National Clothesline

NEWTON, IA — The new Maytag Commercial Laundry Energy Advantage On-Premises Drying Tumblers are designed to benefit operators by saving up to 23 percent on energy costs and benefit employees with simple one-touch controls.

Available in 30-, 50- and 75-lb. capacities, the tumblers can efficiently dry bulky loads. The tempered glass door prevents heat from escaping the dryer. The dryer drum is designed with air holes in the back only, forcing heated air through the clothes to reduce drying time.

The tumblers come standard with microprocessor controls, allowing operators to pre-program drying times, temperature and cool-down to prevent overdrying. They also have the S.A.F.E. System to extinguish any potential dryer fires.

The tumblers were ergonomically designed to ensure employee safety. The lint tray is set higher to reduce bending, and the door swings fully open for ease of loading and during use the outside glass remains cool. Employees will appreciate the one-touch controls, countdown display and faster drying times. They also will spend less time ironing bed sheets and tablecloths because the reverse tumbler feature reduces twisting. The factory-installed risers provide operators the ability to adjust machine height and to accommodate various laundry room floors.

OAKLAND, CA — Commercial laundries and drycleaners that install high efficiency water heaters can receive rebates of up to $600 per hundred-thousand BTU (rated input) for qualifying new and retrofit installations through the end of 2005, or until funds run out.

LightWash is offering the rebates on a first-come, first-served basis up to a max of $60,000 per site. Applicants must be natural gas customers of PG&E to qualify.

The rebate program is also available to multi-family common area laundries, hospitals and other institutional facilities, hotels and motels and other businesses operating on-site laundry.

In its third year, the LightWash Rebate Program has helped lower utility bills for thousands of Northern California’s commercial laundry equipment owners. The program also provides rebates for high efficiency commercial clothes washers and low or no-cost energy efficient lighting retrofits for laundromats.

The program is funded by participating water utilities and by California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). California consumers are not obligated to purchase any full fee service or other service not funded by this program.

TULSA, OK — Royaltone’s Ringo is a collar and cuff soil release additive that eliminates labor and harsh scrubbing of shirt collars and cuffs and the time-consuming hand spraying or squirting of collar solution and waiting for it to dry.

It works in all laundry wash systems and with any detergent in either hot or cold water systems cleaning soiled and stained shirts in the laundry wheel. The company said Ringo will not affect color, will not wear out collars and cuffs and will not cause any undesirable side effects and is biodegradable, non-hazardous, odorless and contains no hazardous solvents, phosphates, bleach, alkalis, acids or ammonia.

One ounce of Ringo is used for every ten pounds of shirts. It can be added after the garments are loaded and before the wash cycle begins. The load is washed as usual using Ringo along with the same detergent and wash cycle as before..

AKRON, OH — GOJO Industries’ Supro Max multi-purpose heavy-duty hand cleaner is available in a variety of sizes and dispensing options. The formula removes sticky soils like tar and light adhesives from hands while being non-drying and gentle on the skin.

Supro Max is available in the GOJO bag-in-box system for the PRO 2000/5000 dispensing system. It can be used as part of a hand care regimen to maintain the skin health of employees by cleaning and conditioning hard-working hands.

GOJO manufactures and distributes a full line of products for hand hygiene and healthy skin, including products and programs to kill germs on hands and solve skin care-related problems in a variety of markets, including healthcare, food service, manufacturing, automotive, education, government and military.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Kaeser Compressors has updated its clean air treatment equipment catalogue, a ten-page brochure with details on he company’s array of refrigerated, desiccant and membrane dryers, as well as its filtration line to trap moisture, particles, oil mists and vapor along with automatic drain traps and condensate management systems to remove contaminants and reduce waste disposal costs.

The full color publication will help select the right combination of dryers and filters for a variety of uses, from general purpose shop air to oil-free to OSHA Grade D breathing air.

PATERSON, NJ — Pariser Industries has introduced ProMax-AAP, a cationic injection system drycleaning detergent that is compatible with either hydrocarbon or perchloroethylene systems and incorporates anti-static components to eliminate static and lint.

ProMax-AAP contains a balanced amount of moisture in a cationic environment designed to provide effective cleaning results over a broad spectrum of stain types and produce exceptional cleaning with minimal pre-spotting.

The product provides excellent soil suspension. In addition, it incorporates special softening agents, providing maximum “hand” and garment drape. It also contains deodorizers that leave finished garments smelling fresh and clean.

ProMax-AAP is packaged in five-gallon pails and 15-gallon drums.