DANUBE

DANUBE — professional and industrial laundry equipment since 1947

Danube International is an international manufacturer specialising in the development and production of laundry machines, with particular attention to the healthcare, industrial and HORECA sectors. The company has been working in the sector since 1947, and its plant is in Lamotte-Beuvron, France.

Danube covers the complete laundry cycle — washing, drying and ironing — in a single catalogue, with one manufacturer answering for how the machines work together. That matters when planning a laundry room from scratch: the washer, the dryer and the ironer work as one system rather than as three separate purchases.

Five principles behind Danube machines

Danube describes its machines through five concepts, and they show up in daily use:

• High performance — one of the highest G-factors on the market for washers, which directly shortens drying time.
• Energy efficiency — heat recovery, thermal insulation and moisture control in the dryers, water saving systems in the washers.
• Connectivity — Danube Online IoT, standard and free on most ET2 models.
• Robustness — stainless steel drums and industrial-grade components even in the smaller models.
• Versatility — most models can be adapted to self-service operation with a coiner or another payment system.

Sanitary laundry equipment since 1984

Danube has been designing and manufacturing machines for hospital laundry since 1984, and this is the field where the company positions itself as a worldwide benchmark. The catalogue includes three ranges of sanitary barrier washers, designed to be installed in a partition wall with 180° opposing doors, so that dirty and clean linen never cross. All of them follow the RABC standard.

Sorting and processing linen correctly in a hospital matters not only for patients but also for the medical staff who handle it — it significantly reduces the risk of nosocomial infections, those acquired during a stay in hospital.

Easy Touch 2 control

The vast majority of Danube machines come as standard with the ET2 microprocessor — a large touchscreen, fully programmable cycles, and advanced connectivity and energy efficiency features. In practice this means programmes set up once can be transferred to other machines, while consumption and faults can be seen remotely.

Certification

Danube production holds ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management certification, both issued by INTERTEK. The company guarantees the recycling and disposal of residual materials at the end of a machine's service life.

Where Danube machines work

• Healthcare — hospitals, nursing and care homes, health centres, cleanrooms.
• HORECA — hotels, resorts, restaurants, spas.
• Industry — pharmaceutical, chemical and nuclear sectors, workwear-intensive production sites.
• Self-service laundries — most models can be ordered in a self-service version.
• Other sectors — equestrian centres, sports clubs, kindergartens, student halls.

Danube equipment in the YOURHORECA.COM catalogue

• Professional and industrial washing machines from 8 to 120 kg
• Barrier sanitary washers from 16 to 100 kg
• Tumble dryers from 8 to 80 kg — in GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE and BASIC classes
• Stacked double and heat pump dryers
• Flatwork ironers from wall models up to ø650 mm
• Payment systems, linen trolleys and accessories