Indupress Machines: German Ironing Engineering, from Jackets to Tunnel Finishing
Indupress machines come from Hösbach near Aschaffenburg, in the German state of Bavaria, where Indupress, trading as Hornung GmbH INDUPRESS® & Co. KG, makes ironing and finishing equipment. The company's field of expertise is the complete outfitting of garment factories around the world, from ironing machines to energy installations.
What sets Indupress machines apart from other manufacturers is that the company looks not at a single machine but at an entire ironing department. For jackets, trousers and women's outerwear, it considers the right machine for every pressing operation together with the steam, vacuum and compressed air infrastructure that feeds those machines.
This guide was prepared by Malkan Machinery Corporate Communications for garment manufacturers, investors and technical teams who want to get to know Indupress machines.
The strategic partnership between Malkan Machinery and Indupress is described in a separate article on the site; the focus of this article is Indupress itself: who it is, what it makes and how it approaches garment pressing.
1. WHO IS INDUPRESS? FROM HÖSBACH TO THE WORLD
Ironing press with control panel.
The company is headquartered in Hösbach, in the Lower Franconia region of northwestern Bavaria. This industrial area near Frankfurt is home to many long-established German machine manufacturers.
Hösbach is a municipality right next to Aschaffenburg, close to the Hesse border. This location places the company close to important German industrial and logistics centers.
The company describes itself as a family business and is organized in Germany as a limited partnership of the "GmbH & Co. KG" type. The brand name appears in its trade name together with the registered trademark symbol.
The company emphasizes more than forty years of tradition and experience in equipping garment factories. Because its official website does not state the founding year, no founding date is given in this article.
The company's website is published in German, English and Turkish. Turkish being among these three languages is a notable sign of the importance the company attaches to the garment industry in Türkiye.
The company information in this article is compiled from Indupress's official website and the company's corporate profiles in Germany. Explanations of the technical function of product groups rely on general knowledge of garment ironing technology and are not presented as the feature of any specific model.
2. THE DIFFERENCE: COMPLETE OUTFITTING FROM MACHINE TO FACTORY
Many manufacturers sell machines; Indupress sets up an ironing department. By the company's own definition, its field of expertise is the complete outfitting of garment factories worldwide.
At the center of this approach are Indupress machines, ironing and finishing equipment produced individually according to the customer's needs. The company states that it offers a suitable solution for every ironing operation on classic men's jackets, trousers and women's outerwear.
Energy infrastructure complements this approach. The company states that it designs, delivers, assembles and installs the energy devices needed for production and the installation systems for steam, condensate, vacuum, compressed air and electrical lines.
This holistic outlook is a major advantage, especially for newly built or comprehensively renovated facilities. When machines and the infrastructure that feeds them are planned within the same project, the ironing department runs in balance from the first day.
When a single machine is added to an existing line, however, the new equipment's compatibility with the steam, vacuum and air infrastructure must be checked separately. The value of a holistic approach comes precisely from securing this compatibility from the start.
3. INDUPRESS MACHINES: 5 MAIN PRODUCT GROUPS
The range of Indupress machines covers a wide spectrum from intermediate pressing to final finishing. The structure of the company's website groups this spectrum under five main categories.
Behind these five groups stand steam, condensate, vacuum, compressed air and electrical installation services. The solution the company offers is therefore aimed at the whole of a production line rather than at individual machines.
The following sections take up these groups one by one and describe the role of each in garment production in plain language.
4. JACKET AND TROUSERS: FROM INTERMEDIATE TO FINAL PRESSING
Wide-table ironing press and control unit.
In the company's ironing machines group, intermediate and final pressing are clearly distinguished for jackets and blazers as well as for trousers. This distinction reflects the basic logic of garment pressing.
Intermediate pressing is the pressing done between sewing stages. Opening seam allowances, laying edges flat and preparing the part for the next sewing operation are the tasks of this stage.
Careful intermediate pressing reduces the load on final pressing and directly affects seam quality. Intermediate pressing stations are often placed inside the sewing line; this placement lets the part travel only a short distance between the sewing machine and the press and reduces work-in-progress buildup.
Final pressing is the stage that gives the assembled garment its definitive form. The jacket's shoulder, collar and front panel form, or the trouser's crease and waist form, take shape at this stage.
