Miele Rotary Ironer PRI 217 [EL SOM STW] – 3 AC 230V 50-60HZ, Iron grey

A 250 mm roller diameter working over a 1,660 mm width gives the Miele PRI 217 the footprint and contact area to reach 60 kg/h at 25% residual moisture. That throughput puts it into the band where a shipboard laundry is clearing flatwork continuously rather than in small batches.

On board, that 60 kg/h rating sits alongside the thermal and electrical figures in the design calculation. Heat dissipation into the room is specified as 11 MJ/h, so the laundry HVAC has to be sized with this load in mind if the ironer runs for extended periods. Electrical connection is 3 AC 230V 50–60HZ with a total connected load of 11.6 kW and a fuse rating of 50 A, so the distribution board must reserve a three‑phase 230 V way of that size. Maximum floor load is 1,890 N with a net weight of 189 kg, numbers that feed directly into the deck‑strength and stiffening check for the location.

The roller bed is built on supple steel wool padding with an ARAMID needle‑felt cloth as the ironer cover, and leaf‑spring padding is available as an option. Miele quotes tested operating hours of 20,000, which helps when a ship operator is planning maintenance intervals and life‑cycle cost. Minimum controlled ironing speed is 1.5 m/min and maximum is 4.5 m/min, allowing the laundry team to slow the bed for demanding items or edge it up where speed is more important than finish. Programme parameters are set directly via a touch display, so once the profiles for standard items are set, watchkeepers can run repeatable cycles without manual adjustment.

Externally, the PRI 217 stands 1,110 mm high, 2,238 mm wide and 650 mm deep, which makes it well suited to running along a bulkhead without projecting far into the room. For delivery and installation the gross dimensions rise to 1,414 mm in height, 2,400 mm in width and 860 mm in depth with a gross weight of 214 kg, figures that matter when planning moves through hatches and passageways. The emission sound pressure level at the workplace is specified at ≤70 dB(A) re 20 µPa, helping keep the laundry environment workable on longer ironing runs. A recycling rate of 98% is quoted, which is relevant where the owner tracks end‑of‑life recovery of plant across the fleet.

Build and control

• Specified for offshore installations
• Specified and approved for shipboard use
• Prepared for a payment system (self-service laundries)

This unit is a sensible choice where a vessel genuinely has the flatwork volume to use 60 kg/h at 25% residual moisture and can allocate 11.6 kW at 3 AC 230V 50–60HZ plus 11 MJ/h of room heat in the laundry. It is the wrong choice for small crew vessels or limited flatwork loads where a shorter roller with lower connected load and heat dissipation would be easier to accommodate, and equally for laundries that are locked to a different three‑phase voltage. Ordered under Miele material number 11744760, article number 53217011SOM, designation PRI 217 [EL SOM STW].