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tions to start more quickly and conveniently
(by not having to wait for a boiler to appro-
priately heat), but also accommodates up to
40% of savings compared with former util-
ity costs. For that matter, WMSHL was the
world’s first laundry to integrate a steamless
finishing tunnel, an acquisition achieved
through working with a company known
as Leonard Automatics. After approach-
ing a number of manufacturers for such a
mechanism which had apparently yet to be
invented, the laundry found receptive inter-
est by Leonard Automatics and worked with
this company to design and manufacture a
steamless garment finishing tunnel custom-
ized for their plant. As opposed to steam, the
system combines processes of hot water and
compressed air. Today, WMSHL is one of
two known laundries in the world to utilize
such a device. Further benefits are found in
the utilization of “plate and frame” heat rec-
lamation systems (which heats the incoming
supply of water) further add to decreases in
utility costs. A ceramic micro-filtration sys-
tem allows the laundry to reuse water in the
wash system which, in turn, diminishes the
amount of water consumed while also lower-
ing the costs in terms of what gets discharged
