Successful completion of a major project at Anett, a leader in industrial laundries

OCA teams recently completed a major project at Anett, a leading player in the industrial laundry sector. This ambitious project optimized the production chain through a number of innovations and technical adjustments, responding to the growing need for efficiency and the level of service expected by Anett’s customers.

To increase productivity, we have made several key improvements. The changeover of the finishing tunnel has maximized capacity for garments on hangers (+30%), while reducing bottlenecks.

The old garment-on-hanger workstations have been replaced: two stations have been replaced by three new ones, enabling greater production throughput and smoother organization. This reorganization was accompanied by an ergonomic repositioning of the workstations, improving flow and operator comfort.

To support these optimizations, we have increased storage capacity. Upstream of the tunnel, capacity has been increased to 1,000 parts (compared with 200 before our intervention), while the outlet now offers storage for 1,200 parts, guaranteeing unprecedented fluidity.

We have also rethought the ergonomics of the visiting station, with the installation of a switch optimizing the distribution of garments on the sorting bars. This step forward facilitates the daily work of our teams.

This project was made possible thanks to the close collaboration between OCA and our customer’s teams. Our thanks go to our valued partners:

• CSB for equipment handling
• Jensen-Group for equipment supply
• Sodilec for automation management
•  the Anett teams for their involvement and availability.

Despite the challenges of working in the middle of production, this project was successfully completed, enabling us to optimize and modernize our customer’s entire production chain.