What LCT does

LCT (legally LCT-Textilligence, headquartered in Tiel, Netherlands, founded 1984, 101–250 employees) designs, manufactures, and services automated garment dispensing and collection systems based on UHF RFID technology, used by industrial laundries, healthcare organizations, hotels, and manufacturers to manage workwear, PPE, and personal belongings. The product family is organized around the CHIPTEX brand and includes the CHIPTEX-Liner rotary-conveyor dispenser for hanging garments, CHIPTEX-Sizer and CHIPTEX-OSL for folded workwear, the modular CHIPTEX U-Cab cabinet, the Walk'n Closet self-service platform (Assisted, Secure, and Gate variants), CHIPTEX-Lockerbag for personal storage, and CHIPTEX-Desk for digital registration. A central CHIPTEX Platform software connects all hardware, manages user credits and inventory, and provides reporting, while scan tunnels and industrial-grade Fujitsu UHF RFID chips (exclusively distributed by LCT for the laundry vertical) enable end-to-end textile traceability for industrial laundry customers.

The company was formed on November 1, 2019 by the merger of LCT (specialist in automatic dispensers) and Textilligence (specialist in UHF RFID textile solutions), and is led by directors Marjolein Plandsoen and David Tiegelaar. Revenue is generated through a mix of hardware sales, software licensing and support subscriptions, exclusive distribution of Fujitsu RFID chips, and 24/7 multilingual maintenance services, with pricing handled on a custom quote basis. Go-to-market combines direct field sales through wholly-owned subsidiaries in the Netherlands, France (Susteren production facility), Germany, Spain, and Belgium/Luxembourg, plus authorized channel partners in Canada, Finland, the USA, Ireland, the UK, and additional French regions; the Clover4 ecosystem partnership integrates LCT dispensing with ABS ERP and Gotli-Labs MES software to reach industrial laundry customers. Reporting of up to 50% inventory reductions, 99.75% dispenser uptime, and 1,000+ global installations across healthcare (e.g., OLVG), hospitality (e.g., Hotel Okura Amsterdam), food (e.g., Barry Callebaut), and automotive (e.g., Volvo) supports the company's claim to leadership in automated garment management.

Name

LCT

Legal name

LCT-Textilligence

Website

https://lct-textilligence.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LCT-Textilligence designs and manufactures UHF RFID-based automated garment dispensing and management systems (CHIPTEX product family), serving industrial laundries, healthcare, hospitality, food, and manufacturing customers across Europe, North America, and select global markets via direct subsidiaries and channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automated Workwear Management Systems

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Workwear & PPE Laundry (HSAJAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Label Application Systems & Print-and-Apply (Equipment) (IMALAKAO), Labeling, Coding & Marking Systems (IMAHAOAE)

Keywords

• Automated garment dispensing
• UHF RFID textile tracking
• Workwear management systems
• Industrial laundry automation
• RFID dispensing hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Tiel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automated Garment Dispensing Systems: Sale of automated dispensing and collection equipment including CHIPTEX-Liner, CHIPTEX-Sizer, CHIPTEX-OSL, CHIPTEX U-Cab, Walk'n Closet, and related hardware. Systems are sold to industrial laundries, healthcare facilities, hospitality businesses, and manufacturing companies.
2. Software Platform and Licensing: CHIPTEX platform software for system management, inventory tracking, user credit management, and reporting. Software licensing and updates bundled with hardware sales or as part of service agreements.
3. UHF RFID Components: Sale of Fujitsu UHF RFID chips and tags for textile identification and tracking. Exclusive distribution partnership with Fujitsu for industrial laundry applications.
4. Maintenance and Support Services: 24/7 global support services in multiple languages, professional maintenance, and customer-specific solutions. Service team provides ongoing technical support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LCT-Textilligence designs, manufactures, and services automated garment dispensing and collection systems for workwear and PPE, using UHF RFID technology and the CHIPTEX software platform. Its portfolio includes hanging-garment dispensers (CHIPTEX-Liner), folded-garment dispensers (CHIPTEX-Sizer, CHIPTEX-OSL), modular cabinets (CHIPTEX U-Cab), self-service RFID storage (Walk'n Closet), personal storage (CHIPTEX-Lockerbag), and digital registration (CHIPTEX-Desk). The company also distributes Fujitsu UHF RFID chips and scan tunnels for industrial laundry customers, with all hardware and software developed in-house and supported 24/7 in multiple languages.

