USA

Precision AirConvey (PAC) of Newark, Delaware, has established a new division dedicated to designing automated vacuum systems to replace manual laundry and waste collection systems.

Called the Precision AirConvey Laundry and Waste Group, the division specialises in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of pneumatic conveying systems that automatically transport bagged waste, soiled linen and/or recycling from multiple collection points in a facility to central points for pickup or laundering.

The automated vacuum systems replace manual laundry and waste collection systems that rely on rolling filled carts in view of patients and guests. Intended for use in hospitals, multi-family housing and hotels, the company’s latest systems minimise cart movement through the facility, reduce exposure to germs, sharps and other hazards, and support infection and pest control measures while boosting worker safety and productivity.

To operate, workers gain secure access to the computer control system, then place their bags of trash, laundry or recycling into the separate load stations, close the station doors and walk away.

The company’s patent-pending Q-Chute automatically moves the bundles into the powered chute system for efficient transport, all safely hidden from view behind the walls. The PAC Laundry and Waste Group built a full-scale, fully operating, automated laundry and waste removal system in its test laboratory and offers tours by appointment. The company also repairs, services and modernises existing transport systems installed by any company, even by those no longer in operation.