December 2007

 

Editorial
7 Merry Christmas, but above all a 2008 to speak out

Associations
8 Assofornitori gears up for a busy 2008 - Interview with Giovanni Salvati, newly-elected President of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

10 Interview with Assosecco President, Cesare Locati

12 Interview with AUIL President - Genesini: "2007? A great year!"

Technologies
16 Automated Wardrobe System in the Hospital

22 How to restore damage caused by fabric rubbing

Trade Info
28 Kannegiesser PowerTrans JET - A new technology for compact tunnel washers

Marketing
32 Planning for success - Tips and hints from industry veterans

Trade Info
42 Falvo: washing without pre-spotting

Courses
46 Centrocot - Cotton and Clothing Textile Center
49 Washing: preventing damage and identifying causes
51 Dry-cleaning: preventing damage and identifying causes

News
54 Innovative Accessories Viewpoint
56 The map of the first and largest Italian study coordinated by the Higher Health Institute- Severe bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance Trade Info
60 Grandimpianti hits the target and was recognized for its dynamic approach at the Host 2007 Show.

Management
62 The advantages of traceability in an industrial laundry

Trade Info
67 "Textile care" according to CHT - The detergent recipes for added quality and saving

Let's talk
69 Food for thought

News from the Associations
70 Confindustria Workshop - "Consumer protection and industrial competitiveness" - AUIL President presents the reports of industrial laundries.

72 AUIL, a new member in December

Company News
74 Ecolab: HY.P.E.R. - R.A.B.C. Systems
75 Kannegiesser 2007 Private Show - a great satisfaction
76 Pony introduces its new LAW presses for laundries

Italian Contract Launderers and Drycleaners'
77 A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' Directory

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November 2007

 

Editorial
7 All we can do is cry

Technologies
8 Spotting problems

Meetings
12 Assosecco meeting to tackle the market crisis
16 Ada-SOLIDUS - Why doesn't Italy have a Ministry of Tourism?

Marketing
24 How to achieve resounding publicity through guerrilla warfare
28 Centrocot - Cotton and Clothing Textile Center Courses
32 Washing: preventing damage and identifying causes
33 Dry-cleaning: preventing damage and identifying causes

Trade Info
34 Sanoxy System: a real innovation for industrial laundries

Management
36 Transportation
42 In America, a legal proceeding forces launderers and drycleaners to sell off their operations
44 Delivery control and garment tracking for an industrial laundry

Trade Info 51 "Textile Care" according to CTH - The strength of a unique experience and of many advanced products

Expo Overview
52 Host: the professional hospitality chain chooses Milan and focuses on environmental quality … companies

Special
60 Irons, ironing boards, steam generators, accessories.

Trade Info
66 Falvo: washing without pre-spotting

Let's talk
69 Am I a terrorist?

Company News
70 Ecolab: CE-compliant OZONIT sanitation
72 CLEAN Show 2007 - a huge success for Kannegiesser
73 Imesa: today's washing machines text with you!

Trade Info
74 SILC in China

76 Foreign Press News

Italian Contract Launderers and Drycleaners'
79 A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' Directory

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October 2007

 

Editoriale/EDITORIAL
7 I nemici della tracciabilità
The enemies of traceability

Tecnologie/TECHNOLOGY
8 Logistica in una lavanderia industriale
Logistics in an industrial laundry
14 A proposito di idrocarburi
Regarding hydrocarbons

Gestione
26 Lista di controllo delle condizioni di lavoro per le lavanderie
The working-conditions checklist for laundries

Informazione commerciale/TRADE INFO
44 Falvo: Lavare senza presmacchiare

Laboratori d'Italia
46 Una poderosa "arma segreta" al servizio delle tintolavanderie

Speciale/SPECIAL
48 L'automazione nello stiro (manichini, topper, presse, ecc)
Automation and ironing (finishers, toppers, presses, etc)

Normative
58 Nuove disposizioni per la tutela della salute e sicurezza sul lavoro

Informazione commerciale/TRADE INFO
60 … e c'è anche Logik Solution

64 EXtintori: il decreto che ci estingue

Parliamone tra noi
65 La situazione è grave o disperata?

