The future is arriving with a smile
It is an accepted fact that 50 percent of the finishing volume in an average
drycleaning plant is the pressing of pants, trousers and slacks.
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Production increases of more than 50 pieces per hour with the introduction of
one operator working two presses have been reported. Gone are the issues of
more ceiling gazing or waiting for the vacuum to finish.
All steps are controlled by timers. The end result is better and more consistent
quality, all accomplished by mostly unskilled labor.
Most of my readers are aware of the upcoming convention in Las Vegas this June.
Well, seeing is believing, and all of you are invited to see how jackets and
coat pressing production are improved by the same method of two-piece operation
by one operator.
The new Coat-A-Matic shapes the collar and sleeves with sleeve stretchers and
length shapers while with a second machine the garment goes to a lapel press.
The cycle starts again as the next jacket goes back onto the tension press.
Simply put: one operator using two pieces of equipment in full production and
wastes no time, making for record pressing speed and perfect garments. See it
at the convention, demonstrated by leading manufacturers.
Yes, our industry has come a long way in simplifying drycleaning units, too.
Remember distillation, diatomaceous earth and cooking that muck? Not much to be
missed, is there?
The new shorter cycles of cartridge filtration and lint cleaning are a far cry
from 50 years ago. Even the garment fibers of Dacron, nylon and other polymers
have eased the way of crease retention. Hats are off to research chemists.
The digital age has given us counter computers and automated our billing and
tagging processes. Microchips are built into most new machines today to time
cycles more accurately and implement greater efficiency and reclamation with
regard to solvent usage. One should examine cleaning speed and production of
the new Columbia machine. All these devices minimize human error, and some of
the new machines are truly remarkable.
The convention this year will have a great deal to teach us all. However, the
greatest single message I can
’t emphasize strongly enough is that implementing newer technologies is not
adding additional costs. They save money and make money. They can be utilized
with little strain to your existing personnel and in job comfort.
With cleanliness and air cooling becoming the new standard condition for the
modern drycleaning plant, one can appreciate how far our industry has come from
the hot, odoriferous plants of the past.
We will now have the smiling face of uniformed counter persons and smiling route
delivery people as the sharp representatives of our business.
The future: Smiling owners with better profitability and a happier customer
experience and high satisfaction.
See you at the Las Vegas show!
