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The previous entry was Rubenerd.com post #4300! Time for another of our beloved pointless milestones!

What's with this post thing?

Those of you who have been reading Rubenerd.com for years... you may need to see a therapist. You may also remember for each pointless milestone I include information on an industrial cleaning device as something utterly pointless.

How did this start? A very handsome question, and I'll answer it. When I wrote the first pointless milestone, I wanted to include a relevent image, but when I typed the post number into Google Images and hit search, all I kept getting were photos of industrial cleaning devices. Since then, I've made it a habit to do this on purpose!

Yeah okay, so what's that buggy thing?

For post 4300, I uncovered the Tennant Green Machines ATLV 4300 All Terrain Litter Vacuum! From their product specifications:

• Rid-on [sic] vacuum improves the image of your community with superior litter pick-up
• Increase productivity by cleaning on all terrains: climb kerbs, navigate hills and clean along fence lines
• Low centre of gravity design provides a stable machine ride to safely protect the operator

Could this image improvement also apply to those who ride these devices? I could go for an image overhaul, I'm just saying!

• 48 in / 1,219 mm vacuum head provides a wide cleaning path to improve productivity
• Ergonomic vacuum hose reaches up to 270 degrees to allow the operator to clean hard-to-reach areas without leaving the operator’s seat
• Low centre of gravity, reliable disc brakes, and standard roll-over protection contribute to operator safety

This ride on cleaning machine has disc brakes?! This ride on cleaning machine is better than some cars! Clearly, this really happy guy agrees:

Happy post #4300 everyone! Time for celebrations!

For reasons that escape even me, starting with this post in 2009 whenever I reach a blog post milestone I write an entry about an industrial cleaning device. For blog post 3800, we have potentially the spiffyist device ever reviewed here!

Oh, do tell me more!

I typed the number 3800 into Google, and I landed on a page about The Gottschild-System CBS 3800:

The CBS 3800 of the Gottschild-System is a combined trimming and cleaning machine for foil laminated 3D furniture components. The proven overhead trimming system for removing the entire overlapping PVC foil from MDF furniture components is perfectly complemented by a brushing unit. The four-head or eight-head rotating brush system removes the glue overspray from the back of the furniture front components. Combining the trimming and cleaning units allows for trimming and cleaning in a single process.

I have to say, while I arrived at the page completely by chance, I've really stumbled upon something amazing here. As my old man pointed out, it may be my German side asserting itself, but I've always been a sucker for precision engineering and beautiful industrial design (it's why I'm an Apple guy!). The photos they have of this machine are just amazing.

This is the general data from their site:

• Two-head trimming system
• Four or eight-head rotating disk brushing system
• front size minimal 180 x 89 x 12 mm up to maximal 3000 x 650 x 30 mm
• front shape retangular with automatic detection of size and thickness without set-up times
• Processing time CBS 3800-4 with four head cleaning unit approx. 1600 parts/8h with an average size of 300 x 400 mm
• Processing time CBS 3800-8 with eight head cleaning unit approx. 1600 parts/8h with an average size of 300 x 400 mm
• maximum weight of the panel 20 Kg
• easy handling
• Machine length 3800 mm, width 1500 mm​​, height 2000 mm
• Machine frame height 960 mm ± 25 mm
• Machine weight 1500 kg
• data connection 400V / 10 KW / 6 Bar

Computer science is where my heart is, but I have to say engineers get to play with some pretty amazing toys! They even have a YouTube video demonstrating its automated operation, it looks like something from a movie!

I was not paid for this post, though if they want to give me a factory tour and a ticket to Germany to get there, I'd be more than happy to disclose it here and accept such a gift ;).

How did marking a post number milestone with an industrial cleaning product device become a tradition!? I blame this post, this post and this post.

In Soviet Vacuum Cleaners... no, never mind

My birthday post from earlier today was post 3400, so here for your reading entertainment is information on the Tennant 3400, a pretty spiffy vacuum cleaning device if I may say so myself.

It is a first-class machine, made by TENNANT N.V. at their factory in Uden of The Netherlands. It is distinguished by its extraordinary high quality, extremely modern design, and long service life.

You know, people sometimes say that about me.

The 3400 is the quit, dry vacuum cleaner setting new standards in filtration and sound level.

Ditto.

The 3400 is one of the most quiet vacuum cleaners in market place making it eminently suitable for use in noise-sensitive environments such as hospitals, schools hotels and offices, avoiding disruptions of working activities. With tree stage filtering system it is also the cleanest professional vacuum cleaner available, with filtration level of 99,99954%.Light and easy to transport, the 3400 is designed to give excellent handling qualities and high degree of comfort.

That's a pretty high filtration level, if I may say so myself. Wait, I've said "if I may say so myself" twice now, or three times including my use of it just then. If I may say so myself.

Oh do tell me more!

Sure thing! Here are its technical specifications:

SUCTION: 220 mbar
AIR FLOW: 180 m³/h
SOUND LEVEL: 58 Db(A)
CAPACITY: 8 L
CABLE LENGTH: 10m
CONNECTED LOAD: 230 V 50 Hz
POWER: 1100 W
WEIGHT: 5.5 kg
PRICE: € 278.50

And finally, here's some information on its manufacturer, TENNANT N.V.:

Claoxylon indicum is a dioecious flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The specific epithet comes from the Latin Indicus (Indian), referring to the locality of collection of the type specimen, which was probably Java, part of the Dutch East Indies at that time

Who says I never post useful information here? Don't answer that.

While attempting to find information on the dietary requirements of dust bunnies, I came across perhaps the most epic website of all time.

The filename says his name is Darren

Firstly, may I say, just straight off the bat, out of left field, out of nowhere, right off the cuff, putting it out there, shouting out loud, mentioning in passing, that I've never been that dusty before. That is enough dust to cover someone from head to toe, or toe to head as the case may be. In this case it could be both, judging from the degree of dust coverage.

