In addition to direct-fired chest ironers in laundry plants, dryers also require a lot of heat energy. CLM direct-fired dryer brings a more obvious energy-saving effect to Zhaofeng Laundry. Mr. Ouyang told us that there are a total of 8 tumble dryers in the factory, of which 4 are new. The old and new are very different. “In the beginning, we used traditional CLM direct-fired dryers, which use temperature sensing. When we added equipment in 2021, we chose new CLM humidity-sensing direct-fired dryers, which can dry two 60kg of linen cakes at a time. The fastest drying time is 17 minutes, and the gas consumption is only about 7 cubic meters.” The energy savings are obvious.
Perhaps many people do not have much concept of what 7 cubic meters of gas means. But, if you put it another way, the energy-saving effect of these 7 cubic meters of gas consumption is very obvious. According to 4 yuan per cubic meter of natural gas, drying a kilogram of linen costs only 0.23 yuan. If the steam-heated dryer is used, according to the international advanced drying efficiency calculation, drying 1 kg of linen needs about 1.83 kg of steam, about 0.48 yuan. Then, drying a kilogram of linen (towels) also has a difference of 0.25 yuan. If it is calculated according to the daily drying of 1000 kilograms, then the cost difference is 250 yuan a day, and the cost difference is nearly 100,000 yuan a year. In the long term, the energy-saving effect is very obvious. Even if the price of steam continues to rise in the future, the use of direct combustion equipment can still maintain the cost advantage.
Mr. Ouyang also said that the reason why the drying and ironing speed is so fast, and the reason why the drying and ironing cost is so low. In addition to the advantages of drying equipment and ironing equipment, the more important point is the lower moisture content of the linen after being pressed by a CLM water extraction press. The reason why the moisture content is low is precisely because the pressure of the CLM water extraction press has been in line with international standards. The operating pressure has reached a high pressure of 47 bar. Therefore, if the laundry plant wants to save money, it should not only focus on a certain link but also emphasize the savings of the entire system.
For the laundry industry, each share of the savings can make the laundry plant more competitive in the market. The price fluctuations of each cent are a reference for customers to choose whether to continue to cooperate. Therefore, the cost saving of the whole process from front end to back end (tunnel washer, dryer, and ironer ) gives Zhaofeng laundry more price advantage.
Everyone saw that Zhaofeng Laundry made a profit due to the epidemic, but few people knew that he was thinking deeply about every step of planning. In the same industry, facing the same problems, but have a different outcome. The main difference is whether business operators have a clear and thorough understanding of themselves and adjust their planning under the drive of correct knowledge.
Mr. Ouyang has a very thorough understanding of the Zhaofeng Laundry. He clearly knows that only by fine operation and reducing their production costs can they improve their market competitiveness and better build their own safety “barriers”. At the same time, he also objectively judged that his own advantages are reasonable washing prices, excellent washing quality, and many customers’ trust in themselves. Therefore, on this basis, he tried to maximize his own advantages and make up for his shortcomings.
“Currently we have 62 employees in the workshop. At the peak of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), when washing 27,000 sets of linen, more than 30 people are needed for front-end sorting. So next, we will visit domestic linen leasing enterprises that do well, to exchange and learn. Linen leasing will be our next step. We will sort out a set of leasing solutions that can achieve a win-win situation so that the hotel can reduce the cost of linen and save the cost of washing. I believe they will approve of such a lease.” Mr. Ouyang is very confident about the future of linen leasing. Of course, he is not blindly confident but has a full understanding and prediction of the market and his own market needs.
Mr. Ouyang’s clear cognition is not only reflected in the choice of equipment, and the future layout, but also in the cognition of management. He said that he would cooperate with excellent training institutions in the industry to conduct professional management training for the company. He believes that after the development of the company reaches a certain scale, it can no longer go the old road of relying on people to manage, but should enter a process and standardized management system. Responsibility to the person, management to the post, and personnel post changes will not affect the overall operation output. This is the management height that an enterprise should achieve.
In the future, it is believed that Zhaofeng Laundry will go further and better.
Post time: Feb-24-2025