A national cleaning fleet was operating commercial floor scrubbers across multiple facilities. Because the machines were used frequently and often required to operate for extended periods, battery reliability was critical to daily productivity.
The fleet had been using traditional lead-acid batteries. While lead-acid technology remains common in industrial cleaning equipment, the customer faced ongoing challenges related to battery maintenance, charging time, replacement frequency, and equipment downtime.
To improve operational efficiency and reduce long-term battery expenses, the company began evaluating a customized floor scrubber lithium battery solution from Surlon Power.
Commercial floor scrubbers work in demanding environments. Their batteries must deliver stable power, tolerate vibration, and support repeated charging and discharging cycles.
The customer identified several key problems with the existing lead-acid battery system:
Frequent battery replacements
Long charging periods
Regular watering and maintenance
Voltage drop during operation
Reduced equipment availability between shifts
Increasing total cost of ownership
For a large cleaning fleet, even short periods of equipment downtime can affect labor scheduling and service efficiency. The customer therefore needed a battery solution that could provide longer operating life, faster charging, and more consistent power output.
Surlon Power supplied a customized LiFePO4 battery solution designed for commercial floor scrubbers. The battery configuration was developed around the equipment’s voltage, capacity, installation space, current requirements, and operating schedule.
Surlon Power’s floor scrubber lithium batteries are designed for both ride-on and walk-behind cleaning machines. The company states that its battery systems provide consistent voltage output, helping cleaning equipment maintain stable performance throughout the discharge cycle.
The solution also incorporated key battery protection and management features, including:
Battery Management System technology
Overvoltage and undervoltage protection
Overcurrent protection
Temperature monitoring
Short-circuit protection
Thermal management
Vibration-resistant construction
These features are particularly important for cleaning equipment used in warehouses, shopping centers, factories, airports, and other large commercial facilities.
One of the main advantages of the project was that the customer could upgrade the battery system without replacing the entire floor scrubber fleet.
Surlon Power’s engineering team designed the lithium battery pack to fit the existing equipment requirements. This approach helped reduce the cost and disruption associated with purchasing new machines.
The upgraded system also supported opportunity charging. Operators could recharge the batteries during scheduled breaks or periods of low equipment usage, making it easier to support multi-shift operations.
According to the case study published on Surlon Power’s website, the national cleaning fleet achieved a 68% reduction in battery costs after switching to Surlon Power LiFePO4 batteries. View the Surlon Power case studies
The reported improvement was supported by several operational benefits:
Longer battery service life
Fewer replacement requirements
Reduced maintenance work
More flexible charging
Lower equipment downtime
More stable power delivery
The change also simplified daily fleet management. Compared with lead-acid batteries, LiFePO4 batteries eliminate routine watering and reduce the maintenance tasks associated with acid-based systems.
LiFePO4 battery technology offers several advantages for commercial cleaning equipment. Lithium batteries generally provide higher energy density, faster charging, longer cycle life, lower maintenance requirements, and more stable voltage than conventional lead-acid batteries.
For floor scrubber fleets, these benefits can translate into:
More productive operating hours
Improved equipment availability
Lower labor and maintenance costs
More predictable battery replacement planning
Reduced total cost per operating cycle
Surlon Power offers a variety of floor scrubber battery configurations, including 24V models with capacities ranging from 72Ah to 410Ah, as well as 36V solutions. This range allows battery packs to be matched to different equipment models and application requirements. Explore Surlon Power floor scrubber batteries
This case demonstrates how a customized floor scrubber lithium battery can help commercial cleaning companies improve productivity while controlling operating costs.
By replacing traditional lead-acid batteries with Surlon Power LiFePO4 technology, the national cleaning fleet achieved a reported 68% reduction in battery costs. The project also benefited from stable power output, reduced maintenance, flexible charging, and improved suitability for multi-shift cleaning operations.
Surlon Power provides customized LiFePO4 battery packs for floor scrubbers, golf carts, electric bicycles, lighting systems, energy storage systems, and other industrial applications. Its website highlights OEM and ODM support, engineering assistance, quality-control procedures, and battery protection solutions for customers with specific power requirements. Learn more about Surlon Power
Note: The 68% cost-reduction figure is based on the case-study title published on Surlon Power’s official website. The customer name and detailed project test data were not publicly disclosed.
