On September 23, the three-day 2026 China Laundry Expo concluded. At Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Kingstar showcased its smart laundry plant solutions at Booth N5F22 with an 800 m2 space. It presented a full range of smart laundry equipment, including six new products. It showed full-chain equipment capabilities, from soiled linen sorting, washing, and drying to finishing.
Common Challenges
Currently, the global laundry industry is at a key stage of transformation and upgrades. Labor costs continuously rise. Traditional manual operations are less likely to be sustainable. Meanwhile, linen quality, processing efficiency, and hygiene standards are increasingly important. Laundry plants need to increase output in limited space and energy resources. Thus, single-equipment upgrades cannot address the challenge. More and more laundry plants choose smart transformation solutions, such as plant planning and system integration.
As a smart laundry plant system integrator, Kingstar focuses on real operational scenarios. It builds a complete product portfolio, which includes soiled linen sorting, washing, extraction, drying, linen spreading, ironing, and folding. It showcased the complete products at the exhibition. This presented Kingstar’s system integration capabilities.
Product Portfolio
Kingstar’s booth reflects a core theme: smart laundry plants. In the washing line area, the tunnel washer system centered around the 60/16 tunnel washer. It worked together with a cylinder press extractor, a centrifugal extractor, a direct-fired pass-through dryer, as well as a smart soiled linen sorting system. This showed end-to-end automation, from sorting, washing, and extraction to drying. Visitors could observe soiled linen entering the system. Finally, the linen became clean and dry through automated processes.
In the finishing area, new products, including a standalone linen picking machine, an automatic edge-finding spreading feeder, a pillowcase feeding machine, and a pillowcase folding machine attracted great attention. These machines seamlessly connect with the washing line. They further solve process issues between pre-treatment and finishing processes. Also, they improve overall operational efficiency. At the exhibition, Kingstar’s booth attracted a large number of visitors for consultations.
AI Sorting System
The smart soiled linen sorting system became a highlight among the new products. The system uses AI image recognition and X-ray scanning technology. It can identify linen types, colors, sizes, as well as soil levels. Also, it can remove foreign objects and track RFID chip data. This builds a closed-loop digital management system for laundry plants.
● Image recognition
The system can identify linen. It quickly sorts linen based on image characteristics (bed sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, and towels).
● Color & size identification
The system matches washing parameters automatically. Laundry programs and chemical dosage can be set according to different soil levels. Also, this reduces energy and chemical waste caused by over-washing. It also prevents quality issues caused by insufficient washing.
● X-ray scanning technology
It can address foreign-object issues. Metal and hard foreign objects are identified and removed. Then linen enters laundry equipment. This reduces equipment and linen damage.
● RFID chip data tracking
Each piece of linen data (source, movement, and wash cycles) can be recorded and analyzed. This lays a data foundation for digital operations.
For laundry plants, this system is not just about automatic sorting. It can significantly reduce manual sorting. When linen enters the factory, it is in a digital, labor-reduced workflow. With the concept of “dirty linen in, clean linen out”, the full system enables labor-saving operations. At the exhibition, this system attracted many visitors.
Business Opportunities
During the three days, the Kingstar negotiation area remained busy. Sales and technical teams remained on-site. They provided professional, detailed guidance for equipment operations, production layout, and smart upgrades. Most visitors expressed their purchasing interest after deep discussion and signed agreements on-site. Partnerships covered many countries and regions.
On the evening of September 21, Kingstar held an appreciation dinner for global partners. Hundreds of partners worldwide explored the future of smart laundry plants. They discussed smart laundry trends and market demand from different countries. The dinner is not only an appreciation and a review but also an opportunity for collaborative innovation in the next stage.
Conclusion
The 2026 exhibition has successfully concluded. However, Kingstar will continue to explore smart laundry plants. As a smart laundry plant system integrator, it will focus on customer demands and technological innovation. It will promote the smart upgrade of the laundry industry with global partners. It will provide more efficient, energy-saving, and smart laundry solutions for more clients.
Post time: Sep-30-2026