Economical ironing and powerful performance with low energy costs
30 January 2009
Miele Professional’s range of flatwork ironers are much more powerful thanks to new technical features which also ensure that energy consumption is much lower.
Models such as the PM 1318 and PM 1418 feature a high-performance, high-capacity trough. This trough is made of aluminium with an anodised surface which is similar to that used for brake discs in Formula 1 racing.
Conductivity of heat is four times greater in aluminium than in steel, which means the operating temperature is reached very quickly, saving both time and energy. Thanks to the new aluminium trough, with a larger laundry contact angle of 167°, the contact path of laundry as it passes through is now 8% greater.
Depending on the amount of residual moisture, up to 96 kg of flatwork can be processed per hour. Furthermore, the trough's smooth surface prevents encrustations from forming, which means it does not have to be cleaned and re-waxed as often.
An ideal trough temperature is achieved on the electrically-heated flatwork ironers thanks to an optimum arrangement of heater elements. The highest temperature is present at the leading edge to ensure that a large proportion of the moisture evaporates during feed-in.
Towards the back of the unit, the temperature is reduced slightly, thus preventing textiles from over-drying. This temperature profile ensures an energy-optimised process and excellent laundry finish. The same principle of heat distribution applies to the dual-burner technology on gas-heated machines.
Feed belts, made from durable, tear-proof fabric, also contribute to higher machine throughput. Laundry in-feed can be quickly and easily corrected, thus preventing creased seams and resulting in an extremely high-quality finish.
New spring padding, available as an optional extra, is not only practical, it also contributes to excellent laundry finish thanks to constant, uniform contact pressure. This type of padding – compared with conventional steel wool – does not need to be changed as often. Costs for repeat re-padding and downtimes are not incurred or are greatly reduced.
The new EasyFold out-feed table, with its sculptured honeycomb grid, was developed along the lines of the patented drum on Miele washing machines and tumble dryers and simplifies folding laundry considerably.
The perforations, at the points where hexagons meet, induce convection, rapidly cooling laundry on the out-feed table. The gentle flow of air through the table also stabilises the finish on laundry. The out-feed table's extremely smooth surface facilitates fast laundry folding.
A return-feed mechanism is available as an optional extra for the machines which normally take two people to operate. This mechanism enables single-person operation of any model. The return-feed mechanism also allows space-saving installation against a wall – a benefit for smaller laundries.
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