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PET Preform Plant Retrofit Includes Compact Mold-Cooling Units

A retrofit project for a Vietnamese rigid packaging and PET converter swapped out four evaporative cooling towers and eight water-cooled ch…

White Paper Explores Process Cooling for Recycling Machines

In a white paper, one company explores how process cooling can improve recycling operations.

Cooling Tower Drift Affected by Surfactant Use

Cooling tower drift can have negative effects on the tower, nearby equipment and the surrounding environment. As the water that is emitted …

Resolving Evaporator Scaling Extends Mill Uptime

Scale in the evaporators at a paper mill increased over time until the equipment had to be shut down for cleaning — well before a scheduled…

Webinar Focuses on Freeze Drying

During a webinar in December, GEA Process Engineering will explain how freeze drying can help meet consumer demand for taste, nutrition and…

Stellar to Build Innovation Center, Headquarters for Darifair Foods

Stellar will design and construct a new headquarters and innovation center for Darifair Foods.

Tyson Foods to Increase Production in China, Thailand and The Netherlands

The latest expansions, adding more than 100,000 metric tons of fully cooked poultry capacity, reflect company’s global growth strategy to b…

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Pharmaceuticals

Preventing Contamination with Double Tubeplates

Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers

Product safety is crucial for any business, but when it comes to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, product safety can be a matter of life or death. …

Water Treatment

Developing a Successful Industrial Water-Management Program

Jim Lukanich, Kurita America

A successful water-management program for a process cooling water system will rely on a number of factors, some of which may be overlooked or ignored until a problem arises. …

Cooling Towers

Advantages of Closed-Loop Equipment for Process Cooling

Adam Radford, Evapco

It is a common question during the early design phase of most large mechanical systems: “Is open-loop or closed-loop cooling equipment better suited for this project?” …

Air Cooling

Using Radio Frequency Technology to Monitor Temperature in Produce Precooling

Temesa Lewis, DeltaTrak

A trip to the market is usually an effortless experience, with a majority of the shopping-list items readily available. Whether we visit the neighborhood supermarket, hypermarket (big-box store) or a …

Ammonia Refrigeration

Baked Goods Producer Selects Ammonia Liquid Chillers to Accommodate Plant Growth

Dr. Michael Golek, GEA

Fürth-based Wolf ButterBack KG is a specialist in Danish pastries, which the company produces for bakeries. The bakeries receive the pastries frozen and ready-to-bake in-house to sell to their customers. …

Chillers

Creating Energy-Efficient Chiller Systems

Sydney Turnwald, Chase Cooling Systems

Energy savings ranks as one of the most pressing considerations on the minds of almost every plant operator. Not only are there financial considerations but environmental ones as well. Though …

Modular Hybrid Cooler Incorporates Enhanced Water Management

The Nexus is designed to minimize maintenance cost by reducing spray-water volume by up to 60 percent, by allowing accessibility to all components at the front of the unit, and by operating dry when temperature and climate allow.

Equipment

Fume Hood Blowers

Line of belt and direct-drive exhaust blowers is chemical resistant and available in standard and explosionproof models.

Products

Low Temperature Chillers

Suited for beverage applications, among others, the low temperature chillers use glycol as the coolant, which allows the user to cool lower than a water system without freezing up the chiller.

Equipment

Cooling Tower System

The PCTS Series is an open-loop system that provides for good heat transfer and stable plant operation.

Products

Portable, Closed-Loop Chiller

With 0.125 to 2 ton capacity (2,100 to 24,000 BTU/hr), the portable J Series is suited for indoor plug-and-play applications. The brazed plate evaporator offers efficient cooling for many processes, including clean oil applications.

Columns

Handling Headwinds

Linda Becker

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

Process Cooling Magazine

November 15, 2020

Check out the November 15, 2020 edition of Process Cooling: 5 Q&A for optimal heat exchanger specs, preventing contamination with double tubeplates, products and more!

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