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Why is air treatment essential in industrial laundries?
In industrial laundries, controlled air treatment is essential to guarantee the quality of the linen processed, whether flat linen, professional garments or hospital linen, while ensuring a healthy working environment for operators and improved energy efficiency. Laundries operating in sectors as varied as hotels, restaurants, health care, airlines, prisons and industrial cleaning have to deal with specific problems: excessive heat, constant humidity, often degraded air quality.
With a business based on heavy equipment such as washer extractors, washing tunnels, drying drums, transfer dryers or flatbed finishing machines, the generation of heat and humidity is inevitable. Without a suitable air treatment system, these conditions can adversely affect productivity, equipment durability and the health of operators, especially those at soiled linen sorting stations, on feeders, folders or other finishing machines.
Major air challenges in the laundry industry
- Excessive humidity: Favors the appearance of mold and mildew, affects linen preservation and harms operators’ health.
- High temperatures: Generated by washing, drying (drum, cake breaker) and ironing cycles, they make for an uncomfortable working environment.
- Degraded air quality: Accumulation of odors and suspended particles, risk of unhealthy conditions for employees, particularly in areas where soiled linen is sorted.
Our solutions: efficient, eco-efficient air treatment
At OberA, we have developed specific solutions for industrial laundry environments, enabling air to be refreshed, humidity to be regulated and energy consumption to be optimized.
➤ Industrial air coolers for laundry applications
Our cooling systems ensure precise humidity control and efficient ventilation in high-demand areas, such as sorting and finishing zones, and in the vicinity of transfer dryers and drums. They naturally speed up the drying process, protect the textiles and relieve the strain on operators, whether they’re sorting, finishing, engaging or folding.
The technologies we offer, such as condensation, fan-assisted or hot-air dryers, are designed to reduce energy consumption while improving indoor air quality and thermal comfort.
➤ Pureflow technology: innovation for performance and durability
Our exclusive Pureflow pre-filtration system optimizes the performance of our adiabatic coolers while extending their service life.
- Advanced filtration: Removes over 90% of 100 µm particles (G4 filter), and up to 99% of 10 µm particles (G4+F8 ePUR150 filter), for healthy air throughout the laundry.
- Reduced maintenance: By limiting clogging of filters and pumps, Pureflow reduces the frequency of maintenance operations, cuts operating costs and extends plant life.
Case studies: concrete results
- 5-star hotel: Installation of air coolers in the in-house laundry. Results: Significant reduction in humidity, increased thermal comfort for operators and reduced energy costs.
- Hospital: Installation of a temperature and humidity control system. Result: compliance with HACCP standards, improved management of medical linen and optimized working conditions for operators.
- Industrial laundry in the automotive industry: Thanks to our air treatment solution, humidity has been brought under control in the linen processing area, maintaining the quality of the linen processed and creating a more comfortable environment for production operators.
The benefits of OberA solutions
- Operator comfort: regulated temperature in linen sorting, handling and finishing areas.
- Reduced energy consumption: less reliance on traditional air conditioners, thanks to finer control of temperature and humidity.
- Respect for the environment: Our systems comply with ISO 14001 and REACH standards.
- Increased productivity: A stable, comfortable environment promotes operator efficiency, from linen engagement to final folding.
Investing in efficiency, durability and comfort
Industrial laundries face major thermal constraints. By opting for high-performance, eco-responsible air cooling systems like those fromOberA, they not only improve the comfort of their operators, whether in sorting, finishing, or on folding and engaging machines, but also optimize their energy performance and the overall quality of linen processing.
Contact us to find out how our solutions can transform your laundry climate.
