The Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat is a heavy-duty mat designed for cleaning forklift wheels and other wheeled vehicles in warehouses and shipping areas. The system of advanced solution-dyed nylon fibers combined with a heavy nitrile rubber backing creates a reliable barrier against dirt and moisture brought in from outside, protecting warehouse cleanliness and worker safety.
Why Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat is the Best Choice for Your Warehouse?
In professional logistics facilities, every forklift entry carries an average of 200-300 grams of dirt and up to 0.5 liters of water per set of wheels. In a warehouse handling 50 entries per day, this amounts to 10-15 kg of dirt and 25 liters of water spread across the hall floor. Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat stops these contaminants at the entrance thanks to its exceptional absorption capacity of 1100 g/m² for solid particles and 5-6 liters per square meter for liquids. The result is a 40-60% reduction in cleaning costs and extended warehouse floor life.
Slippery floors in areas of intense traffic pose one of the greatest accident threats. The mat reduces this risk through immediate moisture absorption. The EN14041 antistatic standard additionally protects against electrostatic discharges that could damage sensitive electronic equipment. European production using 50% recycled fiber content and 15% recycled rubber guarantees compliance with ISO 14001 standards and a significantly shorter carbon footprint.
Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat Applications
Distribution centers and cross-docking warehouses – the mat creates the first line of defense, ensuring dirt stays at the entrance, not on product packaging.
Manufacturing facilities (food, pharmaceutical, electronics) – minimizes cross-contamination risk in accordance with HACCP, GMP, and ISO cleanroom standards.
Construction companies and building material trade – placing mats at covered warehouse entrances and retail picking zones significantly improves working conditions and company image.
Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat Technical Specification
- Category: Workplace Safety / Health and Safety Solutions
- Fiber: Micro Nylon and High-Twist Nylon (HTN) Polyamide 6, solution-dyed
- Recycled material content in yarn: 50%
- Fiber weight: 1100 g/m²
- Fiber height: approx. 14 mm
- Backing: 100% Nitrile Rubber (15% recycled)
- Rubber weight: 3.92 kg/m²
- Rubber thickness: 2.8 mm
- Total height: approx. 16 mm
- Total weight: 5.02 kg/m²
- Roll widths: 85 cm, 115 cm, 150 cm, 200 cm
- Maximum length: 700 cm
- Dirt absorption: 1100 g/m²
- Moisture absorption: 5-6 l/m²
- Antistatic classification: EN14041
- Underfloor heating: Yes (compatible)
- Color: Mineral Grey
- Country of origin: Made in Europe
Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat Material and Technology
Solution-dyeing – pigment introduced directly into molten polymer ensures exceptional resistance to fading, bleaching, and color abrasion. The mat maintains a uniform appearance even after years of intensive use.
Fiber construction – Micro Nylon with small diameter creates a dense structure capturing finest dirt particles, while High-Twist Nylon provides mechanical strength against tensile and abrasion forces.
Nitrile rubber backing – excellent resistance to oils, greases, fuels, and industrial chemicals. Wide operating temperature range from -40°C to +100°C allows use in cold storage facilities and unheated warehouses.
Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat Maintenance
Daily: Vacuuming with industrial vacuum cleaner min. 1400W, paying special attention to edges and borders.
Every 2-4 weeks: Deep cleaning using extraction method with neutral pH 6-8 detergents, water temperature max. 60°C. Drying 12-24 hours in flat position.
Seasonally: Comprehensive mat condition inspection – checking borders, fiber wear spots, rubber backing cracks. Repair damage immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
What warehouse vehicles is the Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat designed for?
Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat has been designed universally for all types of wheeled vehicles used in warehouses and industrial halls. It works excellently under all types of forklifts (counterbalance, side-loading, high-reach), reach trucks, pallet trucks (both manual and electric), stackers, cranes, and any other wheeled devices transporting loads. The mat construction withstands dynamic loads generated by heavy forklifts moving with full pallet loads weighing even several tons.
How many square meters of mat are needed for a typical loading bay?
For a standard loading bay serving one ramp, a mat measuring at least 150 cm wide and 400-600 cm long is recommended, which gives an area of 6-9 m². This length ensures that each forklift wheel will have contact with the cleaning surface over a distance of 2-3 rotations, which is necessary for effective dirt removal. For facilities with multiple ramps operating in parallel, it is worth considering a mat of full width of 200 cm and length adapted to traffic specifics, even up to the maximum 700 cm. Alternatively, several mats can be laid side by side to create a larger cleaning surface.
Is the mat resistant to chemicals and industrial oils?
Yes, the backing made of 100% nitrile rubber ensures excellent chemical resistance to most substances encountered in warehouse environments. Nitrile rubber (NBR) is characterized by particularly high resistance to mineral and synthetic oils, greases, fuels (diesel, gasoline), hydraulic fluids, and many organic solvents. Nylon fibers also show good resistance to most chemicals except strong acids and bases. In practice, this means that accidental leaks from forklifts or spilled substances during transport will not damage the mat. Nevertheless, it is recommended to quickly remove spilled substances and neutralize them according to safety data sheets.
How often should the Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat be replaced with a new one?
With proper maintenance and typical warehouse usage intensity (50-150 passes per day), the Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat should serve 5-7 years before requiring replacement. Regular vacuuming and periodic deep cleaning are crucial to prevent excessive dirt accumulation weakening fiber structure. Signs indicating replacement necessity include: visible fiber wear exposing rubber backing over more than 10% of surface, border separation from main surface, rubber cracks at critical points, backing elasticity loss leading to mat folding. In facilities with extreme traffic intensity (24/7 cross-docking warehouses), the service life may shorten to 3-5 years.
Can the mat be combined with other mats to create a larger surface?
Yes, Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat can be laid in multi-mat configuration creating larger cleaning surfaces. Mats can be laid both side by side (side joining) and one after another (end joining) depending on loading area geometry. For best results, it is recommended that mats contact each other as closely as possible without gaps where water and dirt could accumulate. Mat weight (5.02 kg/m²) and anti-slip nitrile rubber backing ensure that mats stay in place and do not separate under forklift traffic. For permanent installations, it is additionally possible to mechanically connect mats using double-sided adhesive tapes dedicated to industrial applications, although in most cases this is not necessary.
Investing in Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat is a decision that brings tangible benefits from the first day of use. Cleaner warehouse premises, safer working conditions for the team, lower cleaning maintenance costs, and positive environmental impact through use of recycled materials – this is all offered by this professional product. For logistics facilities prioritizing highest quality service and care for health and safety standards, Kleen-Wheel Forklift Mat represents a solution proven by thousands of warehouses across Europe.
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