Have laundry plants paid attention to the washing times of different types of linen? Do you know the service life of linen?
Pure cotton bed sheets, pillowcases: 130-150 times
Blended fabrics (35% cotton): 180-220 times
Towels: 100-110 times
These times mean washing times. From above, everyone can know that the service life of a towel is the shortest. Also, laundry plants may notice that the towel damage is very obvious, and the damage always starts from the edge, which greatly reduces the aesthetic level. Then, let’s discover together about the reasons why towels get severe damage and how to prevent it to increase the service life of towels. This article will share with you details in terms of laundry, detergents, equipment, and so on.
Reasons in Terms of Laundry
● Extremely long washing time
Towels have a terry loop structure so that they have greater friction than bed sheets and duvet covers. During washing, they tumble and rub continuously most of the time. The rubbing not only cleans the towel well but also wears down the fibers and reduces the towel’s durability. As a result, reasonably controlling the washing time can reduce unnecessary friction so as to ensure the normal service life of washed towels. Programmable industrial washing machines can also be chosen. The washing duration can be set according to towels of different thickness and newness.
● Improper Drying Parameters
High temperature and long drying time all cause the extreme dryness of the towels. This will make fibers become brittle, which influences the softness of the towels, reduces the towels’ fastness, and shortens the service life of the towels. As a result, industrial dryers with humidity control and time control can be chosen. After drying, the towels should retain the moisture content of 2% to 4%. This can not only ensure the user experience of the soft towels but also expand the towels’ service life.
Reasons in terms of Dehydration
● Industrial washing machines
If we use industrial washing machines for washing, the high dehydration speed will cause a strong centrifugal force, so that the cotton fibers of the towels will become loose. Just like we use extreme strength to wring out the towels, the woven structure will loosen. This will make the centre part of the towels or the whole piece of towel become loose or damaged, and the normal damages generally start from the side. If the laundry plants find that the towels’ damages start from the center, they should check whether the speed setting of the dehydration is correct or not. If people use 100kg industrial washing machines. It is suggested to set the dehydration speed at 600 rpm to 700 rpm.
● Tunnel washer
If the pressing basket and oil cylinder are not concentric during the assembly of the press, towels will be pinched between the water bladder and the pressing basket. This results in damage. Also, because linen frequently falls into the pressing basket from a drop of more than 1 meter, insufficient strength of the pressing basket will cause micro-deformation. This will also lead to misalignment between the water bladder and the pressing basket, which increases the damage rate.
In addition, the stability of the hydraulic system in the press is very important, too. It is the core of the press, and every pressing action and the reaction speed of the main cylinder are determined by the hydraulic system. If the hydraulic system is unstable, the pressure fluctuations will also cause a high damage rate of the linen.
All the above are some important points that people should pay attention to when purchasing equipment.
Post time: Nov-21-2025