How-to manual on wetcleaning
Dan
Eisen has published a new
wetcleaning manual that covers up-to-date procedures and
chemicals necessary for wetcleaning using home washing
machines, pails or sophisticated wetcleaning equipment.
A section on fibers and fabrics gives the
cleaners the knowledge and insight in understanding how
different chemicals must be used to insure the safety of the
garment. The bleaching section explains how to use wetcleaning
for restoration and profit.
Eisen, former chief garment analyst for
the Neighborhood Cleaners Association, bases his
knowledge on 33 years of doing garment analysis, teaching
wetcleaning and restoring fabrics for the Metropolitan Museum
of Art.
He said Laidlaw, Stamford Chemical and R.
R. Street have expressed interest in offering technical
assistance and free samples that can be used in conjunction
with his manual.
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Window poster advertising campaign
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NEW YORK, NY — The Neighborhood Cleaners Association has released several window posters which it says can be more effective than print advertising.
The association noted that the store
windows of its 4,000 members offer prime space for displaying
the messages. In a market test involving several dozen
cleaners, NCA determined that the posters were not only less
expensive than print advertising but also more effective in
generating traffic. A series of three posters have been
designed to launch the window ad campaign.
NCA said it is beginning a new program
that will use its members’ store windows as an
advertising venue for products and services related to garment
care. The association is negotiating with a major women’s
clothing manufacturer that will promote the
manufacturer’s garments as serviceable and durable. The
manufacturers will pay for the posters and also pay drycleaners
a rental fee for use of the windows.
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Injection detergent
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Laidlaw has announced that its injection detergent,
Normandy, will attack soil and control line and static and is
formulated for quality drycleaners who are constantly
distilling or cooking down solvent at the proper rate.
Normandy will be available in five-gallon
pails or 20- and 55-gallon drums through Laidlaw distributors.
Spec sheets for the product are available in English and
Korean.
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Leather dye fixer
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Leather Soft is used as an auxiliary
treatment. It is added to a three-minute rinse cycle to impart
a soft, lush feel to all wetcleaned suedes, leathers and cloth
combination items.
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KENNER, LA — Milnor has introduced a new streamlined control
on its line of washer-extractors with in capacities of 35 to 60
pounds. The E-P Express microprocessor offers ease in
programming and a wide range of formula selections.
The control has 30 formula selections with
streamlined programming features that lets the user put
machines into operation more quickly and reduces
operator-training time. The control is available with 10
pre-set formulas for nine different market sectors.
The E-P Express control is used
exclusively on Milnor’s T-Series line of
washer-extractors.
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Video training guide
WILLOWBROOK, IL — The Golomb Group is offering Stan Caplan’s
instructional video on laundry finishing and production which
features advanced techniques and washing procedures.
In the video, Caplan explains and
demonstrates wash formulas for specific production
requirements, how to maintain a steady operator pace without
any exhausting body and arm movements, proper steam pressure,
correct padding for quality and extended life and detailing of
the finished shirt. Emphasis is placed in producing a
good-looming hangered shirt to give customers a positive first
impression.
The video shows completed shirts including
breaking, forming and curing of collars as they appear rolling
off the production line in a relaxed atmosphere.
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WORCESTER, MA — Wet-Tech has developed a modular ozone generator
system for heavy soil in laundry where there is a need for
higher volumes of ozone at lower concentrations to remove soil
without damaging fabric with direct ozone applications.
The modular, long cell system can produce
more than one pound of ozone per day within four industrial
units so that each application is controlled.
Each cell is controlled with its own
transformer working from a signal from the wash formula. The
cells are stainless steel electrodes with borosilicate glass
dielectric.
The EnviroSaver II ozone cabinet is
powdered painted steel, 20" wide by 40" high by
10" deep.
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