The quest to accomplish things more quickly, more effectively, and more efficiently goes back to the beginning of civilization. It goes all the way back to 2000 BC in Lower Mesopotamia, when people started inserting axles into hollowed pieces of wood to form a wheel. Even before automation and continuous improvement were formal disciplines of…
BRACKNELL – June 18th, 2019 –Hydro Systems, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of chemical proportioning and dispensing systems, introduces Hydro Connect to the European market. This is following the exciting announcement of the platform within our US region last year. Hydro Connect is a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform, that gives chemical providers and end…
The laundry industry is constantly evolving. The previous impetus in the commercial sector, with facilities such as hospitals and hotels actively bringing the laundry process in-house, is becoming a victim of the harsh economies of scale in the sector. As the volume of laundry processed escalates, delivering profitability requires an increasingly sophisticated balancing act. Competition…
Why a Venturi Dispenser? Tight margins are a way of life in the industrial laundry sector. Every investment decision you make has consequences. Your choice of chemical dispensing unit is no exception. Reliability is, no doubt, one of your key initial considerations. Factors that might affect reliability are often easy to identify; such as the…
Any form of chemical dispensing is by its very nature a potentially hazardous procedure. Delivering a chemical, or multiple chemicals, to enable a successful laundry cycle is no exception.
Chemical safety and, by default, environmental safety are inextricably linked to variables such as the mechanical controls that govern usage; appropriate procedures being in place in operation, as well as employees being provided with – and trained in – the correct use of personal protective equipment. Risk also extends to matters of the correct electrical installation and the fire safety of the facility where the chemical is in use…
The use of technology continues to spread in all areas of our lives. We are witnessing the adoption of technology in all sorts of everyday objects and tasks. The Internet and network connectivity allow us to send and receive as much information as we never thought before. This month we talk in Tomorrow’s Cleaning about…
