Cylindrical Brushes for Floor Cleaning Machines

High-Performance Cylindrical Brushes for All Scrubber-Dryer Brands and Floor Types

Looking for durable, high-performance cylindrical brushes for your scrubber-dryer?
Cleanpart’s cylindrical brushes are engineered to deliver powerful and efficient cleaning results on industrial floors, warehouses, logistics areas, and public facilities. Designed to withstand heavy-duty use, our brushes provide optimal pressure and friction against the floor — ensuring superior cleaning performance and long service life.

✔ Compatible with a wide range of scrubber-dryer models
✔ Manufactured from durable, professional-grade materials
✔ High scrubbing efficiency for demanding cleaning environments
✔ Compability with all major brands

Select the right cylindrical brush and optimise the cleaning performance of your machine.

Cleanpart supplies cylindrical brushes for all major floor-cleaning machines and floor types. Our brushes are made from durable materials such as PPL, nylon, mixed fibre, and Tynex, ensuring effective cleaning on both smooth and textured surfaces. With a large inventory in Getinge, Sweden, we offer fast delivery and reliable availability across the Nordic region and Europe.

Cylindrical brushes

Cleanpart offers a wide range of cylindrical brushes for floor-cleaning machines, scrubber-dryers, and combination scrubber-dryers.

Cylindrical brushes can be used for all types of cleaning tasks, but they are especially effective on heavily soiled floors, textured surfaces, uneven floors, and slip-resistant flooring.

Scrubber-dryers equipped with cylindrical brushes apply higher pressure to the floor compared with machines using disc brushes. This is because the contact area between the brush and the floor is smaller, allowing more concentrated cleaning action.

Cylindrical-brush machines also operate at significantly higher brush speeds — typically 500–800 rpm, compared with 130–180 rpm for traditional disc brushes. The higher rotational speed increases mechanical scrubbing power, making cylindrical systems ideal for demanding cleaning environments.

Bristle Types for Cylindrical Scrubber Brushes

Soft – PPL

The cylindrical brush features soft polypropylene (PPL) bristles in 0.3 mm, designed for collecting fine dust and light debris on smooth indoor floors. A fiber thickness of 0.3 mm is commonly used for cleaning lightly soiled surfaces.
Soft PPL is gentle on the floor surface, effectively removing dirt while reaching into joints, grout lines, and surface irregularities—without affecting the floor’s finish.

Mixed Fiber

The cylindrical brush features soft bristles designed to collect fine dust and debris on smooth indoor floors. Mixed fiber — also known as union mix, natural fiber, or 5K — refers to the same bristle type.
The blend typically consists of palmyra or tampico fibers derived from the coconut palm, but synthetic alternatives also exist. Because it is a blended fiber, the diameter usually ranges from approximately 0.2–0.6 mm.

If static electricity becomes an issue when using brushes made from other fiber types, switching to a mixed-fiber brush often helps reduce or eliminate the problem.

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Standard – PPL

Cylindrical brushes in the standard range typically use polypropylene (PPL) bristles with a diameter of 0.6–0.9 mm. This medium-stiff fiber is well suited for cleaning and light scrubbing on surfaces such as concrete floors and asphalt.

PPL is the most commonly used synthetic material in cylindrical brushes and floor scrub brushes. It offers excellent resistance to chemicals and oils, making it a reliable all-round choice for both indoor and outdoor applications.

Nylon

Nylon is a synthetic material comparable to polypropylene (PPL), but with the advantage of being more wear-resistant and completely non-absorbent. Because nylon does not take up water, the bristle stiffness remains stable over time, even in wet cleaning environments.

A cylindrical brush made with nylon bristles delivers at least the same cleaning performance as PPL, but typically lasts longer due to its superior durability. The choice of bristle thickness follows the same principles as for PPL: select finer fibers for smooth indoor floors and coarser fibers for structured or heavily soiled surfaces.

Nylon cylindrical brushes are available in fiber diameters ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm.

Stiff – PPL

Cylindrical brushes with bristle diameters in the 1.0–1.5 mm range are generally classified as stiff PPL brushes. The bristles provide high rigidity, making them ideal for scrubbing surfaces with coarse texture or areas with heavy or compacted dirt.

This type of brush is primarily intended for outdoor use, but it can also be suitable for indoor environments with rough concrete flooring or heavily soiled industrial surfaces. The bristles are made from polypropylene (PPL), a durable synthetic material known for its chemical resistance and stability under demanding conditions.

Tynex

Tynex — also known as nylon-grit or abrasive grit — is a cylindrical brush type where each individual bristle is impregnated with silicon carbide. Available in diameters from 0.6 to 1.5 mm, Tynex bristles are extremely durable, wear-resistant, and maintain their stiffness even when exposed to water.

