Innovations
The Gurtler Experts are backed up by a full support team to assure that your chemical program meets all your needs. Gurtler’s Research & Development and Field Technical Service Teams have kept Gurtler in the forefront of the professional laundry chemical products industry. Our research chemists and application technologists are committed to developing innovative, advanced product lines for the commercial laundry industry that enhance performance, reduce costs and keep wash aisles running efficiently. Our technical service support team utilizes in-laundry experience and testing to develop proven products, processes and programs that deliver superior performance.
Pulse Protect is a PFAS-free textile treatment product that can be used to enhance the liquid/moisture repellency properties of surgical gowns and drapes and isolation gowns and other health care PPE, without the potential issues of “forever chemicals” or PFAS release into the environment. Liquid repellency properties are important for surgical gowns and drapes and isolation gowns to prevent moisture or liquids such as blood absorbing into the textile, exposing health care professionals to potentially hazardous or infectious materials.
Innovative Products and Systems
The Work•Clean Team’s high detergent/low alkaline technology delivers superior results without the use of harsh caustic chemicals. And with proven performance on the toughest industrial soils, it is also ideal for food and beverage laundries. Low-alkaline washing promotes textile longevity, eliminates effluent pH compliance issues and prevents hardness build-up for fabric softness.
The Technology: Work•Clean specialty detergent utilizes advanced multi-surfactant technology to penetrate, lift and emulsify the toughest greasy soils. Work•Smart is a non-phosphate conditioner specially designed to lift and suspend soils, making the washing process more effective. Work•Fast is a concentrated alkali for limited use for the toughest soil classifications like bar towels or mechanics’ wipes.
Mint D-3 Disinfectant is an EPA-registered concentrated one-step hospital use disinfectant, when used as directed, which is effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, is virucidal (including HIV-1, the AIDS virus, Hepatitis B virus, and Hepatitis C virus), fungicidal, and inhibits the growth of mold and mildew, and their odors.
The Innovation: Most disinfectants may require up to 10 minutes exposure time to deactivate the most hearty bacteria or microbes. Mint D-3 is effective against pathogenic bacteria and viruses in 3 minutes or less.
- Effective in 60 seconds against SARS-Related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) (cause of COVID-19), HIV-1, and Influenza Type A/H3N22 (Influenza).
- Sanitizes 99.9% of Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and more in 15 seconds.
- Registered label claims against 48 organisms.
- A limited number of bacteria and viruses require longer contact time.
Magi-Clens™ has solved the old problem of Hibiclens* stained textiles. It removes Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) stains, prevents CHG stains from being permanently set on textiles and allows laundries to utilize chlorine bleach for stain removal.
As more and more pressure is put on healthcare facilities to reduce Hospital Associated Infections (HAI), increased use of CHG products such as Hibiclens are seen as one of the best methods to control the spread of infections. Our industry is facing more and more CHG usage, and more CHG staining potential. Gurtler’s exclusive, patented technology is a major breakthrough in healthcare laundry technology. Magi-Clens™ is a proven product that will eliminate the dreaded permanent orange-brown stains that are created by residue of Hibiclens, Chlora-Prep** or similar CHG skin sanitizer products when they are laundered with chlorine bleaches.
How Magi-Clens™ Works: Magi-Clens™ is a prewash additive, used in the first flush/wash cycle in a washer extractor or the prewash zone of a tunnel. It is designed to penetrate and neutralize fresh or new CHG stains and lift them completely away from the textile. After the first wash operation, the process transitions into a normal wash that removes the rest of the common soils encountered in a healthcare laundry.
Many healthcare laundries have converted to hydrogen peroxide bleach to eliminate CHG stains. But oxygen bleach doesn’t fully remove CHG, it only decolorizes the stains, leaving behind an “invisible” stain that unfortunately can reappear as a permanent brown stain as soon as the textile is exposed to chlorine bleach. Lab tests have shown that these invisible stains can persist in the textile for up to ten laundering cycles before they are fully removed with traditional laundry chemistry. Magi-Clens™ removes CHG stains in one wash!
*Hibiclens is a registered trademark of Mölnlycke Health Care AB
**Chloraprep is trademarked by Becton, Dickinson and Company.
Magic Soft is a unique premium liquid softener with a blend of ingredients that produce excellent softness and luxurious feel without affecting the absorbency of terrycloth towels. New proprietary softening technology is the key in this latest innovation from Gurtler Industries.
Gurtler designs, engineers and produces a full family of Laundry Chemical Injection Systems and Specialty Systems designed to improve water quality and reuse capabilities. These systems are specifically engineered to meet the demands of today’s commercial laundry industry.
Gurtler’s automatic injection systems accurately measure and dispense our detergents and processing chemicals to the wash wheel in exact dosages, assuring consistent quality load after load. Gurtler’s state-of-the-art technology allows us to offer the most advanced injection systems available in the commercial laundry industry today.
From our “no-moving parts” chemical metering systems to our patented UV/Activated Oxygen tunnel water reuse treatment technology to our unmatched tunnel water filtration system, Gurtler’s engineers have the expertise and knowledge of the unique needs and challenges of the commercial laundry industry to make a difference in your operations.
The innovative, patented, EPA-registered Vis•Tex Tunnel UV System utilizes the latest UV technology to capture and treat tunnel press water, while improving linen quality, producing brighter whites and reducing rewash. UV technology combined with advanced oxidation technology provides extraordinary microbial decontamination.
The Vis•Tex Tunnel UV System is designed specifically for tunnel washer applications. The control panel has the ability to monitor and log system performance, such as water flows, lamp life, utility usage, UV dose, and more.