Notizie dalle aziende/COMPANY NEWS
66 Due nuovi tessuti in spugna ad altissima resistenza
Two new highly resistant terry cloth fabrics
68 SCAL conquista la fiducia più severa: quella delle lavanderie industriali
Scal wins the hard-to-gain trust of industrial laundries
70 Falvo: Piume d'oca

Informazione commerciale/TRADE INFO
71 Fusione tra Engel e GEMATEX

Notizie della Associazioni/NEWS FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS
72 Rinnovati i vertici di Expo Detergo
Election of new officers for Expo Detergo
74 Il sostegno del settore lavanderie alla lotta contro il cancro
76 Comprare informati un diritto calpestato nel tessile-moda - Non solo falsi –

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' Directory

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September 2007

 

Editorial
7 Hospitality and cleanliness

Technology
8  The laundry industry – no more biocontamination

12 Labels and the care process

20 Boosting and speeding up the effect of chemicals used in laundries

Trade Info
24 New bets – Jensen at Las Vegas


Host Special
26 Host (19-23 October)  - the Hospitality Exhibition

30 Companies introduce themselves…. 

42 Hotel Manager Day– 20 October 07

Clean Special
44 How do American laundries work? 

48 Clean '07: The experience of Italian companies 

Trade Info
59 CHT – From Germany for Italian laundries.

Marketing
60 The price problem

Trade Info
65 Falvo: Wet-cleaning – Satisfied or money back

68 EXtinguishers: the decree that is extinguishing us

Let's talk
69 … how difficult it is to make yourself clear …

Trade Info
70 Follow your laundry step by step

Company News
72 Ecolab: hygiene at 360°
74 Falvo: no more pre-spotting in dry-cleaning
                         
News from the Associations
76 "SETTLE OUR CREDITS!" – On June 27 this year, service companies joined forces to protest against the public authorities.

A truly bilateral institution!  Interview with President Rossi

Italian contract laundries and dry-cleaners
86     Italian Contract Launderers and Dry-Cleaners - A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

88     Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

90     Advertisers' Directory

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July / August 2007

 

Editoriale/Editorial
7     Siamo noi o sono loro?
        Who's to blame – we or they?

Tecnologie/Technology
8     Volevo i pantaloni - La stiratura di un capo che rappresenta il 35% del business di una lavanderia
        I wanted pants – Ironing accounts for 35% of a laundry's business

16   Membrane e tessuti - Un binomio sempre più stretto e un campo applicativo sempre più vasto - Human comfort - Proprietà fisiche dei tessili connesse al comfort
        Membranes and fabrics - A closer combination and a wider field of applications - Human comfort – The comfort-related physical properties of textiles

Informazione commerciale/Trade Info
26   IMESA dà vita alla lavanderia!
        IMESA injects new life into your laundry!

Ambiente

28 Norme in materia di tutela dell'aria e di riduzione delle emissioni in atmosfera

Regulations covering air pollution and the reduction of polluting emissions

Convegni

34 Più chiaro di così… - Convegno Assosecco – Milano 24 giugno 2007

As clear as possible ….- Assosecco Conference – Milan, 24 June 2007

Speciale/Special
41   Wet Cleaning/Wet Cleaning

53   Lavatrici, lavacentrifughe le lavacontinue
        Washing machines, spin dryers and continuous batch washers

News from the Associations
The new Members of the  Allied Association of Washing Industries

Trade Info
61  Falvo: AcquaSi –Wet cleaning  - Satisfied or money back

Let's talk

65   The environment again …

Notizie dalla Aziende

66   Falvo: no more prespotting

News from the Associations
69   Re-election of  Assofornitori's officers- Gianni Salvati is the new President

Panorama Fiere/Expo Overview

70   Ospitalità professionale: nel mondo di Host cresce il ruolo dell'igiene e della pulizia

70   Hospitality Industry: greater focus on the increasingly important role of hygiene and cleaning at the Host  Exhibition

Received and Published  
74   About wet cleaning (and washing in general)

Conferences

76   E' San Francisco la sede della prossima convention dell'IDC
76   IDC Convention Set for San Francisco

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' Directory

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June 2007

 

