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Good chiller maintenance practices for winter

As the temperatures start to drop, the proper maintenance and cleaning of chiller systems after shutdown can help avoid future problems.

Jeremy Gerrard

December 15, 2014

Delaying maintenance can lead to more repair costs and lost production time.

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Closed-loop liquid cooler

October 7, 2014

The primary component of an integrated, closed-loop intelligent cooling system, the Frigel Ecodry 3DK closed-loop liquid cooler provides clean water to industrial processes and eliminates chemical discharges and waterborne diseases such as Legionella.

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Put a chill on flour, and waste

Using cryogenics to cool flour in the mixing process allows this bakery to cut waste and boost quality.

October 7, 2014

Founded as a neighborhood bakery in 1943, Coles Quality Foods, Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI became synonymous with frozen garlic bread when it established the category in the 1970s.

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Conveyor belting should be seen and not heard

When belting runs quietly, there’s little wear, and that means long life and very little downtime.

September 4, 2014

Table Talk Pies, located in Worcester, MA since 1938, makes those four-in. round pies that, if you live in the Northeast, you’ve probably have had the opportunity to try.

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HTST/UHT processor unit

August 7, 2014

Suitable for up- or downstream installation to conduct trials, the TERLET-OMVE HT 220 Combo Unit with direct steam injection includes an HTST/UHT processor and onboard, built-in steam boiler.

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Five-blade Fan

June 3, 2014

Featuring a 5-blade profile and airfoil shape, the Kelley WAVE HVLS fan produces a cylindrical column of air that flows down to the floor and outward in all directions, creating a horizontal floor jet that circulates air in large spaces before pulling it back vertically toward the blades.

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NEMA 12 cabinet coolers

June 3, 2014

Resisting heat and dirty environments, EXAIR NEMA 12 cabinet cooler systems keep electrical enclosures cool with 20°F air.

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Evaporative cooling retorts

April 7, 2014

Allpax evaporative cooling retorts process up to 3,200-lb. batches or 50- to 800-gal. kettles of raw product.

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Inverter scroll compressors

April 7, 2014

Danfoss variable-speed VZH inverter scroll compressors operate at part-load conditions.

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Low-temperature chillers

April 7, 2014

Available with operating temperatures from -20°F to 0°F and with nominal capacities up to 12 tons in both air- and water-cooled condensing, Mokon Iceman LT low-temperature chillers are suitable for jacketed vessels, reactors, laboratory, sanitary and other industrial applications.