When COVID-19 began spreading across America, the Food Bank of Alaska in Anchorage quickly became overwhelmed. The organization had been making the best of outdated equipment in a remote location for many years, often dealing with breakdowns that led to significant losses of perishable food items. But, as the pandemic brought many longstanding issues to a head, it became clear that a permanent solution needed to be found.

Designed for the food storage and refrigeration industry, the system employs a wireless sensor and a gateway to take freezer temperature measurements at 20-minute intervals.

Suboptimal transport conditions and equipment play a significant role in food wastage; upgrading refrigerated equipment with telematics can be a realistic, sustainable part of the solution

The 135,000-sq.-ft. facility is located in Haverhill, Mass.

An open house for the Sturbridge, Mass., facility was held on October 20.

Logix, a Seattle-area industrial controls manufacturer, has been serving the industrial refrigeration market with controls solutions for wineries, cold storage warehouses, distribution centers and processing plants focusing on safety, efficiency and sustainability.

Hankison HPR and HPRN refrigerated compressed air dryers offer flow rates of 5 to 1200 scfm (17 to 2040 m³/h).

TF series, with four models from 550-1130 scfm, integrates the company’s SECOPACK LS latent heat thermal storage system that delivers consistent dew point control and energy efficiency under varying load conditions.