This is a similar class with a focus on institutional laundry. Generally, participants are expected to have completed the Sanitation Specialist class and have at least six months field experience before attending this class.
The curriculum includes:
- Laundry cleaning chemistry/water/soil characteristics
- Laundry handling/fabric types
- Product knowledge/selection/use parameters
- Dispensing equipment/installation/troubleshooting
- Regulatory/safety requirements
- Survey selling/cost analysis
- Formula development/performance criteria/cycle functionality
- Microprocessor programming/card cutting
- Total Test Kit use
ADVANCED LAUNDRY CLASS AGENDA
Monday Curriculum
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Welcome to U S Chemical! Discussion of the class structure and purpose, meal and transportation policy, plus an overview of the on-premise laundry and institutional cleaning product market. Conduct pre-test. |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | Plant tour – how we produce the products we sell. |
| 10:40 – 12:00 | Discussion of the four essential components of cleaning – time, temperature, friction or mechanical action, and detergent – and how the relationships between them affect performance in the on-premise institutional laundry. |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 2:30 | Discussion of the environmental factors that affect cleaning performance and product selection in the on-premise laundry. |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | Introduction to laundry products by functional component and the primary chemistry they provide. |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | Laundry Cycle Functionality – an in-depth look at formula development and the critical parameters affecting product performance. |
Tuesday Curriculum
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Discuss Monday Review Sheet, conduct Tuesday AM Quiz. |
| 9:30 – 10:45 | A discussion of our entire line of laundry products. |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | How to cut a typical laundry card. |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 3:15 | Discussion and “hands on” work with the Total Test Kit. Each class participant performs tests on both water and fabric. Stain identification and removal are also covered. |
| 3:15 – 4:15 | Introduction and working features of the U S Chemical produced line of liquid laundry dispensing equipment. |
Wednesday Curriculum
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Discuss Tuesday Review Sheet, conduct Wednesday AM Quiz. |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Programming the Milnor EP+ using microprocessor simulators. |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Laundry formula cost analysis. |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:15 | Laundry Sanitation – how to insure that laundry is hygienically clean. Review ABC video regarding Hotel Room Cleanliness. |
| 1:15 – 3:15 | Programming the ChemMaster. |
| 3:15 – 4:30 | A look at our ISST program. |
Thursday Curriculum
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Discuss Wednesday Review Sheet, conduct Thursday AM Quiz. |
| 9:30 – 11:15 | Programming the Uniwash WE-4 and WE-6 using microprocessor simulators. |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Review of the NEXUS ™ laundry system. |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 2:00 | Installation of the ChemMaster dispenser in a multi-signal (programmable) machine. |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Installation of the ChemMaster using the step mode (non-programmable) method. |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Installation of a Sigma dispenser on a microprocessor controlled machine. |
| 3:45 – 4:30 | Laundry “Jeopardy”. A tradition at U S Chemical, with a selection of prizes for the big winner |
Friday Curriculum
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Discuss Thursday Review Sheet, conduct Friday AM Quiz. |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Installation of an Alpha dispenser. |
| 10:00 – 11:45 | Three part final exam, as follows:
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| 11:45 – 12:15 | Lunch |
| 12:15 – Completion | Final Exam Review, “Best in Class” award, parting comments. |
With our best wishes for their success, class is dismissed!
All flights must depart after 3:00 PM from Milwaukee’s Mitchell Field.