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Master thesis - Heavy Duty Laundry Aid

The domestic cleaning of coarsely stained clothing - e.g. construction workers - results in irreversible damage to the washing machine. The current practice of a manual, filthy, labour-intensive and time consuming pre-treatment as a preventive action proofs to be inadequate.

Catfish provides these households with equipment (Heavy Duty Laundry Aid) for a thorough, efficient and cleaner pre-treatment resulting in a durable washing machine use. Moreover it leads to lesser washing cycles and additional savings on water, energy and detergent consumption.

A complementary service enables Catfish to reclaim and reuse components and materials as part of a sustainable business model.

Ward Vancoppenolle
Industrial Designer Leuven, Belgium