Facility Management: Strategic building planning and cleaning

With the advent of robotics, such as the Nexaro NR 1700, facility management is evolving from a purely operational function into a technology-driven, data-based process.

The role of robotics in modern facility management

For facility managers, the use of autonomous systems offers solutions to the industry’s greatest challenges:

• Cost efficiency: Partial automation of floor cleaning can significantly reduce operating costs (OPEX).
• Transparency: Thanks to digital interfaces such as the Nexaro HUB, cleaning operations now provide reliable data for reporting and quality assurance for the first time.
• Skills shortage: Robotics compensates for staff shortages and enables existing teams to be deployed for more demanding tasks.

Relevant terms in the FM context

The following terms are essential for measuring and managing efficiency in facility management:

1. Routine cleaning: The regular, recurring cleaning of surfaces and floors to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
2. Specification of Works (SV): The detailed description of all cleaning tasks and their frequency. The Nexaro NR 1700 helps to provide comprehensive evidence of compliance with the specifications in the Scope of Work through automated logs.
3. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Metrics such as ‘area cleaned per hour’ or the ‘utilisation rate of the robot fleet’, which can be read directly in the fleet management system.
4. TCO (Total Cost of Ownership): The total cost of a system over its entire lifespan (purchase, maintenance, energy). Nexaro optimises the TCO through durable components and efficient processes.
5. Smart Building: A building that increases efficiency through connected technology (IoT). The NR 1700 integrates seamlessly into smart building concepts via its LTE-M connection.

Strategic advantage through cobotics

In modern facility management, cleaning is no longer viewed in isolation. The ‘cobotics’ approach – the collaboration between humans and machines – makes FM more agile. When the Nexaro NR 1700 handles standard floor cleaning, this increases management’s flexibility to respond to short-term needs or special cleaning requirements.

Efficiency as a competitive advantage

Intelligent facility management uses technology to become more productive. The integration of the Nexaro system makes cleaning capacities scalable and ensures a measurable improvement in quality whilst simultaneously reducing costs. This transforms building cleaning from a necessary cost factor into a controllable value-adding process.