As the Director of Engineering at Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services, Elmsford, NY, Jim Curiale believes there are two types of information that every laundry needs to improve overall efficiency—data on people and plant machinery/systems. A leading U.S. healthcare laundry operator, Unitex operates 11 textile processing facilities in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, Curiale says. These plants service healthcare facilities in those states, plus hospitals and clinics in Delaware, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Unitex has gathered and analyzed production information for decades. This practice enables Unitex to quickly spot and remedy problems in personnel or equipment in order to ...