Customer Stories

Soiled linen storage and soiled linen delivery to the wash aisle. The Softrol high-speed sort deck is fed by a cart dumper and conveyor system. Sorting is done directly to slings that automatically move in and out of the deck, once the correct sling weight is achieved.

West Michigan Uniform is a third-generation family owned business providing uniform services to Michigan companies. With a slogan, “Our Service Is Our ONLY Contract”, it was important for WMU to develop a wash aisle system that meets the needs of the customers they serve.

Operations began on May 11, 2020 in a brand new 25,000 square foot facility. The Softrol Rail material handling system automatically accepts slings of soiled linen from the automated sort system and transfers the slings to buffer rails for storage.

Softrol Delivers A SoftSort System That Automatically Sorts 40,000 Garments Per Day, At The Rate Of 3,800 Garments Per Hour And Reduces Workforce by 70%.

A Softrol PPS Helps A New Plant Operate Efficiently. Softrol installed a PulseNet Production System (PPS) to report operator efficiency in real time. Pounds Per Operator Hour (PPOH) increased 35% in the first four months of operation.

A SoftSort Autosortation System Is Installed to Automatically Sort 5,000 Garments Per Day With A 2-Year Payback, Getting Expanded to A Capacity of 15,000 Garments Per Day with Another 2-Year Payback.

A SOFTROL PPS Helps Existing Plant add Capacity Without Adding Equipment. Softrol installed a PPS – PulseNet Production System – with ten PPS workstations to report machine throughput and operator efficiency in real time.

Softrol’s SoftSort Autosortation System reduces Mission’s sort labor by 77% plus an additional eight FTE’s, and sorts 3,500 garments per hour.

Labor savings from Softrol’s PPS system for Superior Linen has a payback of less than one year! Softrol installed PPS in the dry fold, tunnel, and ironing departments at Superior Linen Service in April of 2008.

The PulseNet Production System (PPS) delivers a six month payback with labor and operating savings to family-owned linen supply company.

Softrol provides ChemPulse chemical injection systems for world’s largest sock production facilities. Equipment was included to deliver 13 chemicals to eight dye machines and to supply chemicals to a tunnel bleaching range.

Softrol’s AutoPulse Wash Aisle System enables reliable processing of goods with one operator and fully documented operation data.

An automated sort-on-rail system significantly reduces labor and improves operations over an existing manual material handling system.