Editorial

7 Long live jeans!

TECHNOLOGY

8 How to remove ink stains

14 Reusable technical textiles and non-woven textiles: standards for minimum product requirements and processing

20 Boosting and speeding up the effect of chemicals used in laundries

22 Textile News – Plasma treatment and innovative fabrics

30 " Top Class" Clothing

Management

34 Drapery: preliminary checks

40 The difficult job of entrepreneurs – the launderer and dry-cleaner

Conferences
46 Good-bye to microbes- An interesting workshop on the application of R.A.B.C. regulations organized by Christeyns

Environment
48 The water problem

Special
52 Automation and ironing 1: form finishers

Trade Info
62 Falvo: the future of laundries

Let's talk

65 I don't defend bakers …

News from the Associations
66 Assosecco – Our "women" are truly fantastic!

Company News
68 Ecolab – Key words: health, hygiene and the environment
70 Imesa: Cleanliness: your best calling card

Italian contract laundries and dry-cleaners
74 Italian Contract Launderers and Dry-Cleaners - A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

Received and Published
78 Tintoria Futura 2000

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' Directory

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May 2007

 

Editoriale/EDITORIAL
7     Apprendisti o "infarinati"?
       Apprentices or "hopefuls with a smattering of training"?

Tecnologie /TECHNOLOGIES

8     Riorganizzazione del servizio guardaroba: la distribuzione automatizzata delle divise

Reorganization of the rental uniform service: automated uniform distribution

18   Acque di alimentazione delle caldaie
        Boiler feedwater

28   Che cos'è il wet cleaning
        What is wet cleaning

Panorama Fiere/EXPO OVERVIEW


38   30 anni di Clean - Las Vegas, una città in continua evoluzione
        30 Years of Clean - Continuing change makes Las Vegas exciting
48   Sessioni didattico-formative di Clean '07
        Clean '07 Educational-Training Sessions Speciale/SPECIAL
52   Speciale Clean - Uno speciale davvero speciale
        Clean Special - A very special special

Informazione commerciale/Trade Info


91 RARO: Trent'anni di successi e una vision emozionante

RARO: A 30-year success story and an incredible vision

92   Cogliete al volo le numerose opportunità offerte dalla Cina a Texcare Asia, Shanghai – 19/21 Settembre 2007
        Harness the many opportunities in China at Texcare Asia, Shanghai – 19/21 September 2007

94 Assosecco: Giornata di studio - Legge 626

Assosecco: Study day – Law 626

Parliamone tra noi/LET'S TALK

95 La lavanderia ha sempre torto?

Are laundries always wrong?

 Notizie dalle aziende/COMPANY NEWS


96   Falvo: lavaggio camicie

Notizie della Associazioni/NEWS FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS


97   LAVORO NERO IN LAVANDERIA - Dalla cronaca ancora episodi che confermano la necessità di regole e controlli

OFF-THE-BOOKS WORK IN LAUNDRIES – More cases in the news confirm the need for rules and checks

98   "Oltre il pulito… insieme alle Imprese" - Numerose presenze premiano gli Incontri AUIL 2007

"Beyond cleanliness … together with companies" – Good attendance figures give the AUIL 2007 meetings the thumbs-up

100 Domenica 15 aprile, sotto l'egida del CNA, si è tenuto a Reggio Emilia il 1° Meeting Nazionale Lavanderie - Lavanderie: da "sempre torto" a "solo se ho torto"
Sunday 15 April, under the auspices of the CNA, 1st National Laundry Meeting in Reggio Emilia – Laundries: from "always wrong" to "only if I'm wrong

Laboratori d'Italia/ITALIAN CONTRACT LAUNDERERS AND DRY-CLEANERS

102   Laboratori d'Italia - Una poderosa "arma segreta" al servizio delle tintolavanderie
        Italian Contract Launderers and Dry-Cleaners - A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

104 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

106 Advertisers' Directory

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April 2007

Editorial
7     Detergo, and only Detergo

Market
8     The Workwear Market – the first AUIL Industry Report

14 Total wardrobe care – After more than 35 years of  "minor repairs", "La Sartoria Italiana" adds laundry services

18   The many success factors for dry-cleaners – In Italy as well? Yes, at least in most cases

Technologies
26   Fugitive emission – consequences and remedies

30   Logistics in laundries and dry-cleaners

38   What is wet cleaning

42   How to plan a rental laundry

Special
45 Flat and bathroom linen

Trade Info
50   Vintage treatments for laundries and dry-cleaners

Trade Info
54   New branch in Rome - Tecnowash gears up to celebrate 30th anniversary by expanding in Southern Italy

