can be thrown away after the party comes to an end. This can largely save time and energy on dishwashing and tidying up for the host and hostess. In this way, every party member can enjoy the food, music, and chatting with each other, instead of wasting time on too much homework.

5. Hire a temporary cleaner from a housekeeping service company.

In some countries, all the extended family members will get together on New Year’s Day.

For parties with over 50 guests, the workload is a huge task for the host and hostess.

If the workload is too heavy, it is better to hire cleaners from a cleaning service company temporarily. You can pay them by the hour, or by the day. In this way, the host and hostess can enjoy a clean and tidy household environment with big smiles on their faces.

6. Relocate your household items

Before New Year’s Day, most people tend to throw away old or used household items and make room for something new. It also means discarding the past and embracing the future. Therefore, you can give away new, unused, or surplus shoe sanitizer machines to friends or neighbors for free. Besides, it is also an eco-friendly act to sell cartons, delivery boxes, milk cartons, or other paper products to recycling companies. In this way, your home will be refreshed and shiny when the new year is coming.

7. Set the Right Mood

Regardless of various household shoe cleaners, you can adjust your mindset before the new year.
Life is always filled with happiness, laughter, roses, as well as chaos. Prepare the decorations, and play some exciting music to create a joyful atmosphere. Besides, you can also wear new clothes and get a new haircut. 

The holiday season may be a big challenge for the host and hostess because of too much cleaning. However, if you choose the best household shoe cleaner device and other resources,  and make full use of all human and material resources, then the festival will be an exciting and relaxing day for everyone.

Before placing an order, many customers have doubts and concerns about the automatic shoe polish machine. They may worry about the quality, the cleaning effects, the installation and use, etc. In this blog, we will offer a detailed Q&A about Glikon’s latest shoes machine. We believe that all the worries and doubts will vanish if you read it carefully.

Q1: What about the cleaning effects of the N-series Automatic Shoe Polish Machine?

A1: The latest NP-Series and NB-series shoe sole cleaning machine cleans shoe bottoms thoroughly because the rolling brushes move back and forth to clean the soles of shoes 360 degrees without any dead ends. At the same time, the belt brushes can also clean the bottom of the water sink, and push the sediment from the sink into the settling tank.

Q2: Is it troublesome to replace the consumables for the shoes machine?

A2: In our factory, common consumables include water-absorbent pads, belt brushes, suction motors, disposable or reusable filter cloth. Compared with the 2^nd and the 3^rd generation shoe sole cleaner machine, the 4^th generation shoe cleaning equipment can save more time and effort in replacing the consumables. If you want to replace the worn or broken belt brushes, just use a screwdriver to remove and replace the worn brush without removing all the brushes.

Q3: Can the inside of a machine sink harbor dirt and emit odors in hot weather?

A3: If you use the 3^rd P-series and B-series automatic shoe polish machine, removing all the dirt and grime inside the water sink is hard. However, with the innovation and improvement of the technology, our latest N-series automatic shoe cleaner will help you out. Why? Because we add dirt scrapers, brush strips, and a handheld drain hose to the machine.

• The brush strip allows you to manually clean stubborn stains from the bottom of the sink.
• The stain scraper cleans stains from the bottom of the sink on both sides.
• The handheld drain hose allows running water to flush every corner of the sink as soon as you press that drain switch.

Q4: What are the applications of the N-series automatic shoe cleaning machine?

A4: According to our customer feedback, the N-series shoe sanitizer machine applies to food & beverage processing plants, electronic factories, farms, labs, clean rooms, jewelry processing factories, cigarette factories, pharmaceutical factories, schools, etc. Most buyers will install the shoes machine in front of the gateway, workshop entrance, or inside the air shower room. In a word, the NP-series and NB-series are mainly designed for industry.

Q5: Since I never used it before, could you tell me how to install and use the shoe polish machine?

A5: About the installation and use, we will send you some demo videos.

After you watch the videos, then you will know how to install and use the automatic shoe polish machine.

The whole process of a fast shoe shine only takes a few minutes.

Q6: How long do the blue mat and belt brushes last for washing and drying shoes?

A6: The frequency of replacing the blue pads and belt brushes depends on the number of people and the times it is used. Normally, the consumables can last at least 6 months to 1 year.

Q7: How many washes are possible before the water needs to be changed?

If you use automatic mode, then you can set the parameters on the control panel.

Normally, you can set 10-300 washes according to your need, then the water will be changed automatically.

