Every laundry needs to sort, but not every plant can physically accommodate hoppers. By offering both automatic and manually assisted configurations, Sort-On-Rail technology can be used in a wide variety of facilities, even those with low sort area ceilings. Sorting linen directly into slings allows maximum productivity with a minimum of handling. By pairing slings from the start, the needs of facilities using tunnel washers are met.

Sort-On-Rail technology can also be effectively used for washer-extractors or conventional washrooms.

Using a sort window/deflector, goods are sorted directly into slings. As the first sling in a pair is filled by count or by weight, it backs out of the station and sent into storage or staged on the An empty sling arrives at the station to be filled. When the second sling is full, it is staged behind the first and the pair is routed to a storage rail. With pairs intact, there needn’t be a destination for each classification to create pairs. Clients with limited staging space ahead of the tunnel will appreciate how this will fit into their plans. (Triples or even quads can also be created if required)

Once in classified storage, pairs of slings are called out and sent to the tunnel washer. Slings are automatically opened and the goods are delivered to the washer. The empty slings depart the washer loading point and return to the sort area to begin the cycle again. Empty slings are automatically closed prior to their arrival at the sort station.

In order to get the most from your tunnel washers, the right goods must be delivered at the right time, again and again. (In some facilities as often as every twenty seconds!) E-RAIL can fit your plant regardless of special needs and limitations. E-RAIL has the proven ability to deliver what other systems can only promise.