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Industrial Laundry

Railex slick rail, pipe rail overhead monorail trolley systems are designed to efficiently move garments on hangers (GOH), including uniforms, linens, and other hanging goods for on-site and off-site laundry facilities. Railex slick rail products include an extensive line of switches and control devices that allow easy movement of garments from the facility into delivery trucks. Railex sortation conveyors and heavy duty rolling garment racks stand up to the use and abuse unique to industrial and commercial laundry environments including lint, heat and humidity.

Distribution Centers and E-Commerce Fulfillment

Railex provides traditional and custom solutions for the GOH and flat pack distribution center industry. Railex overhead slick rail and trolley systems maximize floor space allowing for efficient movement and storage. Automated or manual controls. Applications include both retail GOH as well as e-commerce pick and pack applications.

Retail Stock Rooms

Railex static slick rail solutions maximize floor and overhead space in crowded and busy retail stock rooms. Heavy duty and rugged design to take the abuse of fast paced retail environments. Adjustable height hanging bars. Mix and match with Railex Medium and Heavy Duty Rolling Racks. Reconfigure as your needs change with re-usable parts and components.

Garment Rental, Thrift and Re-Selling

The Railex family of GOH conveyor solutions combine to provide both single piece movement and high speed storage and retrieval.

3PL – Third Party Logistic Services

Railex can meet the special needs of 3PL providers, with highly adaptable solutions for the unique and dynamic 3PL marketplace. Overhead Slick Rail solutions maximize precious floor space. Re-purposing pallet racking to accommodate GOH with Railex Quick-Connect Pallet Arms saves time and money.

E-Commerce Fulfillment

Railex provides solutions for the GOH and flat pack fulfillment center. Railex overhead slick rail and trolley systems maximize floor space allowing for efficient movement and storage. Automated or manual controls. Applications include both retail GOH as well as e-commerce pick and pack applications and flexible systems for pallet rack conversion to GOH.

Dry Cleaning

Railex garment conveyors, since 1954 the leader in retail and back-room garment storage, retrieval and order assembly. Railex conveyors are designed for smooth and quiet operation. Available in single, double tier and up-down configurations. Railex automated controllers allow for highly efficient order retrieval.

Garment Inspection, Alteration, Repair, and Manufacturing

Railex makes a full line of slow-speed continuous duty screw conveyors (also known as rotating rail) that handle single piece GOH work. Quiet movement from work station to station, these machines are extremely cost effective and provide an uncomplicated way to feed stations into a main line. Perfect for Garment alterations, monograming, barcode and RFID labeling operations.

Hospitality

Casino, Hotel and Resort uniform storage and retrieval. Heavy Duty, quiet and efficient motorized conveyors in single or two tier configurations provide durable and low cost solutions.

Traditional Coat Check for Museums, Amusement Parks and Entertainment Venues

Railex has served this market for over 60 years with quiet and efficient Coat check and storage. Single and Multi-Tiered, Multi-Plane Up/Down or Single Plane. Shelves, Racks and Hooks for hats, backpacks and parcels. Thousands of installed systems worldwide.

Correctional Facilities

Railex heavy duty garment and storage bag conveyors are built to withstand the unique requirements of inmate personal items storage. Matched with Railex storage bags, conveyors can be designed to meet unique weight and capacity parameters. Custom lengths and shapes available.

Greenhouses

The burgeoning greenhouse grow market uses Railex overhead slick rail and custom trolleys to move plant matter efficiently in and around the greenhouse and loading docks. The product rides effortlessly on a network of overhead rails to maximize worker efficiency and production capacity. Products suited for both the small and industrial grower, Railex overhead systems are expandable and flexible.

Parts Storage

Retailers, e-commerce companies, and automotive parts companies all use Railex slick rail, rolling racks, and conveyors to store and manage parts inventory. When standard storage solutions such as pallet racking do not work chances are a Railex product can be customized to meet your unique applications.

Hospital & Health Care

Railex overhead conveyors, sortation, rolling racks and static storage products are suited to In-house laundry and cleaning operations for linens, uniforms and medical scrubs. Sealed bearings, Steel and zinc-plated construction stand up to lint, heat and humidity.

Costume and Wardrobe Storage

Railex Quick Assembly, Quick Set-Up Storage Racks provide expandable, adjustable height storage. Heavy Duty construction. No special tools required.

Factory, Processing and Assembly

Industrial manufacturing and assembly plants use Railex systems to move large & light weight parts such as automotive interior panels and dashboards to the assembly line. Paint and processing plants hang and move sub-assemblies on overhead monorails. Railex systems are designed for up to 250 pounds per trolley. Railex trolleys and load bars can be manufactured to your specifications with custom hanging bars, hooks and brackets to facilitate the application.

Automotive Assembly Lines

Assembly plants use Railex systems to move large & light weight parts such as automotive interior panels and dashboards to the assembly line. Railex systems are designed for up to 250 pounds per trolley. Railex trolleys and load bars can be manufactured to your specifications with custom hanging bars, hooks and brackets to facilitate the application.

Theater and Film Production

From permanent Costume Storage to temporary Quick Assembly racking to Rolling Racks, Railex has an economical, flexible solution.

Residential

Railex motorized conveyors create a personal and functional garment delivery system for that special home and closet. Store and access off-season garments in hard to reach spaces.

Bridal Gown Distribution and Storage

The Railex system 700 clothing conveyors are modified specifically to meet the needs of the Bridal Gown industry. These modifications take into account that Bridal Gowns are often much longer, wider at the hem, more delicate than standard clothing, and weigh more! Railex recommends using our Bridal Gown Hanger to make sure that these gowns stay on the conveyor and do not fall off, even if they have minimal straps and are extra bulky.