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Tensioning finisher
CARLSTADT, NJ — The Turbo 483 is the newest tensioning shirt finisher from Hi-Steam, featuring
high production with 25 percent less steam consumption.
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A new energy saver hood behind the form draws in hot air used in the operating
cycle to re-use it in the next operating cycle. Reusing the hot air means less
steam is needed for producing hot air (25 percent less steam consumption),
resulting in reduced energy cost, and less steam escapes from the machine,
resulting in a cooler work environment for the operator and the plant.
Like all other Hi-Steam tensioning machines, the Turbo-483 will give a perfect
finish on shirts from large (3XL) to small, dark or light color, and on all
types of fabric, including cotton, linen, silk and Spandex with no broken
buttons and little or no touch-ups.
Payment processing certification
DRAPER, UT — SPOT Business Systems received Payment Card Industry (PCI) certification in
January after more than a year of intensive software enhancement to comply with
the new PCI standards.
The PCI Security Standards Council is an open global forum for the ongoing
development, enhancement, storage, dissemination and implementation of security
standards for account data protection. The council’s mission is to enhance payment account data security by driving education and
awareness of the PCI Security Standards. The organization was founded by
American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard
Worldwide, and Visa.
July 2010 is the deadline set by the PCI standards board for PCI compliance. The PCI mandate means credit card companies must require PCI compliance at the
merchant’s location and related Point-Of-Sale (POS) software in order to continue
processing credit card payments. If compliance is not met by a merchant, the provider of credit card processing
may choose to discontinue the merchant’s credit card processing until PCI compliance is met.
“This is a very big deal for both merchants and POS software providers in the
drycleaning industry,” said Mark Jones, SPOT’s vice president of technology. “There is no law requiring PCI compliance, but payment processors can deny any
merchant the right to process credit cards using non-compliant software after
the July 2010 deadline.”
In addition to its software, SPOT’s payment processor, Payment Processing, Inc. (PPI) and its hosted server farm
are both PCI certified.
SPOT v6 (Windows) is available now and will be the only PCI compliant version of
software provided by SPOT Business Systems. SPOT (Windows) standalone customers who use integrated credit card processing
will need to upgrade to SPOT v6 (Windows) before July. SPOT hosting customers
have already been updated to SPOT v6.
Jones said that PCI-level encryption utilities are not available for DOS-based
software development, making it impossible for SPOT Classic PCI to comply.
Customers who currently use any version of SPOT Classic to process credit cards
should plan to switch to SPOT (Windows) v6 or use a PCI compliant bank
terminal.
Marketing materials
COLD SPRING, KY — Sanitone, a division of Fabritec International, has introduced its 2010
Sanitone Business Building Ad Program exclusively for Sanitone Licensees. This
year’s theme, Unlock Your Potential, emphasizes an open door to opportunity for the
drycleaner.
This full-color 36-page booklet (referred to as “the Kit”) illustrates exclusive design templates that can be customized to the licensee’s specifications and digitally printed.
Top clothing designers who trust Sanitone products and processes provide
selective use of their photography to Sanitone and its licensees for
advertising their cleaning services. The kit includes suggested text and
professionally created designs that can be digitally printed.
New this year is a promotional planning calendar and an e-mail newsletter
program.
Injection detergent
TULSA, OK — Royaltone’s Injectone Injection Detergent Plus is an all-in-one economical choice for cleaning cloth in any
drycleaning fluid. The double-strength injection detergent features a fresh scent to neutralize bad
odors and contains sizing, brighteners and corrosion inhibitors.
Injectone was created to increase profits by reducing time spent prespotting,
scrubbing and rerunning garments. Clothing comes out full bodied and less
wrinkled, saving time and money on pressing and finishing. Inecton’s chemical blend prevents build up.
One ounce of Injectone is used for every 10 pounds of soiled garments.
