I want one of those launderess uniforms!
*LOL*
Generations ago and maybe still for all one knows all over Europe you had "hand ironing" rooms pretty much laid out the same. Rows of ironing boards and women who stood over them for eight or more hours per day doing the ironing part of "hand laundry" services.
Of the places that remain today however the ironing boards are usually vacuum/blow up jobs and the irons fed from steam boilers or some such device.
If the V-Zug "no iron" program is anything like the one on my Oko-Lavamat it simply uses a combination of controlled tub action and no spins between rinses. Water temp is limited to about 40C and the final spin though fast (1200rpms) is <3mins. For lightweight percale or such things come out ready to iron. Heavier shirts will need to "drip dry" somewhat as they come out nearly wet, especially areas made with double layers of fabric such as collars and cuffs.
In an odd but interesting twist my older Miele does pretty much the same for it's "Permanent Press" cycle, minus the controlled drum actions. Again simply no spins between the four rinses, but one gets a series of short burst spins. Result is still the same, many items are much to wet for ironing and will need to be hung for drying.
All of these programs it seems require one to load the washer at about half capacity in order to achieve the best "no iron" results.
