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RFID Platforms for Linens, Laundry 
& Uniform Management

Managing linens and uniforms manually presents serious challenges for organizations such as hotels and resorts, convention centers, hospitals and more — anywhere cleanliness, availability and accountability are critical to operations. Without automation, textile inventory is difficult to manage and increasingly expensive, especially as the cost of quality materials rises.

Losses due to wear and tear, theft and laundry errors are common, and there is often no automated system in place to verify laundry bills or track item usage accurately. By reducing the time and physical strain of manual laundry inventory tasks, RFID-based systems enhance staff satisfaction, lower labor costs and minimize human error across the linen and uniform lifecycle.

To address these challenges, HID offers two specialized RFID platforms: the HID Acuity Platform, purpose-built for linen management, and the HID InvoTech Platform, designed for uniform management but also capable of managing linen inventory. These platforms help streamline textile operations, automate inventory tracking and provide real-time visibility into the location, status and life cycle of each item. By digitizing the process, organizations can reduce replacement costs, improve operational efficiency and ensure quality to transform linen and uniform management from a cost center into a data-driven, high-performance operation.

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Key Benefits of HID’s Textile RFID Platforms

Lowers operating costs by reducing labor, minimizing inventory loss and optimizing textile usage

Transform Linen & Uniform Management with RFID-Driven Operational Intelligence

Enables real-time inventory visibility to prevent overstock, shortages and missing items

Acuity & InvoTech in Action

RFID Tags

RFID Tags

LinTRAK tags are attached directly to linens and uniforms via sew-in or heat. This can be performed by the manufacturer or end-user.

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IQ LABEL WHITE PET RECT 97/12 MM UHF UCODE 9

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IQ LABEL WHITE PET RECT 97/12 MM UHF UCODE 9

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IQ 400P 46/12MM – UHF M730 Global

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IQ LABEL WHITE PET SQR 30/30 MM HF NTAG 213

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RFID Hardware

RFID Hardware

Table-top readers, handheld readers, conveyor stations and cabin stations are used for registration, sorting, counting and more.

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Software

At the heart of the system, specialized software interprets RFID-carried data for complete visibility into the linen/uniform cycle.
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End-User Access Points

End-User Access Points

Handheld readers can be used to swiftly and easily check-in and inventory assets.

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HID Acuity & InvoTech Textile Management Platforms

Linen Management

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  • Streamlines laundry workflows to cut processing time and labor costs
  • Automates inventory audits to reduce errors
  • Provides real-time inventory visibility to prevent shortages and overstock
  • Optimizes textile usage to extend linen lifecycle
  • Monitors deliveries to improve accuracy and billing
  • Provide customer check-in verification

Integrated Uniform & Linen Management

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  • Control laundry expenses
  • Reduce linen and uniform losses
  • Improve staff workload and quality of work
  • Optimize uniform and linen purchasing
  • Ensure customer satisfaction
  • Increase staff productivity and reduce labor costs
  • Reduce check-in delays due to linen shortages to improve guest satisfaction

Uniform Management

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  • Control uniform purchasing and reduce losses
  • Speed up assignments and sorting by 90%
  • Automate wash tracking and garment handling
  • Gain real-time visibility into uniform status and use
  • Simplify audits and streamline order management
  • Boost productivity and reduce labor costs

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