Final pressing on Indupress machines applies steam, pressure and vacuum together through bucks shaped to the garment's regions. The presentation of jackets and trousers as separate machine groups also rests on their different form requirements: a jacket is three-dimensional and layered, while a trouser has a long, narrow geometry.
5. WOMEN'S OUTERWEAR AND BLAZERS: DIFFERENT FORM, DIFFERENT PRECISION
In the company's product structure, men's jackets and women's blazers fall under the same machine group but are named separately. In its presentation, women's outerwear stands out as one of three core product groups alongside jackets and trousers.
A women's blazer shares the same construction logic as a men's jacket but differs significantly in pattern and form. The curve over the bust, the waist proportion, the shoulder width and the collar shape are different, and the geometry of the bucks used in final pressing changes accordingly.
Fabric variety in women's outerwear is generally greater. Light wools, blends, stretch fabrics and lined or unlined models can be processed on the same line.
This variety makes it important that temperature, steam and vacuum settings on Indupress machines can be changed easily by product group. For businesses producing women's outerwear, recipe management and fast buck changes are priority criteria in machine selection.
It should also be clarified before investment which size range the buck set covers. The right buck set is the key to achieving the same form across different sizes.
Season changes in women's outerwear are fast as well. A flexible machine park therefore makes collection transitions noticeably easier.
6. UNIVERSAL PRESSES AND INDUMAT CONTROL SYSTEMS
Ironing and forming equipment.
Universal presses are also part of the ironing machines group. Universal presses are press types that can be used for different ironing jobs rather than being specific to a single region.
In garment production, the value of a universal press comes from its flexibility. Instead of investing in separate special presses for changing models and short runs, different operations can be carried out with a press whose bucks and settings can be changed.
A universal press's efficiency depends on the variety of bucks and the speed of buck changes. In businesses that change models often, keeping the buck library organized and matching each buck with a recipe shortens changeover time.
Indupress lists machine control systems as a separate heading in its range. The control systems named INDUMAT are listed in three versions: INDUMAT 10.1, INDUMAT TouchColor (PP45) and INDUMAT Basic.
The prominence of control systems as a separate heading shows that the company sees machine management as an independent component of pressing quality. In modern ironing presses, the control system manages the duration and order of steam, pressure and vacuum steps.
Saving these steps as recipes helps Indupress machines press the same product to the same quality on different shifts and with different operators. Tying quality to the system rather than to the person is precisely the result of this approach.
7. FINISHING DUMMIES AND TROUSER TOPPERS
Among Indupress machines for finishing are finishing dummies and trouser toppers. These two pieces of equipment complete the regions shaped by the presses with an all-round touch-up.
Finishing dummies are machines that straighten a garment with steam and hot air on an internally inflated form. They speed up body pressing for products such as jackets, coats and dresses and give an all-round appearance without requiring buck contact with the fabric.
Trouser toppers press the waist and hip area of a trouser by stretching it on a form with steam and air. Considering how time-consuming it is to press the upper part of a trouser by hand, a topper makes this work standard and repeatable.
The settings that determine the result on a finishing dummy are steam time, hot air time and temperature, and the stretching settings of the form. Saving these settings by product group speeds up the switch between different models.
When presses and finishing dummies are used together, the garment is prepared for shipment in less time and with a more consistent appearance.
8. MODULAR TUNNEL FINISHING SYSTEM
Garment finishing and form-correction equipment.
Among Indupress machines, the tunnel finishing system stands as a main group in its own right. The system's water spraying, steam and finishing modules, together with the transport system, control and tunnel conveyor, are presented under separate headings.
Tunnel finishing systems are continuously operating lines that pass hanging garments through a closed cabin on a conveyor and straighten them with steam and hot air. The modular structure allows the system to be configured for different capacities and product needs.
Tunnel systems stand out especially in high-volume production shipped on hangers. A properly configured tunnel reduces hand labor in the ironing department and brings the flow to a steady pace.
It is noteworthy that a water spraying module is among the modules. Modules of this kind are generally used to give the garment controlled moisture; the exact technical function of the module in this system should be examined in the company's technical documents.
