Intended for the food and beverage insutry, and formulated to meet 21 CFR 178.3570 incidental-food contact requirements, Vilter 717 offers good thermal, oxidative and hydrolytic stability.

Industrial refrigeration systems perform essential functions in food and beverage manufacturing and storage. The heart of the industrial refrigeration system is the compressor, and should the compressor need maintenance, time is of the essence.

Design-build firm Stellar updated its refrigeration parts and compressor shops in Jacksonville, Fla, and Fort Worth, Texas, in May 2019. Each facility offers climate-controlled storage spaces and a compressor shop with a separate teardown room, clean room and paint booth.

When it came time for one large fishing trawler to replace its on-site refrigerating plant, there were two solutions based on natural refrigerants: an ammonia system or a CO₂ system. Global Seas opted for a CO₂ system from Seattle-based Highland Refrigeration for its 148’ long Northern Defender. 

The V UD-Series is offered in a range of models from 276 to 8,120 cfm (125 to 400 mm). A hydraulically operated slide valve regulates the compressor capacity from 10 percent to full load, and it is engineered to offer improved part-load performance.

The Frick pDrive provides screw compressor reliability integrated with a packaged variable-speed drive. 

Series GMX is available in several models: 30 to 350 hp, spanning 164 to 618 cfm and utilizing various refrigerants, including R717, R507, R134A and R744.

Cook Compression opened a satellite service facility in Sicily, Italy, that will support the rapid reconditioning of compressor valves for ISAB S.r.l. and other refineries in the region. ISAB awarded Cook Compression a multi-year contract to provide technical support, reconditioning and upgrades for reciprocating compressor valves.

Danfoss has been named a winner of three 2020 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. The company won in the cooling (interlaced microchannel heat exchanger), green building (Turbocor TG490 compressor) and refrigeration (CO₂ adaptive liquid management solution) categories.

Hands-on sessions, workshops, technical presentations, manufacturer sessions, and 13 hours of exhibition hall time are among the highlights of the 2019 RETA Show.