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April 14, 2011
Buy Best-Quality Textiles; Thwart Costly Abuse (Part 3 of 3)

“Cotton prices are incredibly high, and our textile suppliers are warning that they’ll continue to go up. Can you suggest some ways we can extend the life expectancy of the textiles that we process without completely sacrificing quality?”

Equipment/Supplies Distribution: Russ Arbuckle, Wholesale Commercial Laundry Equipment SE, Southside, Ala. — A Web-Exclusive

As the cost of cotton rises, premature linen replacement becomes a larger and more expensive issue.

July 5, 2007
Perc Consumption Continues Steady Decline, TCATA Says

FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Perchloroethylene (perc) consumption in the U.S. drycleaning industry dropped to roughly 20.6 million pounds in 2006, according to the results of an annual survey released by the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA). That total is less than one-tenth (7.4%) of the perc used in 1985 and almost one-third (32.5%) less than 2005’s 30.5 million pounds.

June 29, 2007
Reduce Rewash Through Proper Sorting, Formulas, Stain Treatment (Part 3 of 5)

What measures can a laundry manager take to reduce the percentage of stain rewash found in their operation? How can they differentiate stains from soils? What do you consider an acceptable reject/rewash rate to be?

May 17, 2007
Release of Chlorine Gas Prompts Prudential Plant Evacuation

VISTA, Calif. — Prudential Overall Supply evacuated its industrial laundry here Friday morning when a combination of sulfuric acid and bleach produced fumes that caused respiratory problems for some employees.

Maintenance work was under way on the washroom floor when the incident occurred around 7 a.m.

June 3, 2006
Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish

It always amazes me how poorly we managers treat our laundry chemical representatives. We hammer them on cost from morning until night and will change vendors in a heartbeat because someone else says they can do it for less.

May 1, 2006
Water Quality Change Cause for Concern (Part 1 of 3)

Some unknown factor has increased the hardness of the water entering my laundry. How can we combat this change so we can produce high-quality linen without jeopardizing production efficiency? What options are available to me to address this hard-water problem?

May 1, 2004
Proper Sorting, Soil Familiarity Critical to Laundry's Success in Removing Stains (Part 3 of 3)

In your experience, what are or have been the most stubborn stains to remove? What tips can you offer those of us who must contend with these most difficult substances that find their way onto and into our textiles?

Healthcare Linen Services
Cindy Molko, RLLD