Q8: Where do the rubbish and sewage in the auto shoe cleaner go?

Q8: Our electric shoe polisher has 2 modes to collect and drain sewage. The first one is auto mode. If you can connect the water inlet pipe to the water tap and connect the draining pipe to the sewage outlet, then the shoe cleaning machine can automatically add water and drain sewage. If not, you can only press the drainage switch, then the wastewater will go out automatically. Then take out the disposable filter cloth, and replace it with a new one.

Q9: How to remove the stubborn stains from the bottom of a shoes cleaning machine?

A9: Don’t worry. It only takes a few steps to finish the task.

First, take out the scrubber from the sediment sink.

Second, insert the scrubber into the water tank. You can put 2 scrubbers inside the water sink.

Then they can remove the stubborn stains at the same time.

Third, after they finish the cleaning, you can put the scrubbers inside the slot of the machine.

Q10: What if debris falls into the sink of the shoe sole cleaning machine?

A10: Don’t worry. The round-trip rollers move forward and backward, so the debris will be pushed into the sediment sink. Then you can pick it up. In this way, the debris won’t cause any problems to the automatic boot cleaner machine.

Q11: How to clean the sand-proof mat and the water-absorbent pad?

A11: As for the sand-proof mat, you can turn the sand removal mat directly upside down, then pour out the sand hidden inside the mat. Besides, you can turn the water-absorbent pad upside down, and use the water-absorbent pad to absorb the water. Then wash the blue pad with clean water and cleaner, then let it air dry.

Q12: How to replace the disposable filter cloth?

A12: Lift the sediment-laden filter cloth directly through the holes on both sides.

Rinse the dirty filter cloth with water until it is clean again.

Then, you can put the disposable filter cloth into the sediment sink again.

If the filter cloth wears out, you can also throw it away and put in a new one.

Q13: What kind of shoes can the automatic shoe cleaner machine wash?

A13: The electric shoe shine polisher can wash various shoes, such as sandals, dress shoes, sports shoes, sneakers, slippers, work boots, canvas shoes, white shoes, clean room shoes, industrial boots, heavy duty boots. However, high heels are not suitable for the boot cleaning station. Because the high heels may get stuck into the water sink. It will be very dangerous for the user.

Q14: What are the functions of the suction switch?

Function 1:

After pressing the suction switch, you can grab this handheld hose and easily clean stubborn stains attached to your electric shoe polisher.

Function 2:

The shoes machine can be manually drained if it is not convenient for you to use auto mode. You can take a bucket to catch the sewage and dump the wastewater.

These are the most frequently asked questions about the 4^th generation shoe machine cleaners. If you still have any other questions, please contact us by email or on WhatsApp. We will always be there for you on weekdays.

In recent years, many factory owners have started to invest more in shoe shining machines for factory management. Though they may have different ideas, they all want to cut down on managing costs and usage costs. In contrast with traditional solutions like disposable shoe covers and sticky mats, the Glikon shoe cleaner machine can save up to 70% to 90% costs for factories.

1. The Automatic Shoe Shining Machine Can Improve Labor Productivity.

Imagine there are 200 workers in an electronics factory. Each worker has to work 8 hours per day. They have to come in and out of the workshop at least 4 times a day. Without the shoe bottom cleaner, each worker has to wear a pair of disposable shoe covers each time they walk into the crucial workshop. The process of wearing and removing shoe covers takes about 1 minute per day. For 200 workers, the total time is about 6 hours to 7 hours. With a shoe shining machine, workers can spend more time on major work tasks. As a result, the overall productivity is improved.

2. Reduce the management cost for the factory manager.

Some of our clients believe that any tiny dust particle or electrostatic ion can disrupt the manufacturing process of precise items. As a result, personnel must complete several activities, including electrostatic assessment, dust cleaning, and wearing clean flat shoes, among others. They must exercise extreme caution when dealing with single contamination. Even if they wear dust-free shoes, workers must carefully clean their shoe soles before entering the workshop. The product may get contaminated as a result of worker carelessness or oversight.

This makes factory managers stressed in the whole process of manufacturing. If the dust on the shoe soles is cleaned timely, then it will spread to each corner of the workshop. As a consequence, the precision products will get badly polluted. What’s worse, the quality and quantity of the products may be affected. Overall, the factory can gain less profit since the costs go up. With Glikon’s electric shoe sanitizing station, each factory can avoid more accidents and risks in the manufacturing process. Then, the management costs are largely reduced. It is cost-saving, isn’t it?

