Chlorine Bleach or Hydrogen Peroxide
First let’s look at the optimum parameters necessary for either of these oxidizers to perform it purpose which is to de-stain and whiten fabrics.
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Ozone Laundry Systems: Facts vs. Fallacy (part 1)
Having served in the development of the Ozone Laundry Industry for 20 years, it gives me great satisfaction to see gaining popularity of the use of Ozone in On Premise Laundries. The Hotel industry is pushing to be “Green” by reducing their usage of Natural Gas. MRSA and Staph infections are increasing in Health Care facilities. Through into the mix, the reports of how Ozone will kill most viruses and bacteria’s, by washing with cold ozonated water, it is not surprising that these facilities are rushing to implement ozone use in their laundries.
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Boiler Maintenance
What does good boiler preventative maintenance include?
We have all been told that good boiler chemistry is essential to good boiler efficiency.
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CBW Preventive Maintenance
The most important item on any PM should be Safety. This is especially true with CBW’s(Continuous Batch Washers or Tunnel Washer). Chemicals, Scalding water, slippery surfaces and rotating equipment to name only a few of the Hazards associated with a PM to a Tunnel Washer. This review will be on a Lavatec Tunnel but the procedures are essentially the same for most of the Tunnel Washers in use today.
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Linen Par Level Management
Setting up unit / department par levels can be a timely task, but one that is important for the management of linen. You need to do this no matter what type of distribution system you use, exchange carts or stocking. One goal of managing par levels is to ensure that the unit’s daily needs are met. Another goal is to minimize overstocking and to keep the flow of linen rotating.
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Reopening at LAVATEC in Germany announcement
Dear Customer,
I am pleased to inform you as a customer of Lavatec, Lavatec Laundry Technology GmbH, located in Heilbronn Germany, has resumed the development, production and sales of the Lavatec brand. Lavatec Laundry Technology GmbH has acquired the trademark rights, the patents, the buildings and the assets from the administration of the former Lavatec group in Germany.
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New York Times article addresses issue of hospitals need to reduce medical waste
“The healthcare industry has a garbage problem.”
That’s how the article written by New York Times reporter Ingfei Chen introduces the topic well known to healthcare operators in the textile services industry. Namely that healthcare organizations produce billions of pounds of medical waste each year due to their reliance on single-use disposables. A problem that is largely resolved by increasing their use of reusable textiles, especially in the operating room.
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