Mangle (machine)
An ironing machine, also hot deficiency ( lack cylinder, dump deficiency) or roll press called, is a device from the laundry technology and serves the textile care. Service enterprises, the lack of household linen, are often commonly referred to as hot Mangle. Historical predecessor of rotary ironers ironers are the cold. In the preamble of the lack (or mangle ) are combined hot and cold deficiency deficiency.
Operation and use area
The textiles are collected by means of a large, fabric-covered roll and are thus drawn under high pressure through an existing metal trough. Depending on the model raises and lowers a case of either the trough or the role. The rotational speed of the roller and the working temperature may be varied. Textiles are smoothed in a single operation, and dried. The method is particularly suitable for flatwork such as sheets, duvet covers, pillow cases, table cloths or tea towels. The ironing of garments need extra care and experience because the machine can crush them or even damage. Therefore garments are generally not ironed with an ironing machine.
Constructive details
Commercial ironers are primarily used in laundries medium and fine size. There are mangling of different types, which differ in width, type of laundry supply, heating, number and structure of the rolls.
It may be the trough or the roller can be heated. Earlier it was often with gas, usually electrically heated today. The tray can also be heated with steam or thermal oil.
- In the laundry ironers with " strap bands " (or belts ) and pressure rollers is moved past a heated rotating cylinder. Schematic diagram of a cylindrical defect
- Also household ironing machines can have more than 100 cm wide rolls. For easier storage, they are often collapsible and can be stored standing upright. Modern variants also have a built boiler. In that water vapor is produced, which is brought to the fabric through a gap or a small additional part - which allows one type of steam ironing.
Manufacturer
Ironing machine products manufactured by producers of household appliances (such as Miele, Electrolux, AEG and Maytag ), specialized in the textile sector companies ( such as Pfaff ) of companies from heat technology (such as HWT Elektrogerätebau ) or of companies from the mechanical engineering ( as Lehnhardt Mechanical Engineering). New cost models that are intended for domestic use, circa 600 to 2000 euros, depending on the version. For large-scale applications, the machines can (from manufacturers such as Cordes and pressing equipment, Electrolux and Fagor ) depending on size, price moderate advance of several thousand euros up in an area of over 22,000 euros per copy.