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Laundry

Indian laundry machines for

Indian conditions

Puneet Bhatia, Director, Wonder Clean Equipment Pvt Ltd, which supplies
washer extractors, tumble dryers, flat work ironers, finishing machines

and more, makes the case for choosing indigenous laundry products.

e manufacture this may not be possible. In these Finishing equipment
laundry solutions circumstances, our machines are
and are promoting more trustworthy. A launderer’s primary job is
made-in-India The focus of a manufacturer of an washing, but the first thing a
Wproducts for Indian imported machine is to curtail the customer looks at is the finishing.
conditions. We have developed our weight of the machine, to control When handling large volumes,
PLCs in India itself. It is a durable shipping costs. Machines need to consistent finishing can only
component and is ideally suited be more durable, which depends on be achieved through automated
for Indian clients, with full support the structure/body of the machine. presses. India is a labour-rich
from us or the OEM. Hence, we focus on heavyweight, country, but there may still be a
rugged machines. shortage of skilled labour.
Why Made-in-India? Our PLCs are future-ready, and
Indian facilities may have to More for less our machines are compatible with
new chemicals that have entered
deal with fluctuations in electricity, Most imported machines use the market.
as well as waterlogging. A the pound system. A ‘100 pound’
manufacturer may stipulate that machine is a 45 kg machine; for
their product should be used only the same price, a 60 kg machine
at a certain voltage, without any can be procured in India. Since one
fluctuations; practically speaking, does not use the entire capacity of
a machine, the actual capacity used
may be even lower. With an Indian
machine, one can wash more in a
less expensive machine.

Role of automation
For a launderer processing 1-2
tonnes of linen per day, 100%
automation may be too expensive to
invest in. For those handling 10-20
tonnes, their revenues will permit
them to invest in conveyors, robots
etc. We are pro-automation, but a
country as diverse as India needs a
range of options.

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