3. Save More Water Fee for Sole Washing.

Glikon’s shoe sole cleaning machine is intended to use water more efficiently, so water consumption and associated costs can be cut down.

4. Reduce the defective rate of products

Since the auto shoe polisher can effectively prevent cross-contamination in the controlled area, the product quality is largely improved. It will be less likely to let the defective product flow into the market. In this way, the factory won’t suffer the loss of calling back defective products.

5. Extend the Lifespan of equipment for the factory:

By cleaning and sterilizing shoe soles, Glikon’s automatic shoe shine machine can help extend the lifespan of factory equipment. They include conveyor belts, machinery, and so on. As a result, the factory owner can reduce a lot of maintenance and replacement costs.

6. Health and Safety Compliance:

Keeping indoor clean and hygienic is a requirement for health and safety standards compliance. By creating a cleaner work environment, workers can take less sick leaves. At the same time, factories can avoid fines or penalties.

7. Why shoe shining machine is more cost-saving than sticky mats?

7.1 The Performance Contrast between automatic shoe cleaning machine and Sticky Mat

7.2 The Economical Cost Contrast between shoe sanitizing machine and sticky mat.

In this era, it is vital to make high-quality products for the survival and development of enterprises. As the latest shoe cleaning equipment, Glikon’s shoe cleaning station can improve the cleaning effects by 7 times more than a sticky mat. Meanwhile, it can reduce 60% the usage cost than that of the shoe covers.

Let’s take the annual cost of using a boot cleaning station in an air shower room for instance.

From this chart, you can see that using motorized shoe cleaners can largely reduce the economic cost by 90%. It is really a cost-saving solution for ground cleaning, isn’t it?

To conclude, investing in automatic shoe sole cleaner can save more costs in the long term and improve operational efficiency for factories. Don’t hesitate to get one shoe cleaning equipment for your factory.

As the leader in the sole cleaning industry, Glikon has always attached great importance to the research and development of walk through sole washers from the first generation to the fourth generation. There is no such thing as a perfect shoe machine. By trial and error, all the technicians in Glikon work together to improve cleaning efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. After all, customer satisfaction is our greatest pursuit. In this blog, we will tell you 8 improvements about the 4^th generation round-trip shoe sole cleaner machine. Then you will see why we recommend the N-series shoe sole cleaning machine as your best choice.

1. Use Ball-type Belt Brushes Instead of Crawler-type Belt Brushes

Since we use ball-type belt brushes, the benefits that customers can enjoy are as follows:

1.1 Improve the cleaning speed of the automatic sole washer by 5 times

Compared with the 3rd generation crawler-type belt brushes, the latest ball-type brushes can wash your soles much faster. Let me take P-SJ1130 and N-SJ1050 shoe machine cleaners for example.
First, the circumference of a belt brush on the P-SJ1130 machine was 980mm. When the shoe machine starts to work, it takes 3 seconds for the rollers to rotate to give each belt brush a complete turn. Only in this way can the shoe soles get thoroughly cleaned.
By contrast, the N-SJ1050 sole washer machine uses ball-type belt brushes in the cleaning zone. Each belt brush is individually wrapped around a ball. The motor only needs to rotate for 0.5s, then each belt brush can make a complete revolution. Besides, the belt brushes in the cleaning area roll back and forth. To get the same cleaning effect, the N-SJ1050 shoe cleaner machine cleans 5 times faster than the P-SJ1130 machine.

1.2 More thorough cleaning effect 360° without dead ends.

In the cleaning zone of the P-series shoe cleaning station, many supporting bars are beneath the belt brushes. The 21 belt brushes are mounted side by side on top of the rollers and support bars. When the machine starts to work, the belt brushes will work together to clean bottom of shoes. However, the gap between the belt brushes can easily collect dirt and grime, which can affect the cleaning effects after long-term use. Only when the user disassembles all the belt brushes can a comprehensive cleaning be done.
As for the NP-series machine, the balls are all independently mounted with large spacing. The belt brushes can also clean the water tank when cleaning shoe bottoms. They roll back and forth, so the sediment is automatically pushed to the sediment tank. Naturally, no sediment will accumulate in the water tank.

