World Refrigeration Day 2020 will be celebrated with events, including webinars, contests and live training. The event — held annually on June 26 — seeks to draw attention to important role that refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps play in modern life. 

What a difference a few months — or weeks — can make. In January, as I was attending AHR Expo in Orlando, there was little talk of COVID-19 or the coronavirus that causes the disease.

Finding just the right heat exchanger for your specific process cooling application sometimes can be an intimidating task.

In this technical note, we explore three causes of thermal instability and the solutions that modern recirculating chillers can offer to laser manufacturers. Specifically, we describe the in-field problems that users encounter — and create — when operating a laser system. The prevalence of these problems inspired the creation of the PolyScience DuraChill® line of chillers.

Based on the north shore of Massachusetts, New England Biolabs (NEB) — a company “created by scientists for scientists” — produces recombinant and native enzymes for genomic research.

Applications for the line of sanitary temperature control systems include biotechnology and pharmaceutical, extrusion, food and beverage processing, laboratory, medicine and vitamin processing, mixers and blenders, packaging, pet food processing, personal care/cosmetics, reactors, sterilizers and fermenters, surgical equipment and devices, and vessels/jacketed tanks.

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, or ePTFE, can be found in Gore-Tex jackets, waterproof shoes and even laptops and firefighting gear. Created in 1969, it's water resistant, extremely strong and has a huge thermal temperature range. When blended with an insulator called Aerogel, ePTFE can help insulate against high temperatures.

Selecting a chiller supplier is part of a multistep process that ultimately aims to deliver adequate, effective cooling for your process application at a cost-effective price.

Multistack LLC, a privately held manufacturer of cooling, heating and energy-recovery systems, has acquired Budzar Industries, Willoughby, Ohio. Budzar manufactures custom temperature control and pumping systems for the rubber, chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries.

Cooling systems are fully customizable to meet exact temperature requirements and offer options to improve energy savings.