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Laundry material handling is one of the most time-consuming parts of the commercial laundry process. However, this doesn't need to be the case. Softrol's laundry material handling systems make garment sorting faster and more accurate, which leads to higher profits.

Read on to learn more about Softrol's laundry material handling systems.

Softrol's Sorting Philosophy

We've designed our laundry material handling systems so that they are powerful and easy to use. The aspects of our design philosophy include:

  • A customer-defined batch process
  • Custom-designed systems from standard components
  • No loose pieces or split orders
  • Scanning on the fly
  • Lightning-quick induction and sorting
  • Low maintenance
  • No mother hooks

Softrol's Sorting Features

Our systems include powerful, scalable, and easy-to-use features. The highlights of our material handling systems include:

  • Advanced Windows-based software with a user-friendly interface
  • High reading rates
  • A scanning speed of up to 15,000 items per hour
  • Smooth hanger-based conveyance
  • Low maintenance systems
  • 24-hour support

Benefits of Softrol Sort

Our material handling systems are designed to offer numerous benefits of competing systems. The unique benefits of Softrol's garment sort systems include:

  • A flexible design that enables custom plant retrofits
  • Low operating costs
  • Higher accuracy
  • Higher profits due to faster and more efficient operations

Many Sorting Options

Softrol offers several types of sorting systems to suit all commercial laundry operations. Three key methods include:

  • Directed sort: An add-on software to enhance manual sorting procedures.
  • Hybrid: Directed sort and a final AutoSort.
  • AutoSort: Fully automatic laundry sorting. Ideal for high-volume operations.

Softrol Can Handle Your Laundry Material Handling Needs

Softrol has a variety of solutions to suit your size and budget. Whether you need a directed sort system, a hybrid sort system, or a fully automatic system, we've got you covered. We have been in the commercial laundry business for over 35 years, so we have the experience required to design effective laundry material handling systems. Contact us today to learn more about our laundry material handling systems.