1.3 Much Lower Cost of Replacing Belt Brushes

If the belt brush of the 3rd generation shoe sanitizer station is worn out, you need to buy a whole piece of belt brush. And the price of each belt brush is 45USD/pcs. And in the process of replacing, you need to remove all the belt brushes to replace them. As for the new belt brushes, the price is 5USD/pcs, you only need to replace the worn-out one. It can save more costs and labor costs.

2. Use durable filter cloths and discard the easily damaged suction motors.

In 2025, we discarded the wear-and-tear suction motor and used a filter cloth to collect sediment in the sewage tank. The filter cloth is attached to the filtering net in the middle of the cleaning zone and drying zone.
With the crawler-type boot cleaning station, the user must manually operate the suction motor to both suction and discharge wastewater. However, the suction motor is not waterproof, so if the user tilts the kettle in the process of using the dirt sucker, then water can easily get into the suction motor. As a result, the suction motor gets damaged. Even if the suction motor is not broken, it can only be used for 200 hours. For this reason, customers have to repurchase the suction motor 1-2 times a year.

2.2 The Benefits of Using Filter Cloth

With the filter cloth, you can avoid a lot of trouble and save more money. This filter cloth effectively filters dirt and sediment from the sewage sink. And the sewage will automatically flow into the sink. The filter cloths are very cheap and easy to disassemble. Users can rewash and reuse the filter cloth again. Let’s take N-SJ2000 for example, one filter cloth costs 2 USD, and the annual replacement cost of the suction motor is 96USD. But the suction motor is a consumable part; one suction motor may need replacing in 2 months. The annual cost of replacing suction motors is 210 USD. In contrast, the use of reusable filter cloths can save the after-sales maintenance cost by 55%. Besides, users can also reduce the pollution of the environment.

3. Add a leveling device to the accessories of sole washer machine

A leveling gauge is used to prevent the shoe machines from overflowing water due to uneven placement. When installing the automatic boot polisher, users can use the leveling device to check if the machine is placed on a level floor. Only when the machine is placed horizontally can users avoid water overflows caused by non-product quality problems. This can effectively prevent machine failure and improve the user experience.

4.Use the DN15 water inlet pipe and DN20 sewage outlet pipe, and add anti-backflow device.

About the water inlet pipe, the internal diameter is 12.7mm, and the external diameter is 20mm. As for the drain pipe, the internal diameter is 19.05mm, and the external diameter is 25mm. This design can help the machine add water slowly and drain sewage quickly.

Besides, the anti-backflow device prevents too much water from flowing back into the sink and then creating an overflow in the automatic sole cleaning machine. In this way, the machine breakdowns are less likely to happen.

5. Change the slopes to the right angles in the front of the machine

In the mounting area of the control panel, the slopes of the old industrial boot wash station are adjusted to the right angles of the new one. This adjustment won’t affect the function of the control panel, but it largely improve the manufacturing efficiency in the workshop. If necessary, we can also place a stainless steel pedal in front of the electric sole washer.

6. Various Styles of Handrails rather than Monotonous Handrails

As for the P-Series shoe sanitizing station, besides the previous handrails, we have added 2 styles of handrails: the door-handle handrails and the parallel double-bar handrails. The door-handle handrails have beautiful arcs and anti-collision function. Therefore, it is easy and safe for passers to hold and walk by. In addition, The parallel double-bar handrails have a simple and decent shape. They are durable and pragmatic for users. Besides, this design can improve production efficiency and reduce labor costs. Due to the upgradation of the design, customers can choose the right type of handrails according to their needs.

7.Add a white dirt scraper on both sides of the rollers of the water sink.

Due to the ball-type belt brush rotate back and forth, the main part of the sink can be brushed clean automatically. However, there is no belt brush rolling on both sides of the sink. That is why it is easy to collect dirt and mud on both sides of the sink. As a countermeasure, a dirt scraper is installed on the rolling brush shaft, which ensures that every corner of the sink in the cleaning zone can be cleaned without dirt accumulating. In this way, the probability of machine breakdowns will largely reduce.

8.An extra lubricant is added in the machine accessories.

This allows the customer to add lubricant to the chain from time to time, which reduces chain wear and prolongs the life of the shoe machine.

The Benefits of Using the Latest Automatic Sole Washer Machine:

Glikon has made 8 improvements to the latest ball-type automatic shoe cleaning machine. All these efforts are made to give customers the best user experience. They improve the overall cleaning capability and cut down the costs of after-sales maintenance. In this way, customers can get the most value out of each motorized sole washer, and save more maintenance costs in the long term. For us, it can improve our corporate image and reputation.

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