In commercial laundry services, healthcare laundries, and hospitality operations, RAIN RFID provides a powerful solution for tracking garments, linens, uniforms, and reusable textiles, helping reduce losses, optimise inventory, and improve operational efficiency.
The laundry industry is increasingly turning to RAIN RFID to improve asset accountability, automate item tracking, and support sustainability goals through longer textile lifecycles. RFID enables real-time visibility into wash cycles, usage history, and loss rates, dramatically reducing manual counting and reporting errors. In healthcare and hospitality, RFID is becoming a standard for linen management, infection control compliance, and inventory optimization. Additionally, as circular economy initiatives gain momentum, RFID-tagged textiles are helping organizations better manage reusable assets and support recycling and reuse programs.
Moisture and Heat Resistance:
Laundry facilities expose hardware to humidity, steam, and high temperatures. Choose antennas built with sealed, durable enclosures (IP67 or higher) to maintain performance under harsh environmental conditions.
Orientation-Independent Reading:
Linens and garments are often stacked, bundled, or crumpled. Circularly polarized antennas are ideal to ensure reliable reads regardless of how the embedded RFID tags are positioned.
Compact, Versatile Installation:
Antennas must fit into tight spaces — such as sorting tables, bagging stations, and conveyors — without obstructing operations. Slimline, low-profile models with flexible mounting options are essential.
Defined Read Zones:
Laundry processes require control over read areas to prevent cross-reads between batches. Near-field or moderate-gain antennas help create tightly controlled zones for counting and verifying items.
High-Volume Read Capability:
Processing hundreds or thousands of items per shift demands antennas that can handle dense tag populations without missing reads or causing collisions. Consider the antenna coverage and signal strength (beam width and gain) for best coverage.
