Industrial Strength Cleaning at Height
The patented Apellix Power Wash Systems are a safer, faster way to clean elevated structures. Rapidly clean water towers, storage tanks, and other industrial or commercial assets, including warehouses, apartments, hospitals, etc. The Apellix Power Wash systems are powerful tools perfect for different cleaning projects. See them at work on our Apellix At Work webpage or our YouTube channel.
Safe
No need for lifts, rope access, and scaffolding; Apellix Power Wash Drones lets you safely clean elevated structures while keeping workers safe on the ground, reducing the risk of injury.
Fast & Efficient
Apellix Power Wash Drones can clean large areas quickly and efficiently, significantly reducing the time and manpower required to complete the task. Setup is quick and easy. You’ll be cleaning within minutes of arriving on the job. No need for a lengthy setup of lifts or scaffolding. Unpack the Apellix Power Wash Drone, connect the hose and power tether, and you are ready to clean. This is absolutely the most efficient way to clean elevated structures.
Improved Accessibility
Apellix Power Wash Drones can access hard-to-reach areas, giving you a powerful tool for tackling new and profitable cleaning projects.
Designed to Work with Your Equipment
Apellix Power Wash Drones use standard industry accessories (nozzles, hoses, pumps, and power). Just hook it up to your equipment, and you are ready. Designed to Work with Your Equipment. Don’t have a rig/kit? No worries, we have experts standing by to help.
Compliance
The Apellix Blue Power Wash Drone is fully NDAA-compliant and accepted anywhere the US Department of Defense “Blue” designation is required, ensuring compatibility with US DoD Blue UAS programs meeting the highest federal security and operational standards. It also complies with Florida Administrative Code 60GG-2.0075 and meets NDAA Federal, State, and Local law requirements. Furthermore, for approval for regulatory authorization for “flights over people,” Apellix offers a Parachute for the drone (ASTM F3322-22).
POWER WASH OR SOFT WASH
Apellix Power Wash Drones are mainly used for Soft Wash at 300 psi (21 bar) and 6 gpm (22 lpm) and can pressure wash at 3,500 psi (240 bar) with 8-10 gpm (30 lpm +) flow to blast away dirt, grease, and debris. They can be used to apply and rinse soap, detergents, degreasers, or other cleaning solutions.
Three powerhouse Apellix Power Wash systems help you dominate any job—the B2 is built to perform, the cutting-edge Blue is engineered to conquer, and the versatile X1 that powers through with direct ground-fed power. Every drone in our arsenal locks onto targets with distance hold, while the Blue strikes back against obstacles with advanced side obstacle avoidance technology that detects and responds to hazards in real-time.
Apellix B2 Power Wash SysteM
Heavy-lift drone
Battery powered
Front obstacle avoidance
Spray various liquids: water, soap, detergent, bleach, or other cleaning solutions.
Pressure: up to 3,500 psi (240 bar) at the pump
High output: Up to 8-10 gpm (30-38 lpm)
Fly up to 190 feet/58 meters with the included Soft Wash hose. We have the largest payload of any wash drone on the market, allowing you to reach greater heights (for the 55lb “all-up” weight aircraft weight class).
Portable: Fits in a 26x26x26 travel container.
Drone Weight: ~ 20 lbs + 10 lbs with batteries. Total 30 lbs (14kilos), allowing 25 lbs of hose, water, etc. to reach the 55 lbs (25 kilos) FAA weight limit
Apellix BLUE Power Wash System
Heavy-lift drone
Battery powered
The same specifications as the Apellix B2 Power Wash Drone plus additional left and right side obstacle avoidance.
Includes orientation and training at your facility or location of your choice, including an actual live job site.
