Refit of industrial laundry lines and tunnel washers
Industrial laundry lines in hospitals, hotels and hospitality businesses run day and night. GCG replaces Allen-Bradley PLC-5 and SLC-500 controllers on Lavatec, Milnor, Jensen and Kannegiesser machines. Lavatec went bankrupt in 2009; the Goudkuil cluster in Barneveld acquired the remaining US assets.
Textile care: 24/7 continuity, no OEM support left
Industrial laundry lines in hospitals, hotels and hospitality businesses run day and night. A controller failure means not just production loss. It can block the delivery of clean linen to a hospital or hotel. The pressure to repair quickly is enormous, while spare parts for PLC-5 and SLC-500 are no longer available.
Lavatec went bankrupt in 2009. The Goudkuil Group in Barneveld (NL) acquired the remaining US assets and is the largest laundry cluster in Europe. GCG replaces Lavatec controls as an independent refit partner, including for the Goudkuil cluster. Milnor controls are fully Allen-Bradley-locked: PLC-5 or SLC-500, now end-of-life. Jensen and Kannegiesser are active but no longer support older generations.
Laundry OEMs GCG supports
Lavatec
NL/GoudkuilLavatec laundry lines and tunnel washers with PLC-5 or S5 controllers. No OEM service available. GCG replaces the controller completely, preserving wash and spin programmes.
Milnor
BeneluxMilnor machines are fully Allen-Bradley-locked: PLC-5 or SLC-500, both end-of-life. GCG migrates to ControlLogix or CompactLogix with all wash programmes preserved.
Jensen / Jenscan
UK/IE/NLJensen is active but no longer supports the Jenscan generation. GCG replaces the HMI and controller as an independent partner, including for the UK and IE hospitality market.
Kannegiesser
EUKannegiesser tunnel washers and flatwork ironers with obsolete controllers. GCG replaces as an independent partner outside the Kannegiesser service contract.
PLC-5 → ControlLogix (Milnor/Lavatec)
Milnor and Lavatec machines run on Allen-Bradley PLC-5, officially end-of-life. See the migration overview.
PLC-5 → ControlLogix →SLC-500 → CompactLogix
Smaller Milnor and Kannegiesser machines use SLC-500. See the end-of-life overview.
SLC-500 end of life →Completed refit projects
Refit projects at industrial laundries, including the Goudkuil cluster in Barneveld.
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