The Trias Energetica Principle for the highest level of energy efficiency in laundries – By Jaap Reinders, CEO of TBR

The philosophy of Trias Energetica is used for optimizing laundries. This philosophy describes a three step strategy to achieve an energy efficient design. These steps are as follows: Reduce energy consumption by applying the most efficient laundry processes. Less energy used, means less energy to be generated! Use energy optimally by recycling or by sustainable…

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The benefits of UHF-RFID for the textile service industry

just curiosity and many players are already implementing that, so follow your interest and feel free to get in touch. Textile Service Providers are facing many challenges nowadays. One of them, also being the basic service at the same time, is to provide customers with hygienically clean textiles at the right time, at the right…

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Save Money through RFID – By Andrea Azzoni of Datamars

New challenges for the laundries in the next years are lower market prices, and shrinking margins are not new. How do you survive in this arena? There is one basic recommendation: Control your business. It is very important to have a cost structure that streamlines the operations focusing on value adding activities. Automation will play…

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IT solutions lead to an optimal process in the laundry

Developments in technology are moving fast and offer unprecedented opportunities. The trick is to apply them appropriately in favor of the professional textile care and the major challenges that are out there in the field of energy, cost, and increased efficiency. At Senso Technics, we translate technological developments into practical solutions, from advice to implementation.…

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Logistics & automation from a Kannegiesser perspective

Introduction The laundry business is faced with an ongoing increase of costs in almost all categories. For example, in the healthcare industry, hygiene demands increase just like quality demands in hotels and catering departments. What all laundry sectors have in common is the rising complexity in logistics due to the increasing number of different textile…

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Automated sorting systems for professional textile services

Introduction Inwatec is a Danish machine manufacturer for industrial laundries. We are characterized by the fact that we develop our own mechanics and software for the machines. We believe that the software especially is becoming more important at the production floor, and this is one of our core competences. When we begin the mechanical construction…

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Automation, the general trends

Automation is seen as the next step in efficient laundry operation. However, automation has been a part of the industry for a long time. The development of tools like bats and scrubbing boards are the first steps to make laundry more efficient. Laundry machines were developed, and the industrial revolution unleashed the automation process. Nevertheless,…

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Opportunities and challenges in E-textile business

Smart Textiles Terms and Definitions Although the term “Smart Textiles” is used frequently, an exact and clear definition does not exist. An often quoted definition is “smart textiles are materials and structures that sense and react to environmental conditions or stimuli, such as those from mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic or other sources”. “Smart” is…

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