Apellix power wash system x1
Heavy-lift drone
Ground-based tethered power or battery-powered
The Same specifications as the Apellix B2 Power Wash Drone
Drone Weight: ~ 25 lbs (11 kilos) with backup batteries
Power Supply: 20x20x20 weight ~ 50 lbs (23 kilos)
Note: Heights are calculated based on the current FAA maximum payload weight of 55 lbs (25 kilos) for the drone, hoses, tethers, and liquids. You must calculate the maximum height based on the hoses you work with. Our team can guide you with the calculation.
US manufacturing of apellix Drones
The B2 and X1 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) referenced above are designed, assembled, and tested in Jacksonville, Florida, USA by Apellix. Consistent with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidance, the UAS is considered “Made in the USA of U.S. and imported parts”. The Apellix Power Wash Drones use American flight controllers, data transmission devices and operating software. It utilizes a Chinese camera and Radio Frequency Controller. Excluding batteries, imported parts constitute less than 10% of the total UAS value. Note that battery cells, the critical component in lithium batteries, are only available from China.
The Apellix Blue Power Wash Drone is designed, assembled, and tested in Jacksonville, Florida, USA by Apellix. Consistent with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidance, the UAS is considered “Made in the USA”. It uses American flight controllers, data transmission devices, operating software, camera, and Radio Frequency Controller.
Apellix UAS are self-contained and do not access the Internet or report any video, location, or other data other than what is transmitted during flight by the FAA-approved drone ID system. The patented Apellix B2, US1, and X1 was developed in the US by Apellix, a US company based on over ten years of research and engineering conducted exclusively within the US.
Learn more from our Case Study - Man vs. Drone: Cleaning an Elevated Water Tower, or see videos of the Apellix Power Wash drones in action.
The purchase of an Apellix Power Wash system includes training. The training is limited to how the Apellix system connects to a Power Wash Rig and how to safely use the system. Prerequisites for the training are a FAA drone pilot license (in the US) and knowledge of how to clean structures.
Apellix: Award-Winning Industry Pioneer
Apellix has been an industry pioneer in drone technology since 2016. With multiple patents and a host of industry awards, Apellix is a leader in creating drones that transform the way we work. See the Apellix At Work webpage to see some videos of our systems in action.
Deep Tech Pioneer - by Hello Tomorrow
CoatingsPro Contractor Awards - Winner for “Man vs Drone” cleaning of the City of Wooster Ohio Elevated Water Tower. Read the Case Study here.
Global Impact Award - World Economic Forum - Top Tier Impact.
Innovation of the Year - National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) - For the Apellix Pressure Wash Drone.
Fast Company World Changing Idea - Award honoring innovations for the good of society and the planet.
CEMEX ConTech - Global Finalist in the CEMEX Construction Technology Challenge.
E-Robot Finalist US Department of Energy - Finalist in the E-Robot Competition for our Spray-Painting Drone applying specialty coatings for energy efficiency.
SPRINT Robotics - Award for New Innovative Technology in Inspection, Maintenance or Cleaning.
AkzoNobel Paint the Future Winner – Winner of the Paint the Future competition. This included a three-year Joint development agreement.
Robot Launch Competition - Silicon Valley Robotics, first runner up award.
NACE Innovation of the Year - Innovation of the Year for the Apellix Nondestructive Testing Drone.
Automate – Association for Advanced Automation, first place business plan winner.
SUPX Startup Expo – Business plan competition, first place winner.
SURFACE PREPARATION FOR COATINGS
The Apellix Power Wash Drones comply with several surface preparation standards, including:
SSPC-SP-1 Society for Steel and Protective Coatings, Solvent Cleaning. The removal of visible and non-visible surface contaminants. SSPC-SP1 is a prerequisite to all other SSPC surface profile standards.
ISO 8501-1 Part 2 Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of Paints and Related Products.
ISO 8504-1:2019 Part 1 General Principles, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products - Surface preparation methods, Low Pressure Water Cleaning (LPWC).
ISO 25.220.10 Surface Preparation, including surface preparation for painting, cleaning, scouring, blasting, etc.