Needless to say, that's a lot of dust, and I've never had so much on me before personally. Dust is fairly soft I've been lead to believe, but from experience I can attest to the fact the stuff contains a fairly high degree of materials that cause me convulsions of the nasal cavity. That's what a sneeze is, right?

To think it causes that with just a small amount thrown into the air from vigorous activity like vacuuming or dusting, if I were covered from head to toe as this poor gentleman is I'd be sneezing so violently and regularly I'd probably start setting off security alarms in cars parked around the block.

Fortunately through the use of some Dustless Technologies, our friend Darren here seems to be dust free which is a tremendous relief. I hear its really hard to wash and keep dust clean, easier to just not have it I've always thought.

Don't read this part

If you're all alone
With dust on 'ur phone
Who ya gonna call?
Go Dustless!

You can start reading again

I digress, but some of this stuff on the Dustless Technologies website is pretty cool. Their flagship product appears to be a vaccum cleaner device you can attach to hardware such as angle grinders. That way, while you're... grinding... the dust and splinters that are generated get sucked into the vaccum cleaner instead of going into the air that you're breathing as you're dong this stuff.

My personal favourite, because of the name, is the DustBuddie:

The DustBuddie Dust Shroud captures up to 99% of the dust created by a hand grinder – before it escapes into the air. Designed to be used with the Dustless Wet Dry Vacuum, this dust control shroud fits most hand grinders and is quick and easy to install. With its brush skirt, adjustable height, and removable front lip, the DustBuddie performs smoothly and accurately.

See, I go to their website and have every intention of just talking about a guy covered in dust, but I end up talking about their products. Shrewd geniuses. They even have a link which at this stage I have no choice but to include now, you see.

This is the third time I've mentioned industrial cleaning product on this site, for no reason.

Yup, it's time for another one of our beloved Rubénerd Pointless Milestones, and this time we're continuing another fine tradition! I live to write posts like this :)

Last year I celebrated the reaching of WordPress ID 5700 by posting information about the Tennent 5700 industrial scrubber, so it only seems fitting then to keep this silly little tradition we've been sharing alive. A great idea, or the greatest idea of all time?

Don't answer that

To celebrate the auspicious posting of 2800 blog posts, here for your reading delight is information about the fine Pullman Ermantor 5700 industrial vaccum cleaner -- no wait, dust extractor. Sounds lean, mean and awesome, and it's shiny in both appearance and Firefly parlance. What is it?

A powerful two motor dust extractor equipped with pre filter and a H13 main filter. Quiet and compact design. 40 litre recovery bag Jets pulsing for effective filter cleaning. 5 meter hose complete with cleaning equipment. Suitable for large quantities of concrete and plaster dust.

Sounds awesome! And finally its technical specifications:

MOTOR EFFECT (W)	2x1260
WEIGHT (kg)	43
SUCTION CAPACITY (m3/h)	220
VACUUM (kPa)	24
FINE FILTER	pol/cell
HEPA FILTER	H13
AIR PULSE CLEANING	yes
SIZE (LxBxH in cm)	71x61x110
COLLECTION	40-litre plastic bag

Who says I never blog about anything interesting and/or relevant here? Again, best if you don't answer that.

According to the internal WordPress installation here, for some reason the the ID of this post is 5700 which you can confirm by going to the non-prettified address. What's more stupendously amazing is 5700 is also the model number for a sophisticated piece of equipment, the Tennant 5700 Industrial-strength Walk-behind Scrubber. Read on if you dare!

Consistent, quality cleaning results that set the standard
- The Tennant 5700 dislodges and picks up stubborn dirt, grime, oil or sand – even nuts and bolts.
- This scrubber's got a long-lasting machine thanks to expert engineering and industrial-grade construction.
- Scrub without chemicals with ec-H2O™ electrically converted water scrubbing technology.
- Fewer empty/fill cycles and more time for cleaning with foam-based FaST® technology.

Just like this decade is drawing to a close and everything is infinitely more important if it has a rounded bunch of zeros at the end of it, at this 5700 mark we sit back and reflect all that we've accomplished here, with me and the writer and you as the readers and commentators... well, that didn't take long!

I kid folks, I still maintain this is one of the few blogs where the comments are usually more substantive, interesting, witty and useful than what I write here myself. You guys contain awesomeness. Thank you :).

Key reliability and performance features of the Tennant 5700 walk behind scrubber
- Industry-leading engineering, industrial-grade construction and a 10/3/3 warranty on the 5700.
- Aluminum squeegee assembly and scrub heads, shock-absorbing frame and durable polyethylene construction.
- Up to 300 lb / 136 kg of down pressure with heavy-duty motor options.
-ec-H2O chemical-free scrubbing and FaST foam scrubbing technologies for cleaner, higher-traction floors.

In talking to my fabulous father, he relayed that Tennant make some amazing equipment. Personally I'd love to have one of these floor scrubbers as a Segway, all you'd need is a platform to stand on and a really, really long power cable. Or maybe they could develop a solar floor scrubber I could ride around on!

You know, I really didn't know how this post was going to turn out, but I wholeheartedly approve of it. And people tell me I get off topic here, can you believe it?

Key available features
- Available in disk or cylindrical scrub heads with three path widths: 28 in / 710 mm, 32 in / 810 mm or 36 in / 910 mm.
- Off-aisle power wand extends cleaning reach.
- Dual vac fan increases vacuum lift by up to 30 percent to pick up bulky, tough soils found in industrial facilities.
- Optional heavy-duty brush motors (32 in / 810 mm disk model) and cylindrical scrub heads for our best hard-surface soil removal.

Zoom zoom! Thank you.