Question 1

What is laundry automation equipment?

Accepted Answer

Automation is every machine that removes a manual step between the dryer and dispatch. Sorters like the Girbau Sortech handle soiled linen, feeders spread sheets onto the ironer, folders fold and stack towels and small pieces, and pickers separate tangled pieces from the dryer. Each one replaces an hour of hand labour per operator, per shift.

Question 2

What does the Girbau Sortech sorting system do?

Accepted Answer

Sortech automates the dirtiest job in the laundry. It picks up soiled linen, identifies each item by RFID chip, and sorts it into trolleys, weighing silos or conveyor-fed bag rail systems before the wash. One picking station handles up to 1,000 items an hour and two stations up to 1,800, which is the output of two operators per shift, and operators avoid direct contact with contaminated linen.

Question 3

Which towel folder should I choose, the FT Maxi or the FTQ?

Accepted Answer

Both fold and stack towels, bathmats, table linen and similar items automatically, sorting each stack by size. The FT Maxi folds with air jets and processes up to 1,000 towels an hour. The FTQ folds the primary crease with a mechanical knife and reaches up to 1,200 pieces an hour while using up to 70 percent less air than air-only folders. We size it on your piece count and the space you have.

Question 4

Can automation be added to my existing ironer?

Accepted Answer

Often yes. Feeders like the Chicago Dryer Edge cornerless feeder pair with most ironer lines, and folders and stackers can be added at purchase or retrofitted to many machines. Tell us what you finish and how it is laid out, and we will confirm what retrofits cleanly before quoting.

Question 5

Do you supply and service these systems in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Aqualogic supplies, installs and commissions Girbau, Chicago Dryer and Colmac automation Australia wide, trains your operators, and backs every machine with preventative maintenance programs, 24/7 urgent repairs and Australia's largest in-house spare parts holding for the brands we supply.

Laundry Automation: Sorting, Feeding and Folding Systems

Labour is the hardest part of laundry to find

Sorting and folding automation

SORTECH - Soiled Linen Sorting System

FT MAXI - Towel Folder & Stacker

FTQ - Towel Folder & Stacker

Pickers, Garment / Towel / Blanket Folders

GENESIS - Automatic Towel Machine

VERSA - Garment Folder

CASCADE - Small Piece Picker

BLANKET BLASTER - Blanket Fold and Stack System

Garment finishers

CFS NARROW BODY BOILERLESS - Boilerless Garment Finisher

CFS NARROW BODY - Shoulder-to-Shoulder Garment Finisher

CFS WIDE BODY - High Output Garment Finisher

CFS MODULAR WIDE BODY - Expandable Garment Finisher

Finishing garments by the thousand?

Laundry automation FAQs