October 2022

October 2022 Table of Content

The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent wholesale move to working from home have been tough on dry cleaners and professional laundries in the US. So has…

The last dry cleaner in St. Lawrence County has closed for business. Potsdam Laundry & Dry Cleaners, 7 Beal St., shut its doors on Sept…

Doing laundry can be a really boring chore. But, not at the World’s Largest Laundromat! Located in Berwyn, Illinois, the huge coin-laundry facility is more…

A 33-year-old man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly beat up an employee at a Long Island cleaners, held a knife to him and put…

Silk continues to be a troublesome fabric for many drycleaners. Independent Garment Analysis Service receives many silk garments ranging from color loss due to oxidation…

Bleeding dyes from cleaned items are observed almost daily in drycleaning plants. According to IFI’s Garment Analysis statistics, solvent-soluble dyes and pigments lead the category…

I have always emphasized the importance of chemicals in wetcleaning. With good chemicals, not only the quality goes up, but also the problems go way…

This month, I present to you part 2 of my Clean Show coverage.  This month I will cover Forenta and Hi-Steam.  I have several videos…

This is the first of two Bulletins that will discuss the removal of various types of stains from laundry items. General methods of stain removal…

In this month’s issue, which will conclude the solvent flow series, I’ll discuss valves, the devices that direct the solvent flow through the dry cleaning…

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October 2022