Chinese automated car washing machines originated in the 1990s, started relatively later than developed countries in Europe and the United States. For some examples, Washtec in Germany was established in 1960, Christ in 1963, Istobal in Spain was established in 1973, Sonny’s in the United States was established in 1949, Ryko was established in 1973, and PDQ was established in 1984. These brands can be called the top brands in the world’s car washing machine industry. So, integrate all the products in the car wash machine industry, What is the main product in this field?
There are 3 product lines of automatic car washing machines: 1. Tunnel car washing machine 2. Rollover car washing machine 3. Touchless car washing machine, let’s see what they look like:
let’s get to know the tunnel type first. The most significant feature and advantage are that it can wash 50- 60 cars per hour continuously, which means an 8 hours workday you can wash nearly 500 cars. For the customers who do not have limited business hours like the gas station, the number of cars washed in one day exceeds 800. Certainly, most of the tunnel machines in Europe and the United States have a cleaning capacity of more than 60 vehicles per hour, because their configuration is higher, the tunnel machine is longer, and more than 3 cars entering the machine at the same time.
The tunnel machine has a very high demand for the site. Due to the large investment, the location of the car wash shop will be very crucial. Many factors need to be considered for a suitable venue, such as the installation size of the equipment, the distance reserved for waiting in line, whether the geographical location is large in traffic, whether there is an extra area to place a vacuum cleaner for customers, whether the toilet should be considered, etc. Let’s assume one machine costs 50,000 USD and a car wash charge 10 USD, it is conservatively estimated that the cleaning amount per day is calculated based on 300 vehicles, which means that the cost of the equipment can be recovered in about half a month. The other things that need to be considered are the cost of land rent, utilities, car wash detergent, and labor costs. If you have a site with an excellent location and the size is just big enough, then the tunnel machine is definitely the best choice for investment.
Secondly is the rollover car washing machine. The most notable feature uses limited venues to create unlimited value perfectly. The rollover type can be installed on a site with a length of 11 meters and a width of 5 meters. The car is parked in a designated area, the machine will move on the rail forward and back and spray foam, brushing, spray wax, and drying. Different charging standards can be set according to different wash programs, and the wash capacity can reach 12-20 vehicles per hour. Calculated based on 8 hours a day, the cleaning capacity of 100 vehicles is sufficient. For small-scale investors, the rollover car washing machine has advantages that include simple structure, small investment, and the small land means less rent and the site is easy to find. It is the best choice for the first investment.
The last one is the touchless car washing machine. Presently, the touchless car washing machine is very popular, because the traditional thinking of many customers stays at the stage where the bristles will scratch the paint of the car during the rotation. According to our 30 years’ production experience, there is no customer complaint about brush damage to the paint because we chose the EVA foam bristles. The surface of the bristles is smooth and flexible. Unstick sand during the rotation, so it will not damage the paint. But from the consumer’s point of view, if there is no professional understanding of the car washing machine, they will indeed be such doubts. So for this part of the customer group, the touchless car washing machine was born. A high-concentration special detergent is used to soften and disintegrate stubborn stains on the car surface, and then high-pressure water (pressure can reach 100kg) is used to wash off the detergents and stains on the surface of the car.
Some customers may ask, can the touchless machine really clean the car? The answer is obvious. The effect of touchless is not comparable to the soft-touch machines. After the cleaning and drying are completed, it is usually necessary to manually clean the dead corners again. However, the manual intervention speed is very fast. For customers who refuse to clean by the brush machine and feel that the manual car washing speed is slow, then the touchless car washing machine is a very good choice.
This is a brief introduction to the main features of the 3 types of machine, I hope it will help you to make the right choice.
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