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Orbital Floor Machines

Hawk Enterprises orbital floor machines and accessory kits for stripping, scrubbing, and refinishing hard floors. Includes solution tanks, weight kits, and dust-control attachments for random-orbital floor prep.

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Hawk Enterprises A2014-SKIRTASSY 20 x 14-Inch Orbital Dust Skirt Assembly

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A2014-SKIRTASSY for Tigerhawk and Redtail Orbitals The Hawk Enterprises A2014-SKIRTASSY is a 20 x 14-inch dust skirt assembly for Tigerhawk and Red...

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Hawk Enterprises TigerHawk 2814 Orbital – 28" x 14", 1740 RPM, TEFC

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TigerHawk 2814 for wide-format orbital floor preparation The Hawk Enterprises TigerHawk 2814 uses a 28" x 14" pad for scrubbing, stripping and sand...

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Hawk Enterprises TigerHawk 2014 Orbital – 20" x 14", 1740 RPM, TEFC

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TigerHawk 2014 for orbital finish removal and floor care The Hawk Enterprises TigerHawk 2014 scrubs, strips and sands floors with a 20" x 14" orbit...

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Hawk Enterprises RedTail 2014-180 Orbital – 20" x 14", 1740 RPM, TEFC

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RedTail 2014-180 for orbital scrubbing and surface prep The Hawk Enterprises RedTail 2014-180 uses a rectangular orbital head to scrub floors and p...

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Hawk Enterprises Redtail RT1410 Orbital Floor Machine – 14x10 in, 1.0 HP

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RedTail 1410 for orbital surface preparation The RedTail 1410 uses an eccentric balanced orbital drive for floor surface preparation and scrubbing....

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Orbot SLiM 11" Battery Orbital Floor Machine - 48 lb, Battery Included

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11" Orbot SLiM for detailed floor care in confined areas The 11" Orbot SLiM cleans areas where larger machines are hard to position or steer. Its n...

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Orbot SprayBorg 17" Orbital Floor Machine - 133 lb, Multi-Surface

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17" Orbot SprayBorg for carpet and hard-floor care The 17" Orbot SprayBorg is a compact orbital machine for cleaning teams that work with several t...

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Orbot LiFE 17" Battery Orbital Floor Machine - 170 lb, Dual-Action

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17" Orbot LiFE Battery-Powered Orbital Floor Machine The 17" Orbot LiFE is a dual-action orbital floor machine powered by a lithium-ion battery. Cr...

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Orbot Vibe 17" Orbital Floor Machine - 122 lb, Dual-Action Cleaning

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17" Orbot Vibe for Multiple Floor-Care Jobs The 17" Orbot Vibe lets facility teams and cleaning contractors use one machine for deep cleaning, inte...

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Orbital Floor Machines and Scrubbers for Stone, Tile, Hardwood, and Concrete

Why Orbital Motion Outperforms Rotary on Polished Surfaces

Rotary floor machines spin a pad at a fixed RPM, which generates two effects on polished or sealed natural surfaces: directional swirl marks visible in raking light, and lateral torque pull that requires constant operator counterforce on wet floors. Orbital floor machines replace the rotational drive with an eccentric weight that produces a random oscillation pattern at high frequency. The result is no visible directional scratch on marble, terrazzo, or polished concrete, and no torque pull during operation, which lets the operator hold a straight cleaning path on wet surfaces and around obstacles. Orbital action also reduces the risk of stripping a floor finish unintentionally during a routine maintenance pass, which is why facility managers in lobbies, restrooms, and patient corridors increasingly specify orbital over rotary for daily care.

Choosing Between Compact and Large-Format Orbital Machines

Orbital floor machines come in two form factors. Compact units in the 13"–14" pad-size range, including the Bissell BGEM8500, Bissell BGORB13, and Hawk Enterprises Redtail RT1410 Orbital Floor Machine, fit through standard 30-inch doorways and can turn in small restrooms, retail aisles, and back-of-house corridors where 20-inch machines cannot. The 20-inch class, including the Hawk Enterprises TigerHawk 2014 Orbital and Hawk Enterprises RedTail 2014-180 Orbital, is suited to refinishing lobbies, ballrooms, and other large open commercial floors, with more floor coverage per hour. Walk-behind variants in the 20-inch class let operators transfer weight through the handle to increase pad pressure for stripping work, without making the machine too heavy for commercial elevators.

Related: Commercial Floor Buffers · Walk-Behind Floor Scrubbers · Burnishers

Pad Selection and Surface-Specific Operating Settings

Orbital floor machines use rectangular or square pads that match the machine's plate dimensions. White and tan pads are used for dry buffing and light maintenance on coated surfaces. Red and blue pads scrub light to medium soil with neutral cleaner. Green and brown pads remove wax buildup from VCT and polished concrete coatings. Compared with rotary machines, orbital machines can use softer pads at lower pad-pressure settings because their random motion keeps contact more even across the surface. This can reduce pad wear and finish removal during routine maintenance. For dry-pad cleaning, use a compatible dust skirt assembly to help keep particulate from becoming airborne.

Also called swing machines or side-to-side machines, orbitals drive the pad in tight oscillations instead of full rotation — no torque pull on the operator. Related: Floor Buffers · Auto Scrubbers · Floor Care Equipment

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an orbital floor machine, and how does it differ from a rotary floor buffer?
An orbital floor machine uses an eccentric drive to move the pad in a random, non-directional pattern at high frequency. A rotary floor buffer spins the pad at a fixed RPM through a planetary gearbox. Orbital action avoids the directional swirl marks rotary machines can leave on polished marble, terrazzo, and natural stone. It also avoids the lateral torque pull that requires operator counterforce when using rotary machines on wet floors.
Can orbital floor machines clean carpet?
Yes. Orbital pad action agitates carpet fiber and removes dry soil without water, so there is no drying time after wet extraction. Orbital dry-carpet cleaning works well for routine maintenance between deeper extractions and is commonly used for daily carpet care in offices, schools, and healthcare facilities where drying downtime is undesirable.
What pad sizes do orbital floor machines accept?
Orbital machines use rectangular or square pads sized to the machine's plate dimensions, typically 14 × 20 for compact models and 14 × 28 for larger units. Pad selection uses the standard color-coded system: white/tan for buffing, red/blue for scrubbing, and green/brown for stripping.
Are orbital floor machines safe on hardwood and natural stone?
Yes. The orbital random-pattern motion is suitable for hardwood, sealed natural stone, marble, terrazzo, and polished concrete because it does not leave directional scratches visible in raking light. Rotary machines at 175 RPM can create swirl marks on these surfaces that require a second pass at an opposing angle to remove. Orbital motion avoids that issue.
Should I choose a 14-inch or 20-inch orbital floor machine?
Choose 14-inch for tight spaces such as restrooms, retail aisles, back-of-house corridors, and areas around fixtures and millwork. Choose 20-inch for large open floors, including lobbies, ballrooms, gymnasiums, and ride-on alternatives. Walk-behind 20-inch variants increase pad pressure through the operator's handle weight transfer for stripping work without exceeding commercial elevator weight limits.

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