Replacement of the Greenvale Sorting System and Monorail Control Upgrade

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Greenvale Laundry Services soiled sorting system was installed in 1991 and has undergone a control upgrade around the year 2000. The system requires a replacement as it has gone past its expected life cycle with some parts now obsolete. The soiled monorail system feeding the three continuous batch washers (CBW’s) has 130 bags on the system was installed in 1991 and had an upgrade in 2012 along with the clean monorail system which has 35 active bags, where the clean work out of the Dryer’s discharge. The Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware for these systems are the original units and are now considered obsolete as they have exceeded their expected life cycle. The contractor must supply and install a new 24 drop station sorting system which is compatible with the current sorting conveyors onsite and soiled monorail system. There must be an installation of a new PLC control for the sorting system which must be interfaced to the controls of the monorail system. The soiled monorail system requires new PLC controls for the existing track and bag system in place. The controls must have a computer interface which can allow a view and control of the whole track system and sorting system. The clean monorail system requires new PLC controls for the existing track and bag system in place. The controls must have a computer interface which can allow a view and control of the whole track system. Any current wiring which is damaged or in poor condition will need replacing. The PLC for both the soiled and clean monorail system must be able to communicate with each other and a view of the opposed system can be viewed from the opposite computer. Each system must be equipped with a 4G router to allow online support if required.