Healthcare
Healthcare linen is processed to a documented standard, not merely to a clean result. The wash process has to be controlled, repeatable and recorded.
Universe Corp supplies hospitals, clinics and care facilities across South Africa and the region.
The constraints that matter here
The process is what is audited
Temperature, dwell and chemistry have to be repeatable and evidenced. A machine that cannot report what it did is a gap in the record.
Separation of soiled and clean
Barrier washers exist so linen never crosses back. Where a barrier machine is not used, the layout has to enforce the separation instead.
Chemistry is part of the specification
Disinfection is a chemistry and temperature question as much as a machine question, and the two are specified together.
Tracking linen through the cycle
Marking and identification matter more here than almost anywhere, because losing a set is a stock problem and a traceability problem at once.
Equipment
- Industrial washing machinesSpeed Queen and Girbau washer extractors for on-premise laundries.
- Industrial tumble dryersSpeed Queen commercial and industrial dryers, electric, gas and steam heated.
- Professional finishing equipmentForm finishers, shirt finishers, trouser toppers, vacuum ironing tables and presses.
- Detergents and chemicalsBÜFA professional cleaning chemicals for dry cleaning and laundry.
- Labelling, permanent and temporary markingThermopatch garment identification for laundries, dry cleaners and uniform rental.
Who makes it
Specifying a hospital laundry?
Tell us the operation, the daily volume and the floor and steam you have. That is what decides the machine, and it is a shorter conversation than a catalogue.
Before you ask
- Do you supply barrier washers?
- Talk to us about the facility and the standard you are working to. Barrier separation can be met by machine or by layout, and which is right depends on the site.
- Can you advise on hygiene certification?
- We can advise on the equipment and the wash process. The certification itself is between you and your accrediting body, and we will not claim otherwise.
Specifying a hospital laundry?
Tell us the operation, the daily volume and the floor and steam you have. That is what decides the machine, and it is a shorter conversation than a catalogue.