The main settings that determine the result in tunnel finishing systems are belt speed, steam quantity and quality, and drying temperature. Being able to configure the modules separately makes it easier to balance these three settings for different product groups.
Presenting the transport system and the tunnel conveyor under separate headings shows that the tunnel is considered together with the in-factory hanger transport layout. Sharing layout examples also points to the need to plan a tunnel investment together with the facility layout.
9. HAND IRONING, STAIN REMOVAL, FIXING AND PACKAGING
In the hand ironing equipment group, universal ironing tables come first. Universal ironing tables are the most common ironing stations in garment production.
With a vacuum top, a steam hand iron and, where needed, a blowing function, these tables are used both in intermediate pressing and in final touch-ups. Details such as collars, cuffs and plackets that presses and tunnels cannot reach are often completed on these tables.
When choosing an ironing table, the top geometry, vacuum and blowing power, iron and steam connection and operator ergonomics are evaluated together. The height of the table and the position of the tops directly affect operator fatigue during long shifts.
The group also includes a stain removal station and irons. Because a stain can become permanent with the heat of the iron, stain removal should always be done before pressing.
The fixing and packaging group covers the two ends of production. In garment production, fixing generally refers to fusing; interlining is bonded to parts such as the front panel, collar and flap with heat and pressure, and the foundation of the jacket's form is laid at this stage.
The three parameters that determine the result in fusing are temperature, pressure and time. These values are set according to the interlining manufacturer's recommendation; a wrong setting can cause separation between interlining and fabric, bubbling or shine.
Packaging is the last link of the finishing process. Packing the pressed product into its packaging without disturbing its form prevents it from wrinkling again during shipment.
10. ENERGY AND INSTALLATION: THE INVISIBLE STRENGTH OF THE IRONING DEPARTMENT
Equipment used in the ironing department.
The performance of an ironing line depends as much on the infrastructure that feeds the machines as on the machines themselves. Insufficient steam flow, a narrow vacuum line or damp compressed air can prevent even the best-designed machine from delivering the expected result.
By handling steam, condensate, vacuum, compressed air and electrical installations within its own project scope, Indupress manages this risk from the start. When Indupress machines and the infrastructure come from the same engineering team, the fit between the two is not left to chance.
It is also important that condensate is handled separately within the installation scope. Collecting and using condensate correctly after steam has given up its heat affects both pressing quality and energy efficiency. Heat exchange in steam and condensate lines is based on the principles of thermodynamics.
In such a project, the work sequence generally begins with defining the production target and the product mix. Next, the number of machines and the layout are planned; steam, vacuum, compressed air and electrical demand are calculated, and the installation is designed according to these calculations.
Assembly and commissioning are completed by testing machine and infrastructure together. The choice between a motor per machine and a central system in the vacuum installation is also made at this stage, depending on the number of machines, the layout and energy management.
Handling machines and infrastructure as a single project means that responsibility is gathered at a single point for the investor. This structure matches the basic logic of the turnkey finishing line approach exactly.
11. ENGINEERING APPROACH: THREE CORE PRINCIPLES
Three core principles of the company's engineering approach can be drawn from its own promotional texts. These principles should be read as a summary of the company's own descriptions.
The common point of these three principles rests on a strong idea: in garment pressing, quality comes not from a single machine but from the combination of the right process sequence, the right machine and the right infrastructure.
12. INDUPRESS AND MALKAN MACHINERY: WHERE TWO STRENGTHS MEET
Türkiye-based Malkan Machinery and Germany-based Indupress carry out a strategic collaboration on a global scale. The partnership aims to bring the accumulated knowledge of German finishing engineering together with Malkan Machinery's production power and global reach.
Malkan Machinery has produced ironing systems for the garment and ready-to-wear sector since 1971 and exports to 95 countries. The two companies' shared engineering vision was presented globally at the Texprocess 2026 exhibition in Frankfurt.
For garment manufacturers the meaning of this alliance is clear. A holistic outfitting approach and a broad range of Indupress machines meet, under the same roof, a reach that extends from Türkiye to 95 countries.
The partnership aims to carry out the process from needs analysis to commissioning in a structure that requires less coordination for manufacturers. This gives investors convenience in time and planning.
