From September 21 to 23, the 2026 Shanghai Laundry Expo was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Focusing on the three core pain points of laundry factories—relying on manual labor for sorting, relying on carts for transporting, and relying on rushing for repairs—JuYun Intelligence showcased three products: AI Visual Linen Defect Detection, the Linen AGV Intelligent Transport System, and the Laundry Equipment PHM-CBM Intelligent Monitoring System. The booth saw a continuous flow of visitors, and many laundry factory managers stopped to engage in in-depth discussions with our technical team about their specific production line conditions.
Today, let's take a look back at the three core highlights of this exhibition.
01. AI Visual Linen Defect Detection
An "intelligent electronic eye" installed between the ironing machine and the folding machine—it automatically takes photos and identifies defects as linens pass through at high speed. It is faster, more accurate, never gets tired compared to manual visual inspection, and can also leave evidence for traceability.
Core Functions & Highlights
· High-speed, double-sided imaging of wide-width linens, detecting four types of defects in real time: stains, holes, yarn defects, and residual foreign objects. It automatically marks and diverts them, replacing manual visual inspection.
· Dual-camera simultaneous detection, leaving no blind spots on either the front or back.
· Software supports a cloud-based quality dashboard, and the AI model can be remotely upgraded (OTA).
Customer Benefits
· Each shift can replace 2 manual inspectors, directly saving labor costs.
· Inspection results can be archived for traceability, reducing customer quality complaints and disputes.
2. Intelligent Post-Finishing and Cart-Loading System — AGV Intelligent Transport
Folded linens no longer need to be manually moved to cage carts—the AGV will automatically transport the loaded cage carts to designated locations. What was demonstrated live at the exhibition is the intelligent transport cage cart from this system.
· Fully automatic A→B→C docking cycle (Point A: standby and dispatch upon order; Point B: sneaks under the cage cart to automatically lift the linen-loaded cart; Point C: lowers the cage cart and returns).
· Two types of transport AGVs: latent (underride) and column-type (top-loading).
· Retrofit-free deployment, no magnetic strips or tracks required, adjustable multi-point locations, multi-AGV collaboration, and automatic recharging.
Core Functions & Highlights
· Installed at the exit of the folding machine or sorting machine, it automatically completes the gripping, stacking, and cart-loading of linen stacks.
· Forms a "folding + cart-loading" complete solution with the folding machine, achieving full-line automation in the post-finishing stage.
Customer Benefits
· Replaces 2–3 manual workers in the post-finishing stage.
· Investment payback period is about 1–2 years under a two-shift system.
3. Laundry Equipment PHM-CBM Intelligent Monitoring System
Without changing the production line, just by adding a few monitoring nodes, you can know in advance where the equipment is about to fail—transforming "repair after breakdown" into "predictive maintenance."
Core Functions & Highlights
· Covers key equipment across the entire line, including continuous batch washers (tunnel washers), washer-extractors, dryers, and ironing machines, with no need to modify the production line.
· Wireless vibration/temperature sensors + current monitoring data acquisition boards display vibration waveforms, spectrums, and equipment health scores in real time. They can identify early characteristics such as bearing outer race faults, mechanical looseness, and misalignment, and provide Remaining Useful Life (RUL) predictions.
· Based on the "Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)" concept, alarms automatically generate work orders, allowing for maintenance based on equipment status and eliminating unnecessary teardowns.
Customer Benefits
· Identifies degradation trends in motors, bearings, and transmission systems in advance, transforming passive repairs into proactive maintenance.
· Avoids production losses caused by sudden downtime during peak seasons.
Project Conclusion
Over the three-day exhibition, what we gained was not just attention, but the real demands of frontline laundry factory managers regarding "how exactly to implement intelligent solutions." Sorting, transporting, and maintenance—every manual bottleneck in a laundry factory is a focus area for JuYun Intelligence.
If you missed this exhibition, or if you would like to learn more about the production line adaptation plans for any of our systems, please contact us to schedule a production line demonstration and bring the solutions from the exhibition to your workshop.
