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Chillers

Free-Cooling System Delivers for Container Maker

When a manufacturer of plastic containers decided to build a new facility to meet customer demand, selecting a cooling system with an adiabatic fluid cooler and water-cooled chiller allowed the company to take advantage of free cooling when environmental conditions support it.
March 7, 2023
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Although the Delavan facility currently operates only six product lines, Schoeneck Containers — now known as Radius Packaging — opted for a cooling system that could grow with the company and eliminate the need to spend additional capital down the road.


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Industrial Heat Exchangers

Cooling Capabilities: Industrial Heat Exchangers (2022 edition)

Use our Cooling Capabilities Chart on Heat Exchangers to find an exchanger maker that can help you solve your process challenges.
March 30, 2022
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Finding just the right heat exchanger for your specific process cooling application sometimes can be an intimidating task.


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Industrial Cooling Products

Temperature Control Units for Plastics Processing

August 20, 2021
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Thermolator TCUs are offered three standard configurations. The TW-V is offered with 0.75- and 2-hp models, both with a 12 kW heater and 0.375" solenoid valve. 


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Industrial Temperature Control Units

The Ins and Outs of Temperature Control Units

While the basic design and function of temperature control units can be relatively simple, each aspect has a wide-ranging impact on the system overall.
Tom Stone, Thermal Care
July 19, 2021
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Temperature control units are relatively simple in their design and operation, but the impact they have on industrial processes can be significant. To better understand this, it is important to review.
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Cooling Solution Aids Injection-Molding Processes

June 23, 2021
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When Miele’s old closed system with a hybrid evaporative cooler reached the end of its service life, the German manufacturer needed a solution for cooling the hydraulic systems at its Warendorf location.


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Atlas Copco Expands into Industrial Process Cooling

March 17, 2021
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With the launch of the TCX 4-90A chiller range, Atlas Copco extended its industrial portfolio to include process cooling equipment. The company plans to introduce more products to the market in 2021 and extend the range to include higher cooling capacities.


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frigel PET Preform Plant Retrofit Includes Compact Mold-Cooling Units
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PET Preform Plant Retrofit Includes Compact Mold-Cooling Units

November 25, 2020
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A retrofit project for a Vietnamese rigid packaging and PET converter swapped out four evaporative cooling towers and eight water-cooled chillers for side-machine individual chillers and an adiabatic cooler for overall heat dissipation.
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White Paper Explores Process Cooling for Recycling Machines
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White Paper Explores Process Cooling for Recycling Machines

November 25, 2020
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In a white paper, one company explores how process cooling can improve recycling operations.


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Pressure Transmitter Developed for Plastics Industry Handles Electric Noise

July 8, 2020
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Electric noise caused by variable-frequency drives (VFDs) and other direct-coupled electrical fast transients from valves and relays is a serious challenge in the plastics industry. To address the problem, Danfoss developed a pressure transmitter optimized for the specific conditions of the plastics industry.


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Cooling Towers

Industrial Cooling Towers Transition to Plastic

Engineered plastic cooling towers offer a modular, scalable cooling solution for industrial cooling tower design and construction.
Ed Sullivan
June 25, 2020
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Industrial operations continue to confront numerous issues with the cooling towers employed to cool industrial processes. The towers cool the processes by evaporatively cooling the circulating water used for process cooling.


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10/24/23 to 10/26/23
Cleveland, OH
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Contact: Leslie Kyle

SPE Thermoforming Conference 2023

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Division hosts the biennial SPE Thermoforming Conference. The next event is planned for October 24-26, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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5/6/24 to 5/10/24
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL
United States

NPE2024: The Plastics Show

NPE2024: The Plastics Show provides exclusive access to the innovations, people, processes, science and ideas that are shaping the future of plastics. Build connections, exchange ideas and explore the largest concentration of machinery, tools, technology and professional training available in today’s industry marketplace.

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