The 2021 RETA National Conference will cover a range of topics for professional development of industrial refrigeration operators and technicians.

Designed for field use with an impact- and water-resistant, IP54-certified overmolded body, Model DR82 has a USB rechargeable battery that provides 10 hours of use per charge.

In this issue of Process Cooling, we look for ways to improve industrial refrigeration system efficiency as well as at filtration systems suited for raw water intakes, adiabatic cooling and a case history about how brazed heat exchangers helped optimize a chiller design for laser cooling.

A Spanish vegetable processor was experiencing issues with the quality of the rice it was producing via its individually quick freezing (IQF) method. Installing an IQF tunnel system with sequential defrost helped the company maximize production.

Using tubular heating elements rather than heat tracing tape to de-ice the doors of a refrigeration system is the focus of a blog post from heaters and controls manufacturer Tempco Electric Heater Corp., Wood Dale, Ill.

The global industrial refrigeration system market is estimated to grow from $19.4 billion in 2021 to $25.1 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 5.3 percent rate, according to a research report.

A green-energy startup produced what it says is the first commercial battery electric truck refrigeration system.

AHR Expo will return to Las Vegas January 31-February 2, 2022, after a forced cancellation of its 2021 show in Chicago. Registration is free, and attendees are encouraged to register early on ahrexpo.com.

GEA Refrigeration Technologies, the GEA division specializing in industrial refrigeration, joined the Cool Coalition led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The initiative aims to drive the use of efficient, climate-friendly cooling in industrial processes and urban environments by fostering dialog between governments, business, finance and civil society.

GEA will sell its industrial refrigeration contracting operations in Spain and Italy to Clauger, a French family-owned company that specializes in industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. The transaction is expected to close in the fall.