The abrasive particles run throughout the entire filament, which means the brush retains its scrubbing power for its full lifespan. Tynex brushes are primarily used on hard, heavily soiled surfaces such as industrial concrete floors, rough warehouse surfaces, and other high-demand environments where deep mechanical cleaning is required.

FAQ – Cylindrical Brushes for Floor Cleaning Machines

Scrubber-dryers equipped with cylindrical brushes are ideal for demanding cleaning environments both indoors and outdoors. Typical applications include exhibition halls, sports and recreational facilities, warehouses, production plants, workshops, parking garages, and other areas with heavy soil or textured flooring.

Cylindrical brushes work especially well on:

Structured or uneven floors
Anti-slip and safety flooring
Industrial concrete
Rough stone surfaces
Light- to medium-textured indoor floors
They are also effective for sweeping and light debris removal thanks to the higher brush rotation speed.

Cleanpart supplies cylindrical brushes in several high-performance materials, including:

Soft PPL (0.15–0.5 mm) – fine dust, smooth indoor floors
Mixed Fiber (Union Mix) – anti-static, indoor dust control
Standard PPL (0.6–0.9 mm) – concrete, asphalt, general scrubbing
Nylon (0.3–1.5 mm) – high durability, water-resistant
Hard PPL (1.0–1.5 mm) – rough floors, outdoor cleaning
Tynex (silicon carbide grit) – industrial concrete, heavy soil

Cylindrical-brush filaments are often slightly oval, so two measurements are taken — the filament diameter is the average of these values:

Example:
If the filament measures 0.8 mm on one axis and 1.2 mm on the other:
(0.8 + 1.2) / 2 = 1.0 mm

This averaged value is the official filament diameter used when selecting the correct brush type.

A cylindrical brush should be replaced when:

Bristle length has decreased significantly
The brush no longer contacts the floor evenly
Cleaning performance decreases despite correct pressure
Vibration or noise increases during operation

Most brushes reach end-of-life due to bristle shortening rather than breakage.

Cleanpart supplies cylindrical brushes compatible with all major global scrubber-dryer brands, including:

Adiatek, 4CleanPro, Alto, American Lincoln, Alto Clarke, Cimex, Cleanfix, Columbus, Comac, CTM, Dulevo, Dupex, Duster, Electrolux, Eureka, FA-SA, Fimap, Fiorentini, ICM, Floor, Gadlee, Gansow, Gaomei, Ghibli, Gmatic, Green Machines, Hako, Hawig-Borema, Hefter, i-mop, ICA, ICE, IPC, ISAL, Kärcher, Lavor, MP, Minuteman, Mirage, Nilco, Nilfisk, Nilfisk-Advance, Nobles, Tennant, Numatic, OMM, Pioneer Eclipse, POLI, Power Boss, Power Flite, Pulimat, Pullman, Beva Clean, RCM, Rotowash, Schwaborn, Selco, Sorma, Sprintus, Stolzenberg, Taski, Teknova, Tennant, TMB, Truvox, TSM, TVX, Victor, Viper, VLX, Wayne, Weider, Wetrok, Whittaker, Windsor, Wirbel mfl.

Summary & Expert Guidance – Cylindrical Brushes for Floor Cleaning Machines

Choosing the right cylindrical brush is essential for achieving optimal cleaning performance and ensuring long brush life. Cleanpart supplies cylindrical brushes in PPL, nylon, mixed fiber, natural fiber, and Tynex (silicon carbide grit) — each engineered for specific floor types, soil levels, and machine requirements.

Use soft PPL (0.15–0.5 mm) for light soil and smooth indoor floors, standard PPL (0.6–0.9 mm) for concrete or asphalt, and Tynex for aggressive cleaning on heavily soiled industrial floors. Nylon brushes offer superior durability compared to PPL, do not absorb water, and maintain their stiffness, making them ideal for demanding environments where lifespan and shape stability are critical.

For the best results, consider floor texture, soil type, and filament stiffness when selecting your brush. Machines equipped with cylindrical brushes apply higher ground pressure and operate at significantly higher speeds (approx. 500–800 rpm) than traditional disc brush systems, requiring materials that can withstand friction, impact, and continuous load without deformation.

To extend the service life of your brushes and optimise cleaning results, explore our range of wear parts and replacement components, designed to work in harmony with the cylindrical brush system.

With in-house production in Getinge and more than 40 years of experience supporting scrubber-dryers and professional cleaning machines, Cleanpart offers expert guidance, customised brush solutions, and fast delivery across Europe.