Product overview

LCT-Textilligence offers an integrated portfolio of automated garment dispensing and management systems centered on the CHIPTEX brand. The core offering includes CHIPTEX-Liner (hanging garments), CHIPTEX-Sizer and CHIPTEX-OSL (folded garments), and CHIPTEX U-Cab (modular cabinet). The Walk'n Closet platform provides self-service concepts with three variants (Assisted, Secure, and Gate). All systems are connected via the CHIPTEX Platform software, which provides unified credit management, reporting, and inventory control. UHF RFID technology (including Fujitsu chips and scan tunnels) enables complete textile traceability for industrial laundries. The company also offers CHIPTEX-Lockerbag for personal storage and CHIPTEX-Desk for simple digital registration. The portfolio serves healthcare, hospitality, industry, food, and laundry sectors worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHIPTEX-Liner Automated hanging-garment dispensing system using rotary conveyor technology with UHF RFID tracking. Modular design offers High Speed (7-second dispensing) or Compact variants, minimum capacity 75 users, with 99.75% uptime for 24/7 operation. For industrial laundries, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing customers needing automated registration and collection of hanging workwear.
• CHIPTEX-Sizer Space-saving automated dispensing system for folded workwear with full transparency in garment management and robust technology suitable for various operational situations.
• CHIPTEX-OSL Compact dispensing system for folded workwear, also suitable for dispensing clogs, gloves, or other materials. 2024 renewed version is manufactured almost entirely from recycled plastic and steel with energy-efficient operation.
• CHIPTEX U-Cab Compact and highly modular cabinet system for automated collection and distribution of workwear using UHF RFID technology. Version 4.0 (2024) offers larger doors for multiple garments, 4/2/1 door configurations per column, and expanded applications including hanging garments for hospitality.
• Walk'n Closet RFID-based self-service system for user-friendly picking and returning of workwear and personal protective equipment (PPE) in unmanned storage spaces. Available in three configurations: Assisted (counter-based), Secure (employee self-scans items), and Gate (controlled exit with scan gates, launched November 2024).
• CHIPTEX-Lockerbag Compact, secure, and flexible wardrobe system for storing employees' personal belongings in a small floor space within a lockable area.
• CHIPTEX-Desk Digital alternative for manual garment registration, providing cost-effective and user-friendly solution with direct insight into garment usage within the organization.
• CHIPTEX Platform Central software platform connecting all CHIPTEX dispensing systems (U-Cab, OSL, Liner, Walk'n Closet) with a unified credit system, detailed garment-usage reporting by department or employee, inventory management, and ERP integration. Renewed in 2024 with improved graphical interface and new functionalities.
• UHF RFID Solutions Complete UHF RFID infrastructure for industrial laundries including scan tunnels for mass automated registration, reader configuration, and integration with laundry information systems. Enables 100% textile scanning through multi-location scanning architecture.
• Fujitsu UHF RFID Chips Industrial-grade, extra-strong and flexible UHF RFID chips with new mechanical design, resistant to high pressure and temperature in industrial laundry presses and manglers, distributed exclusively by LCT-Textilligence for industrial laundry applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% reduction in total clothing package through efficient rotation and size-based distribution
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.

