Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Read Case Study: Commercial Laundry Doubles Production; Cuts Labor
By carefully investing in new Continental industrial laundry equipment, Resorts Laundry developed a semi-automated laundry operation that slashed labor, improved quality and doubled production. The laundry successfully handles a 4 million pound per year influx of sheets, towels and linens generated by area resorts. Owned by the Sands Resorts, the laundry was the first in North America to install two Continental Girbau ST-100 Dryers, which handle 220 pounds of linen per cycle, each. Additionally, the facility added two Continental Ironers and a 255-pound capacity, soft-mount washer-extractor. Critical to that mix was the integration of automated devices that lessen the laundry's dependence on staff. The Continental Washer-Extractor offers automatic tilt for easy loading and unloading. The conveyor-loaded ST-100 Dryers feature automatic unloading; and one ironer is equipped with an automatic folder/stacker. At Resorts Laundry and Linen, the Continental washer-extractor is programmed for 14 different wash combinations, although it can accommodate up to 79, and offers extract speeds reaching 387 G-force. Meanwhile, the new Continental commercial ironers, which automatically dry and finish linens directly from the washer, are credited with also improving production and reducing labor. Nine sheets per minute pass through the Continental F32 heated-chest, double-roll ironer – a 30 percent bump in production over the laundry's old ironer, which only handled six sheets per minute. By investing in new equipment, Resorts Laundry & Linen can turn laundry around in 24 hours – a service designed to benefit clients beyond convenience.