The scope, goals and industry impact of the partnership are described in detail in the Malkan Indupress Strategic Partnership article on the site.
Malkan Machinery's vision in the field of textile machinery is described separately on the site. Its corporate goals are set out on the Malkan Vision 2025-2026 page, and one of its international exhibition efforts is covered in the CAITME 2026 Tashkent exhibition article.
13. 6 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE INVESTING
The right choice begins with clearly defining the business's own needs. The following six questions summarize the topics to be clarified at the quotation stage when evaluating Indupress machines.
The answers to these questions determine the compatibility of the equipment with the facility and the long-term efficiency of the investment. For technical details, the company's product pages and technical data sheets should be taken as the basis.
Asking these questions in writing at the quotation stage also makes it easier to compare different offers by the same criteria. The decision is thus based not only on price but on long-term efficiency.
14. CONCLUSION: INDUPRESS MACHINES AND THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO IRONING AND FINISHING
Indupress is a manufacturer of ironing and finishing equipment that extends from Hösbach to the world, describes itself as a family business and is based on more than forty years of experience.
It offers a broad product range, from intermediate and final pressing machines for jackets and trousers to INDUMAT control systems, and from finishing dummies to the modular tunnel finishing system.
The company's real strength is its holistic project approach, which handles this product range together with steam, condensate, vacuum, compressed air and electrical installations. Planning machine and infrastructure with the same engineering outlook is the foundation of an ironing department that works in balance and efficiently from the first day.
The strategic partnership carried out with Malkan Machinery brings this accumulated knowledge together with a production and reach capability extending from Türkiye to the world.
15. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Where is Indupress located? The company is headquartered in Hösbach near Aschaffenburg in the German state of Bavaria, and its trade name is registered as Hornung GmbH INDUPRESS® & Co. KG.
Which Indupress machines does the company make? The product range covers intermediate and final pressing machines for jackets and trousers, universal presses, finishing dummies and toppers, the tunnel finishing system, hand ironing equipment, and fixing and packaging equipment.
Does Indupress also provide installation services? Yes. The company states that it designs, delivers and installs the installation systems for steam, condensate, vacuum, compressed air and electrical lines.
Is Indupress a family company? Yes, the company describes itself as a family company in its promotional texts. It emphasizes more than forty years of experience in equipping garment factories.
What is INDUMAT? INDUMAT is the name of Indupress's machine control systems. It is listed in three versions: INDUMAT 10.1, INDUMAT TouchColor (PP45) and INDUMAT Basic.
What modules does the Indupress tunnel finishing system consist of? It consists of water spraying, steam and finishing modules with the transport system, control and tunnel conveyor. Detailed technical data of the modules should be examined in the company's technical documents.
What is the relationship between Indupress and Malkan Machinery? Türkiye-based Malkan Machinery and Germany-based Indupress carry out a strategic collaboration on a global scale. Details of the collaboration are described in the Malkan Indupress Strategic Partnership article on the site.
Is Indupress's website available in Turkish? Yes. The company's website is published in Turkish as well as German and English.
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Resources and Detailed Information
- • Wikipedia – Ironing – General definition of ironing and iron technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironing
- • Wikipedia – Thermodynamics – Fundamental laws of energy and heat transfer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamics
- • Malkan Indupress Strategic Partnership – Scope, goals and industry impact of the partnership https://malkan.com.tr/en/malkan-indupress-strategic-partnership/
- • Malkan Vision 2025-2026 – Corporate strategy and goals https://malkan.com.tr/en/malkan-vision-2025-2026/
- • CAITME 2026 – Malkan Machinery Tashkent Exhibition – Malkan Machinery’s CAITME 2026 exhibition work https://malkan.com.tr/en/caitme-2026-exhibition-malkan-machinery-tashkent/
- • Textile Machinery – Malkan Machinery Vision – Malkan Machinery’s vision in the field of textile machinery https://malkan.com.tr/en/textile-machinery-55-year-vision-malkan-machinery/
- • Turnkey Finishing Line – Turnkey finishing line approach from machine to installation https://malkan.com.tr/en/turnkey-finishing-line/
- • Tunnel Finisher – Tunnel finishing system and how it works https://malkan.com.tr/en/tunnel-finisher/
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