The Airo machine normally performs washing, subsequent softening and drying on the rope fabric.
The machine consists of a stainless steel tank inside which there are:
a rack (see figure A, point 1), where the single pieces are inserted;
a fabric guide roller (fig. A, 2);
two cheek pads (fig. A, 3);
a series of main squeezing rollers (fig. A, 4);
a stainless steel tube (fig. A, 5), which guides and pushes the pieces with force with a jet of air;
a shaped grid (fig. A, 6), over which the fabric passes, thus causing softening
and the transformation of the look and feel of the fabric; the tank drain (fig. A, 7).
A basin and relative drain (fig. A, 8) below the squeezing cylinders, collects and disposes of excess water and any impurities.
For drying the fabric there are:
a heat exchanger (fig. A, 12) for heating the air
a cyclone (fig. A, 14) for the abatement of exhausted air
an exhaust fan (fig. A, 15).
In front of the machine, there is a fabric unloading roller (fig. A, 11) and, on the side, a tank
(fig. A, 13) for the administration of auxiliary products necessary for processing.
The machine is completely closed but has two glass parts, one on the front (fig. A, 9) and
the other on the back (fig. A, 10).