Chicago Dryer
Cornerless feeding, folding and stacking for high-volume healthcare laundry plants.
From dryer to neatly finished stack
Blankets can become a labour-intensive bottleneck after drying. Blanket Blaster combines Chicago Dryer's Edge cornerless feeder with the Skyline Blanket folder to spread, fold and discharge blankets for stacking. Maxx adds two independent loading stations for plants needing more capacity.
Operators place blankets onto a moving input conveyor without finding and clipping corners by hand.
Controlled spreading, primary folds and crossfolds produce neatly folded blankets for clean-linen dispatch.
Piece counts and CHI Touch diagnostics support day-to-day production management. Maxx records counts at each station.
Open viewing panels support visual quality checks. Maxx adds illuminated inspection and a reject bypass for stained or torn items.
See it in action
Take a closer look at the system, then talk with our team about your blankets, daily volumes and finishing workflow.
Two configurations
Single input · Edge + Skyline Blanket
A single cornerless loading station paired with the Skyline Blanket folder. A practical starting point for automating repetitive blanket finishing.
Dual input · Edge Maxx + Skyline Blanket
Known by Chicago Dryer as Maxx Blaster, the dual-input system is designed for higher blanket volumes and peak production demand.
Healthcare and central laundries
For hospital, aged-care and healthcare linen plants, repetitive blanket handling competes with sorting, inspection and dispatch. Automating the finishing step can free operator time and help keep clean-linen production moving.
The system handles bath blankets, suitable bedspreads and similar linen. We assess your actual items, thicknesses and fold requirements before recommending a configuration. Finishing automation does not replace your validated washing or infection-control processes.
Chicago's Bulletin 7578 describes potential labour reductions of one to two full-time-equivalent roles compared with other mechanical systems, and two to four compared with hand folding. These are manufacturer claims, not a guaranteed result for your plant.
A useful return-on-investment assessment starts with blankets per shift, current labour hours, peak demand, rework and available floor space. We compare the installed cost, utilities, maintenance and realistic labour savings, including whether time is redeployed or overtime reduced.
The Skyline section uses air-pulse primary folding, a heavy-duty blade through pinch rolls for the first crossfold, and reversing conveyors for the second and optional third crossfold. The folding sequence is matched to item size and thickness.
CHI Touch brings item selection, piece counts, self-testing, fault display and diagnostics together on a 12-inch colour touchscreen. Our team confirms the current equipment specification and layout for your project.
Aqualogic can help with equipment selection, layout, installation, commissioning, operator training and ongoing service. Send us your blanket mix, production target and current floor plan so we can assess the right system.
