To operate a roll finishing machine 1 provided in continuous washing equipment in an appropriately adjusted condition in accordance with the kind of laundry being a processing object by automatically controlling the roll finishing machine 1.

An operator manually operates the laundry kind specifying button 11 of an operation board 10 and specifies the kind (sheets, pajamas or pillow covers, etc., for instance) of the laundry. An operation signal (arrow s) is input to an automatic controller 12. The automatic controller 12 supplied with the operation signal (arrow s) supplies command signals (arrow h and arrow i) to a roll rotationally driving mechanism 13 and a roll steam adjuster 14 and makes the rotational speed and heating temperature of main rolls (5A-5D) appropriate. The automatic controller 12 further supplies a command signal k to a pressurizing roll 6, a command signal arrow m to an air jet 8 and a command signal arrow n to a vacuum box 9 and automatically controls accessory devices.