In the hospitality sector, site management have a choice between the installation, operation and maintenance of an on-premise laundry or outsourcing the washing of items such as bed sheets, towels, clothes and uniforms to a contractor.

A common argument against an in-house setup is that it brings with it ongoing costs such as utilities, chemicals, maintenance and repair. However, should the service be outsourced, it is likely that the selected contractor faces the same costs which would ultimately be passed on to the customer.

Despite the pros and cons, it is generally accepted that an on-premise laundry ultimately delivers a better wash performance, longer fabric life and greater flexibility than can be achieved via outsourcing.

In order to effectively manage an on-premise laundry, there is a clear need for chemical dosing systems that have the capacity to handle high load demand across multiple machines while maintaining precision and consistency over an extended period.

This is one of the reasons web-enabled pump systems are increasingly specified for commercial laundry machines within hotels, where quality results and infection control are paramount and IoT-ready dosing and control systems can help operators to consistently achieve this.

During operation, data is harvested on multiple pump values, including wash cycle status, chemical consumption and equipment performance, which can then be accessed historically or in real time via a cloud-based platform thanks to the system’s built-in web server.

With this vital information at their fingertips, users can programme and adjust wash formulas in order to optimize performance and minimize chemical consumption, while reducing chemical and energy consumption this way means operators benefit from immediate efficiency improvements while being able to budget more accurately.

In addition, common features include the option to view chemical consumption in financial terms, which allows projected detergent and fabric softener savings to be precisely calculated and presented to key decision makers when considering dosing changes.

Plus, wasted journeys by maintenance technicians to perform routine servicing – who may travel a considerable distance to assess a system’s condition only to find it in perfect working order – can be eliminated, as they need only be deployed when required.

SEKO is an international manufacturer of chemical dosing systems and has supplied its leading on-premise laundry equipment – including the highly-regarded Wash Series IoT-enabled units – to the hospitality sector over many years. SEKO’s Wash Series and other cleaning and hygiene innovations will be on show at stand 01.315 at Interclean Amsterdam from 10 – 13 May 2022.