Wash-Dry-Fold POS Announces New Machine Start Integrations Partnerships

The new Machine Start Integrations from Wash-Dry-Fold POS® provide a method that is easier than ever to track and prevent theft via machine starts.

To successfully operate a Wash-Dry-Fold (WDF) or Pickup & Delivery (PUD) service in your laundromat, attendants must have an efficient way to start and manage washers and dryers. Gone are the days of time-consuming, manual processes such as filling buckets with coins, painting quarters, feeding machines one by one, and collecting all coins again to begin the process of the next load. Today’s leading laundromats are embracing modern, automated solutions that save time, reduce labor, and keep operations running smoothly.

While a wide range of “cashless payment” solutions have emerged to replace traditional coin operations, many of these solutions have simply traded one challenge for another. The new question facing laundromat owners is: how can businesses ensure that attendants are only starting machines for legitimate, paid wash-dry-fold orders?

“When I hear another story about how a manager or trusted attendant ‘stole’ $20,000 or $30,000, it’s almost always the same story. The employee realizes they have virtually unlimited access to machine starts, and they decide to start their own business on the side. Whether it’s doing laundry for everyone in their apartment complex or starting machines for self-serve customers in exchange for a quick $20, they’ve found some way to abuse and monetize the machine start capability. We hear about it all the time,” says Ian Gollahon of Wash-Dry-Fold POS.

The new Machine Start Integrations from Wash-Dry-Fold POS: This is a new suite of partnerships with leading brands, including Speed Queen, Huebsch, Laundroworks, FasCard, Flex Card, The Laundry Boss, and more.

For Alliance Laundry Systems equipment integrations, including Speed Queen Insights and Huebsch Command, attendants can initiate machine cycles directly by simply tapping on the desired units within Wash-Dry-Fold POS’s innovative Order Tracker system. This intuitive process automatically sends start commands to the integrated machines, eliminating manual steps.

The Laundroworks and WashLynx integrations offer the ability for attendants to start machines directly from their personal devices, such as an iPhone, which adds Apple’s or Android facial verification to the security layer. In every scenario, the system logs the machine start (vend value) to the corresponding order and reports it as a percentage of total revenue, providing transparent tracking and valuable performance insights.

The Machine Start integration within the Wash-Dry-Fold POS system represents the perfect blend of innovation and practicality. By integrating with industry-leading systems and automating essential steps, it empowers attendants to manage workflows efficiently while giving owners clear, data-driven visibility into operations. This functionality underscores the system’s commitment to unifying every element of laundromat management from order intake to revenue tracking into one reliable, intelligent platform.

About Wash-Dry-Fold POS

Born from the real-world experience of a multi-store laundromat owner, Wash-Dry-Fold POS is the original cloud-based solution built to simplify operations and take the headache out of laundromat ownership. With integrations for Alliance Laundry Systems (Speed Queen Insights & Huebsch Command), Laundroworks, WashLynx, CCI (LaundryCard, FasCard, FLEX RF),

SpyderWash, ESD, DoorDash, Uber, and more, Wash-Dry-Fold is entirely US-owned and operated with employees who all have real first-hand experience working in real laundromats.

For more information visit https://www.washdryfoldpos.com/, email info@washdryfoldpos.com.