The Airo machine normally performs washing, subsequent softening and drying on the rope fabric.
The machine is made up of a stainless steel tank inside which there are:
a rack (see figure A, point 1), where the individual pieces are inserted;
a fabric guide roller (fig. A, 2);
two cheeks (fig. A, 3);
a series of main squeeze rollers (fig. A, 4);
a stainless steel tube (fig. A, 5), which with a jet of air guides and forcefully pushes the patches;
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) underneath the squeezing cylinders collects and disposes of the 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) to remove the 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 the 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).