Let's talk
57   Perc end ahead?
Company News

58   Pony's new SERIE lav presses for laundries
59   Falvo: coin-op laundry
60   ECOLAB: Connexx for Oxybrite

News from the Associations
62   Dry-cleaners in the Sole newspaper- Important announcement by AUIL  in the Italian Sole-24Ore financial daily
64 2007 Training Courses for industrial laundry workers
67 "Beyond cleanliness… together with Companies" – Dates and venues of regional and cross-regional AUIL meetings

Italian Contract Launderers and Dry-Cleaners

68   Italian Contract Launderers and Dry-Cleaners - A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners
72 Foreign Press

Received and published
76   Beware of ….."plastic parts"

Expo Overview
78   Clean celebrates 30th anniversary with an all-new look

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' directory

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March 2007

 

Editorial
7 Small strokes of Italian-style ingenuity

Market
8     Home delivery: New Management
    
12 Drycleaners' bizarre complaints

Technology

14   How to choose a flatwork ironing line

22   Getting to know the new units of measure

32   Terry towels for hotels and industrial laundries

38   The "Jet Clean" technique

Special
44   What's New in Dry-cleaning Machines

54   Industrial Laundries - Small and mid-sized washing machines

64    In memory of Luigi BargiacchiLet's talk65 All that glitters is not gold….

Company News 

66 ECOLAB: absolute hygiene
68 Falvo: New! Mild, powder hypochlorite bleach

News from the Associations
70 Interview with Sergio Spiller, Assistant Secretary General of  FEMCA CISL, on the agreement signed between  AUIL  and  the trade unions

73 New members of the Allied Association of Washing Industries

74 Can (Italian Confederation of arts and crafts and small and medium enterprises):  April 15 is Laundry Show Day
                        
75 Machine breakdown? Help is at hand on the phone

Italian contract laundries and dry-cleaners

76 Guide to the ideal workshop for launderers and dry-cleaners

78 A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' directory

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February 2007

 

Editorial
7 Sophie's choice

Technologies
 8  Zippers and zipper care

Market Overview
14 BEYOND CLEANLINESS – A report by Maurizio Genesini, President of AUIL, at the meeting in Rome

26 Launderers' and Cleaners' "weird" complaints

28 Home delivery: an Internet-driven success

Special

29 Laundry Industry – Special: Pressing, Folding and Packaging

40 Dry-Cleaning Industry -   Special: Duvets and blankets

Italian contract laundries and dry-cleaners

50 A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and cleaners

Standards
56 European symbols for textile care

61 "Do as I tell you!"

Let's talk

63 Milan Men's Fashion Week – The challenge of "smart textiles".

Company News

64 S.A.T. Ecolab's best technology for an excellent service
66 Falvo: Sanitizing washing

News from the Associations
68 AUIL, Femca, Filtea and Uilta protocol marks a turning point in industrial relations

73 The new AUIL's members

74  Foreign Press News

Received and Published
77 Builders again – Charged washing, does it really wash or not?

78 Small swindlers grow- Using your insurance for my own purposes 

80  Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82  Advertisers' directory

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January 2007

 

Editorial
7   What does 2007 have in store?

expo Overview
8   Expo Detergo: Personal observations - First          
     impressions of the #1 fair in Europe

14 A "veteran" around the stands at Expo Detergo   2006

Market Overview
22 Evolving scenarios - A new concept of laundry

30 Talking about electricity… Electric power

34 Industrial Laundries – The Quality Strategy

Special
40 Everything that you wanted to see (or perhaps should     have seen)

Let's talk

71 There's too much to say…

Reviews

72 The Launderer's and Cleaner's Manual  - Professional      Development: Management and Technique

Company News

73 Falvo: what about shrinkage?
74 Ecolab ranks seventh on Forbes' Honor Roll of AMERICA'S BEST
    LARGE-SCALE Companies

Italian contract laundries and dry-cleaners

A powerful "secret weapon" at the service of launderers and      cleaners

80         Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82     Advertisers' directory

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