Garment Tracking

Garment tracking is a specialized feature used mainly by industrial laundries, uniform services, and large dry-cleaning plants to track each individual garment or item through the cleaning process — from pickup to delivery.

Here’s how it works 

Definition

Garment tracking is the process of assigning a unique ID or barcode (or RFID tag) to every garment or item, allowing the business to track its status, location, and history throughout all operational stages.

Typical Workflow

1. Tagging:
   Each garment (e.g., shirt, uniform, lab coat) gets a barcode or RFID chip with a permanent ID.

2. Check-in / Sorting:
   The tag is scanned when the garment arrives at the facility, linking it to the customer’s account and order.

3. Processing Stages:
   The system records each step — cleaning, pressing, quality check — so operators can see where each garment is at any time.

4. Assembly & Packaging:
   After cleaning, garments are scanned again for assembly (matching multiple items for one customer) before packaging.

5. Delivery / Pickup:
   The final scan confirms that the correct items are returned to the right customer.

Purpose / Benefits

• Prevents lost or mixed-up garments

• Provides real-time order visibility

• Supports industrial or uniform rental operations

• Generates item-level cleaning history and reports

In Cleantie’s Context

Cleantie is designed primarily for retail dry cleaners, laundromats, and pickup/delivery services — not for industrial plants that require item-level garment tracking or auto assembly (where software must integrate with conveyor or RFID systems).

So, if a potential customer needs RFID/barcode tracking for every individual item, they’ll need a specialized industrial laundry system instead.

The garment tracking feature is not available on the 1st release of the Cleantie platform. If you are interested in using Auto Assembly, please review our legacy software TMS under CSI Garment Tracking page.