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The article discusses practices of dry-cleaning services and highlights the need for offering high standard of finishing to the garments. Topics discussed include using the right equipment, the types of laundry equipment including automated machinery, stain removal, use of steam, finishing techniques, types of textiles and precautions to be taken while processing different types of garments.

The article offers information on practice to optimize efficiency of a flash system. It informs that laundry-textile rental businesses have become more efficient in their use of condensate energy. It mentions biggest source of energy loss is the boiler fuel and the second is the wasted heat that results from failure to make efficient use of condensate and flash steam.

This article reports on the environmental aspects of hospital laundry centers in terms of water use and energy consumption. Hospitals have unique laundry needs related to staff and patient clothing, bloodstains, soiled bedding, sanitation, and sterilization. The article also discusses the thermal and electrical needs for washing machines, time-dependent washing, steam, and energy optimization. Information on parameter effects for laundries, wash programs, and energy conservation research is provided as well.

Six models are compared from companies or brands including Frigidaire, Amana, Samsung, Bosch, Haier and LG. Features of the dryers including steaming, cycle-time display, rack dry and control lock are discussed.

Describes New York City-based Ecomat/Ecoclean stores' multiprocess wet-cleaning which uses heat, steam and pressing. Possible pioneer of green revolution in clothes cleaning; Comparison with dry-cleaning using the degreasing agent perchlorotherene.

The article talks about the business relationship between Benninger and Getzner Textil AG. The author states that, with the high quality expectations of Getzner Textil AG, Benninger was able to recover the company's trust. It is reported that Benninger was able to toughen the co-operation between the two companies by providing a pad steam system and a completely-automated hydrolysis station. According to sources, the success being experienced by Benninger means more to them, because they know that Getzner Textil AG is fully satisfied with the performance capacities of the technology from Benninger.

The article offers information on how to care for wool suits and cashmere V-neck clothes. All other cotton dressed shirts should be laundered and for best results it was suggested to avoid pressing starch because it will shorten the life span. On reviving the wrinkle suits it is proper to steam and pressed instead of dry cleaned. The only item which needs to dry cleaned are those dark colored dress shirts.

The article offers tips on maintaining the quality of men's suits. Hangers should have a thick shoulder and a strong metal hook. Steaming can keep the suit free from any stains. Suit should be aired near an open window and laid flat on a table before brushing it.

Presents several gears and gadgets. Advantages offered by the Charge to Go mobile charger from Magellans; Features of the Micro Pro Garment Steamer from Going in Style; Price of the bag from Paragon Sports; Information on the auto electric blanket from Pro Travel Gear.

The article recalls the sounds heard in Eureka, California, in the 20th century. The author discusses the sounds of the Bertain Steam Laundry, the steam-whistled popcorn machine on E Street, and the sounds of the telegraph machine at the Western Union Telegraph Office on Third Street, adjacent to Eureka's city hall. The article also mentions the sounds made by swing chains on a playground, the sound of a sharp knife cutting through meat at the Russ Market on G Street, and a large fire engine idling while awaiting steam whistle blasts from the Occidental Mill.

This article reports on the launch of several ecologically-friendly consumer electronics products, accessories and major appliances, including iGo's laptop charger, the SL785 cordless telephone from Gigaset and Sears' Kenmore Elite He5t steam laundry pair.

The article focuses on energy efficiency at the Hickory, North Carolina-based Maple Springs Laundry, established by founder, Bob Daughtry. The laundry business uses one firetube boiler to provide steam, an environmentally sensitive cleaning agent chemicals for washing and bleaching processes and high efficiency equipment to minimize fuel usage.

Focuses on the pressing process for garments in Canada. Process involved in pressing of garments; Importance of pressing equipment maintenance; Problems with vacuum in presses; Causes of lack of pressures in steam valves.

Provides insights on how to properly select steam traps, an important component of laundry steam systems. Assessment of air venting requirements; Importance of condensate removal; Determination of thermal efficiency.

The article provides information on how finishers should develop ironing techniques using steam and vacuum with ironing tables in the U.S. It states that the use of the technique may produce a satisfactory standard on some fabrics, but for other fabrics like linen the technique will leave marks or even damage the fabric. It also states that the volume of steam must be regulated specially when handling delicate fabrics and high quality wools used in designer suits.

The article presents suggestions on how to remove wear creases. It notes that the difficulty in removing creases stems from the low temperatures used in ironing. It notes that in removing creases from trouser legs, steam must be used along with the vacuum. It stresses that creases that have disturbed the fabric structure cannot be removed.

The article provides solution for repairing a dress that changed shape after drycleaning. The dress acquired a lining fold and the width of its outer fabric shrunk. The change in the dress was a result of dry cleaning without protection from mechanical action. The dress should have been enclosed in a bag to protect it from the tumbling movement while inside the machine. One way to restore the shape of the dress was to use steam, vacuum and a frame.

The article offers tips on removing colour and dye stains with a bleach. Cleaners who are unfamiliar with the use of bleaches should try either 6% hydrogen peroxide or sodium perborate. A drop of 5% ammonia solution should apply to the stain followed by the peroxide and the steam gun to warm the stain. It suggests to position the gun at different angles to keep the peroxide concentrated on the stain.

The article reports on the launch of the SteamWasher line from LG Electronics in April 2006. This laundry product is the world's first washing system to embody a steam technology and its features include a remote monitoring capability, a power line communication technology, improve washing performance while cutting back on water and energy costs. The steam technology is utilized to reduce wrinkles and at the same time refresh clothing without use of water or detergent. The suggested retail price of the product line ranges from $1,499 to $1,599 for the washer, and $1,049 to $1,199 for the dryer and $99 for the LG Remote Monitoring Laundry accessory package.

Presents laundry equipment and supplies. Laundry bags from Monosol; Garment pressing equipment from Unit Steam Engineering; Tumble dryers and hydro-extractors from Warwick Dryers Ltd.; Steam pressing equipment from Norris Steam Services Ltd.

Reports on the launch of a range of package shell boilers for laundries by Thermax Process Heat, a division of ME Engineering. Advantages; Total efficiency; Components.

Steam laundries were one of the great Victorian ideas for mass-marketing cleanliness. From the early 1800s, institutions pioneered the large-scale sanitisation of clothes and bedding. Poorhouses and hospitals needed Iaundries. The introduction of machinery to wash, bleach, dry and iron domestic fabrics post-dates 1850. A key adaptation came from the Nottingham-based Manlove and Alliot Company, producer of centrifugal extractors for textiles. The steam laundry enabled starched shirts and collars to become a trademark of the professional mate. Arguably, the engineers who ran such processing were solving a problem that they had themselves caused. Sooty clothing was, after all, a mark of industrialisation.