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News
10 IOR News
11 SIRACH Update
12 Mitsubishi Electric column
17 Women in ACR Anna Carrera
fromHitachi
24 Competition Enter the REFCOM
word search to win great prizes
26 Out and About Samsungs new chillers
and AC units
43 Contractors Corner TF Solutions looks at wine cellar cooling systems
44 Company Profile Bosch Introduces its
new VRF system
52 Whats new The latest products on
the market
56Chilly Chatter includingChilly Van Competition
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Changing Faces Whos new and whos moved
What will 2016 bring?Change is consistent in everything we do and experience. Here are some 2016 predictions for change in the air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump industry.
The Internet of Things No longer will air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump systems work in isolation. Its not just computers that will have an IP address, the internets way of identifying a machine connected to it. Data collected from each unit will help move the industry away from reacting to climatic conditions to predicting them and becoming more efficient.
The industry will continue to grow But, where? Some analysts predict the global industry will grow by 7% between now and 2020. Greatif your business in the Asia-Pacific region. What about closer to home? Anecdotally, it is still tough out there but new entrants into the market need to work hard at developing relationships to stand a chance of getting their systems considered.
More mobile If your website is not mobile-friendly, youd better make sure it is, quickly. This industry is shifting rapidly to the internet for finding information. We know that ourselves. Over 30% of our website visitors do so on a smartphone or tablet PC. A year ago, it was 5% or less. So what? People cant be bothered to hang about on websites which are not mobile-friendly, so you lose a chance to help them. Get your website fixed and get more business.
Finally, we hope you enjoyed the 2015 issues of the ACR Journal in their perfect bound style celebrating our 25thanniversary. Have a great, 2016!
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AIR CONDITIONNG14
Quoting the System & the CustomerProposal
Guidance from Fujitsu
20Training Engineers to be Adaptable
for Future NeedsHETA
23Better Indoor Air Means Better Brain
Performance at WorkAir Quality
REFRIGERANTS
34 Out with the Old and In with the New
John Ormerod from A-Gas looks ahead
36 R404A: Time to Plan Your Move
Awayfrom It in 2016Climalife
REFRIGERATION38
Refrigeration Experts Help Ethnic Food Supplier with Coldstore Solution
Dean & Wood
40Case Study: Helping to Future-Proof
UK FarmingClimate Center
HEAT PUMPS48 Viessmann Installs First UK Energy
from Ice Heating System
50 Entire Luxury Estate Benefits from Latest Stiebel Eltron UK Air Source
Heat Technology
Addendum
In the November issue an article about
TQEnvironmental suggested that they place
leak detection sensors under beds in hotels.
This is not the case. It leads to false readings
from refrigerants used in aerosol cans for
deodorants and antiperspirants, for example.
TQEnvironmental places them in smarter places
to make their systems more accurate.
30 Winners announced
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EJM BUYS CRYOTECH SYSTEMSRefrigeration, air conditioning and ventilation specialist, EJM Engineered Systems Ltd announced today that it has agreed to buy Derby-based CryotechSystems Ltd.
EJM chairman, Matt Morton, confirmed that, on Friday 4th December 2015, he and Crytotech Systems managing director, Ron Mearns, had agreed on terms for the County Durham-based to buy the Midlands-based business for an undisclosed sum.
The deal is a good fit for the companies which both work in the industrial and commercial refrigeration sectors, as well as in air conditioning and ventilation. Geographically, the deal means that EJM can extend its service southwards in the UK more easily, making use of the skilled engineers in Derby to serve customers more locally. In turn, EJM can now service Cryotech customers in the north too.
Cryotech Systems was formed in 1982 and EJM in 1980. EJM Engineered systems has seven skilled engineers working from its offices in Shotton Colliery. Cryotech Systems has four engineers in Derby. Ron Mearns will continue working within the new business for the next three years, at least, as engineering director. The businesses will continue to trade under their own names for the time being, until the final details have settled in.
INTEGRAL MOVES INTOINDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATIONIntegral UK announced in November that it is moving into the industrial refrigeration and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) markets.The company is well known for its mechanical and engineering and building maintenance services. Two years ago, Integral UK bought the troubled WR which helped it move into the retail and commercial refrigeration services market.
Integral UKs managing director, Bryan Glastonbury said:We have listened to users in the industrial refrigeration market
who require a quality service. Our response has been to broaden and extend our refrigeration capabilities in this area.
The move into industrial refrigeration appears to be a logical expansion of its business. The company has branches across the UK and Ireland, providing a local service nationally already. It has around 100 refrigeration engineers in the field helping both small, local customers and national chains.
Hiring the SkillsBryan sees an opportunity to use its existing skills and technology gained in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning to help it move into industrial refrigeration. He spotted the need and has hired in talent to develop the new business.
David Bostock, who previously was the managing director of GEA Refrigeration, and is currently Chairman of ACRIB, is to lead the new division. Graham Young and Adam Bowey, both formerly with GEA Refrigeration, have joined the team too. Young is the new sales director. Bowey, the new Industrial Projects Director.
Bryan added that the new hires were just the beginning of the process of moving into the industrial refrigeration and HVAC sectors. Integral has over 80 apprentices in the company each year to address the skills gap.
The new business will provide the full gamut of services including industrial refrigeration design, installation and after-sales service. Given that Integral UK already has qualified refrigeration and air conditioning engineers across the nation in its 16 offices.
Industrial refrigeration is a great way into the industrial market. It is a core part of their process, said Bryan.