• Fujitsu (UHF RFID Chips)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2019Exclusive distribution partnership for Fujitsu UHF RFID chips designed specifically for industrial laundry applications. These industrial-grade chips feature superior reading reliability and are engineered to withstand high pressure and temperature in laundry presses and manglers.
• Textilligence (Merger)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019On November 1, 2019, LCT (specialist in uniform management through automated dispensers) and Textilligence (specialist in UHF RFID solutions for textile management) merged to form LCT-Textilligence. This combined LCT's dispensing hardware with Textilligence's RFID expertise to offer comprehensive solutions.
• Clover4minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClover4 platform enables laundry process integration, combining ERP software (via ABS Laundry Business Solutions), Production Management Software (via Gotli-Labs), dispensing and traceability (via LCT-Textilligence), and mass UHF reading devices. Offers opportunities in markets where LCT-Textilligence was not previously present.
• WWF (World Wildlife Fund)minorOthersLCT-Textilligence is a Business Supporter of WWF, supporting the mission to create a world where humans and nature live in harmony. The company contributes to forest restoration and protection, particularly the Atlantic Forest project in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. As a customer, clients automatically contribute to planting/protecting trees.
• LCT-Textilligence BeLux BVBA (formerly Marvel Laundry Equipment)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Belgium and Luxembourg. Contact: Vincent Jonckheere, Salesmanager BeLux. Located in Gent, Belgium.
• LCT-Textilligence DACH GmbHregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and support for Germany. Contact: Dennis Mirabelli, Sales manager DACH. Located in Kleve, Germany.
• LCT-Textilligence Iberia SRLregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and support for Spain and Portugal. Contact: Jonathan Gutierrez-Inguanzo, Director LCT Iberia. Located in Elche, Spain.
• Assista Medical IncregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Canada. Contact: Benoit Girard. Located in Greenfield Park, Quebec.
• Identoi OyregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Finland. Contact: Kari Mietinnen. Located in Kuopio, Finland.
• ABS-USAregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for United States. Contact: Scott Rotkowski. Located in Plymouth, Minnesota.
• O'Flynn MedicalregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Ireland. Contact: Conor O'Flynn. Located in Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland.
• Xograph HealthcareregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for United Kingdom. Contact: Paul Andrews. Located in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.
• GennakerregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for France (Le Mans area). Contact: Philippe Richard.
• ADE systemeregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for France (Pornichet area). Contact: Thierry Langevin.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• enVision: US-based RFID laundry and uniform tracking vendor serving commercial laundries and healthcare customers. Comparable offering to LCT's industrial laundry RFID solutions in North America.
• TSS Technologies (Total Systems Solutions): Designs and installs RFID-based uniform and linen management systems for laundries primarily in North America. Regional competitor to LCT's CHIPTEX U-Cab and Walk'n Closet.

Direct peers

• Datamars (Laundry Solutions): Provides RFID-based textile identification and laundry tracking solutions for industrial laundries, including durable RFID tags engineered for wash-cycle endurance - a direct functional peer to LCT's RFID laundry business.
• InvoTech Systems: Provides RFID and barcode-based uniform, linen and laundry management systems to hotels, hospitals and industrial laundries. Closest functional competitor to LCT's CHIPTEX platform with overlapping customers in uniform/textile tracking.

Broad incumbents

• HID Global: Manufactures RFID tags, readers and industrial IoT identification hardware; competes with LCT in industrial laundry RFID tagging and reader infrastructure.
• Checkpoint Systems (CCL Industries): Provides RFID-based retail and apparel inventory tracking solutions. Adjacent to LCT's RFID-for-textile-tracking use case even though primarily retail-focused.
• Zebra Technologies: Sells RFID readers, scanners and asset-tracking software to retail, healthcare and industrial customers. Competes with LCT's RFID infrastructure and inventory software stack at broader scale.
• Avery Dennison Smartrac: Global manufacturer of RFID inlays, tags and labels including laundry-durable tags. Operates across many verticals and competes with LCT's Fujitsu chip offering through its Intelligent Labels platform.

Emerging players

• Impinj: UHF RFID chip, reader and gateway manufacturer. Sells hardware and software to apparel, retail and industrial-laundry RFID ecosystems; competes with LCT at the RFID technology layer.
• TexTrace (a Rökona company): Develops RFID-based textile tracking solutions including woven RFID labels for the textile rental and workwear industry. Comparable niche player with overlap to LCT's workwear RFID offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lct_nl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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