The final phase of processing of textiles in a laundry—packout—is critical because it’s the stage where finished goods are dispatched to trucks for delivery to customers. Any improvements that can make that process faster and more efficient merit close consideration. We highlight three such efforts below.

Winded: Getting Air Out of Towel Packs

Jan Wijnsma, production manager for Rentex, Bolsward, the Netherlands, recently acquired a new EasyPress machine from Niverplast, a Dutch company that recently opened a U.S. branch in Grand Rapids, MI. The mission of the EasyPress is to squeeze excess air out of plastic-wrapped packages of towels ...