Remembering Graduation Day

LAUREL, Md. — Students from four nations and nine U.S. states attended the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s (DLI) fall 2018 Introduction to Drycleaning and Advanced Drycleaning courses, DLI reports.

“In its 91st year, DLI’s School of Drycleaning Technology has trained thousands of dry cleaners all over the globe,” it says. Students learned about:

• Sorting loads for dry cleaning;

• The science of dry cleaning;

• Fibers and their characteristics;

• Fabric construction;

• Cleaning silk, stain, and other fabrics;

• Soil and cleaning theory;

• Operating a drycleaning machine;

• Stain removal chemistry and procedures;

• Removing coffee, ink, grease, and other stains from clothing;

• Pressing pants, coats, blouses, ties, pleated garments, and skirts;

• Using tensioning equipment to improve finishing quality;

• Using bleaches without damaging fabric color;

• Distillation procedures;

• Understanding the differences between solvent types;

• Wetcleaning wool, silk, and more; and, 

• Designing a drycleaning plant with the most effective workflow.

The next complete DLI course will be offered in two parts this coming February and March: Introduction to Drycleaning: Feb. 25-March 1; Advanced Drycleaning: March 4-15. Prospective students are invited to learn more and register by calling Melissa Wagner at 800-638-2627.

 Graduates of DLI’s Introduction to Drycleaning course, held Oct. 15-19, 2018, pose for a photo. Front row (from left): Brian Johnson, DLI director of education & analysis; Raquel Cortes, Vogue Cleaners & Shirt Laundry, Elko, Nev.; Genesis Grandberry, Lyons Cleaners, Memphis, Tenn.; Amani Bouhdid, Gestion BC Plus, Inc., Blainville, Quebec, Canada; Julie Buntjer, B & J Laundromat, LLC, New Ulm, Minn.; Meydi Santos, Super Cleaners, Bethesda, Md. Back row (from left): Melissa Hilbert, Citadelle French Cleaners, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Chris Haddad, Sudbury Steam Cleaners, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Michael Roitenbarg, Homelight Management, Spring Valley, N.Y.; Connor Petersen, Fayes Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Layton, Utah; Bruce Buntjer, B & J Laundromat, LLC, New Ulm, Minn. (Photos: Drycleaning & Laundry Institute)

 Graduates of DLI’s Advanced Drycleaning course, held Oct. 22-Nov. 2, 2018, have a photo op. Front row (from left): Janet Lineham, La Nuova Drycleaners, Inglewood, New Zealand; Amani Bouhdid, Gestion BC Plus, Inc., Blainville, Quebec, Canada; Raquel Cortes, Vogue Cleaners & Shirt Laundry, Elko, Nev.; Courtney Kraemer, Jones Cleaning Center, Fresno, Calif.; Amber Kraemer, Jones Cleaning Center, Fresno, Calif. Back row (from left): Connor Petersen, Fayes Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Layton, Utah; Shelly Anderson, Regency Cleaners, Tyler, Texas; Michael Roitenbarg, Homelight Management, Spring Valley, N.Y.; Brian Johnson, DLI director of education & analysis; Rajev S. Kumar, Wasmaatic, Pune, India. Not pictured: Whittni Hudgins, Holiday Cleaners, LLC, Demopolis, Ala.

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