IRONMATE® - cut your flat iron electrical consumption up to 53%, a diligent Filipino invention
Electric bills, water bills, phone bills, internet bills, credit card bills and all that kind of bills are the main recipients of a Filipino’s income at the end of the month. And what’s left for an ordinary employee with an income of Php15,000 and less a month? Barely enough for the family’s food and everyday allowances.

Cutting down these bills are necessary. If not to eliminate, at least reduction shall be done. In the case of electric bill, some people resort to cut their electrical consumption illegally especially those who are leaving in overpopulated areas. But what if we can do it legally without compromising a necessary household chore that needs electricity? Yes, there’s a way.

An IRONMATE® promotional banner
Electric iron is one of the appliances that consume electricity a lot. A typical clothes iron has wattage of 1000-1800. To save electricity, Sir Rodolfo B. Biescas, Sr. invented the IRONMATE®. He was former elementary teacher in Albay. Due to his love for the ordinary Pinoys, and believing that the Filipino is a creative persona and has strong global-standard that one can be the pride of Asia, he began inventing and innovating things that Filipinos may benefit. He believes that “Necessity is not the mother of all Inventions” because there are inventions that are not necessity like those that causes destruction. IRONMATE® was invented in 1988. Sir Biescas applied patent in 1990 and granted in 1991.

The IRONMATE® is a device which automatically shuts off the electrical flow towards the flat iron when the iron is rested or not in use without losing the heat energy. It can save up to 50-53% of energy consumption and electricity cost. It is portable and made of fiber plastic crystals, with the stainless steel plate and a heat indicator at the rear side.

Major highlights of the IRONMATE® include:
Timely energy saving & fire safety device for flat iron.
Pay only what you actually consume in ironing clothes
Multi-awarded filipino Invention
Conserves heat and reduce electrical consumption by 50-53%.
Controls built-in loss in ironing – electrical consumption automatically stops and heat conserved when the flat-iron presses the push button while rested on the IRONMATE® during frequent idle periods.
Ensures fire safety in ironing
Automatic shut off power
Portable and easy to use.
Affordable
Specifications:
Voltage: 220v
Power Capacity: 1000 watts
Fuse: 10amp
Due to the excellence of the product, it became a recipient of the following awards.
1993 National Inventors week and Golden International Expo ’93 – Gold Medal
1999 Phil. Official Entry to: 27E Salon International DES Inventors- Geneva, Switzerland
1999 Official Delegates to Europartenariat, Vienna Austria I-TEX 2000 international Invention, Invention Industrial Design and Technology
Putra World Trade Center – Malaysia – Broze Medal
National Inventors week 2000- Tuklas Award – Outstanding Invention
Currently, Sir Biescas leads his single proprietorship company, the Econolux Enterprises featuring his own invented products.

Rodolfo B. Biescas Sr., inventor of the IRONMATE®
Among the high-impact technologies which concretely addresses pressing global concerns on energy, environment and health are the following: Multi-Cooler Fan (Semi Air Conditioning Unit), Ironmate Economizer (Energy Saving Device for Flat Iron), Super Flame (Charwood Stove) Brickcoal (Charcoal Briquettes) Cosmic Pure (Water Purifier), The Pacman (Mechanical Street Sweeper), Sapun (Sanitary Disposal Toilet Seat Cover), and Nature’s Air (Car and Room Ionizer), a timely health advocacy during this times of spreading environmental pollution in society. He is also one of the founders of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Cooperative and credited for eight inventions/innovations which he developed, patented spanning 25-year period (since 1982