Integral Industrial Refrigeration Directors
CHEMOURS TO MAKE400 PEOPLE REDUNDANTRefrigerant manufacturer, Chemours, is to reduce its workforce by 400 across its global operation over the next year, the company announced this week.
The decision affects employees and contractors and will save the company around $50 million a year. The job losses represents 5% of its total workforce and will cost the company about $45 million in the last quarter of 2015. The decision is part of the companys plan to lower its costs and restructure so it can focus more closely on its core businesses.
Chemours president and CEO, Mark Vergnano stated:We continue to make significant progress executing
against our five-point transformation plan by streamlining our portfolio and our organizational structure. The actions announced today will allow us to focus our resources on our core business segments, operate more efficiently, and strengthen our financial position. I want to express my sincere thanks to all the employees who are affected by todays announcement for their contributions to Chemours.
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INVESTMENT FOR MANOR CONCEPTS
ManorConcepts, theBedfordshire-based retail refrigeration unit
manufacturer is to have 1million invested into a factory upgrade.
The company is getting a new assembly hall, and a new, larger
showroom, as well as a new automation for its existing plant.
Manor Concepts hopes the buildingworkwill be complete and
operational early in 2016. The investment is coming from its new
owner, Arneg.
MD,Mike Tucker said:
By sanctioning this level of investment Arneg, our Italian
parent company, has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to
expanding theManor business in the UK.
With larger, moremodern facilities wewill be in a better
position to support the UK refrigeration industry, increasing our
range of products and providing an improved service to both the
existing Arneg distributor base aswell asManors current and
future customers.
TheManor Concepts factory will have three flexible
production lines built into the new assembly hall whichwill give
the company for capacity tomake and assemble awider range
of its retail refrigeration units. The existing assembly will allow
them to grow the existingmanufacturing capability of their
display cabinet door solutions.
Tim Bound, Director, Transtherm Cooling Industries
MIDLANDS HVAC MANUFACTURER
SMASHES TURNOVER TARGET
TransthermCooling Industries, the Coventry-basedHVAC
systemmanufacturer, has smashed its turnover target for
its financial year, the company announced today.
Transthermmatched its turnover from the 2014-2015
financial year in first eightmonths of this year. They
expect to have increased their turnover by about 50%by
April 2016. The company put this success down to better
economies of scale andmaintaining quality while reducing
their costs, whichmeans they have beenmore competitive
price against foreign competition.
Given that UKmanufacturing is still, officially, in recession
(according toONSfigures), Transtherms success is all the
more remarkable.
Another factor in their good news, is the flexibility
and technical knowledgewhich their 32-strong team
offers. This sets them against their competitors and
helps their customers with their energy efficiency needs
more effectively.
The business is not complacent, however. Given the
increasing international interest in and pressure to provide
solutions to prevent climate change, Transtherm believes
its outlook is positive. Many of its systems are used at
renewable energy plants and data centres where energy
efficiency is paramount.
Transtherm sales director, Tim Bound said:
We have recently recruited excellent new talent into the
sales andmanufacturing teamwhich hasmade
it possible for us to sell andmanufacturemore
equipment than ever before.
Due to changes in government legislation
we are seeing a big increase in cooling
systems for the power generationmarket.
Weare also enjoying amuchgreater interest
in our packagedproducts from thebuilding
consultantmarket due to their unique
designs and simplified use.
FSW CELEBRATES
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE
FSW, theair conditioning
and refrigerationwholesaler,
celebrated its50thanniversary
in stylewith150customersand
suppliers at itsgaladinner atThe
Belfryon19thNovember.
Thedinnermarked theend
of itsGoldenAnniversaryyear
ofpromotionsandevents,
withFredMacAulay, entertaining theguestswithhisquickwit
andobservational humour. For the last year, FSWrananumberof
rewardsevents including trackdays, racingandgolf days, aswell as
its customerpointsprogrambasedonpurchases.
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WINS CLIMATE CENTERSUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARDMiddlesbrough-based, high vacuum, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment expert, JAVAC was recently awarded Climate Centers 2015 Supplier of the Year Award.
The award is not easy to win. Climate Center has a gruelling and rigorous set of measures and feedback from across the company from which it assess its suppliers. The measures and tests include how much technical training and support JAVACs team provides, how good they are at providing stock replenishments, as well as customer support.
JAVAC has moved up Climate Centers ranking system over recent years, and the business has now achieved the ultimate supplier accolade.
Steve Davies, Managing Director, Javac, said: I was very proud to receive the award on behalf of the whole JAVAC UK team. It is a real group e ort - from everyone in the branches to accounts, sales and marketing.
Climate Center, Managing Director, Andy Wighton said: Working in partnership with our key suppliers to create value for the whole supply
chain is really important to us. Were proud to be associated with such an outstanding supplier and its been great to see how successful we can be when we work together.
BEIJER REF BUYS HRPBeijer Ref, the Swedish owners of Dean& Wood in the UK, announced today that it has bought British refrigeration wholesaler HRP.
Beijer Ref already owns 44% of the HRP shares, which it bought in 2009 when it purchased Carrier Corporations refrigeration wholesale business in Europe and South Africa in 2009.
HRPs existing 15 branches across the UK will work alongside and complement the Dean & Wood and RW Refrigeration Wholesale business. HRP carries about 10,000 products in its range from brands including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Samsung, Toshiba, Danfoss, Copeland, Lawton, BOC, Aspera and LUnite.
HRP has found it di cult to make consistent pro ts in the UK on its 37.7 million (SEK 500 million) turnover. However, Beijer Ref sees opportunities to make use of its existing logistical operations in the UK to make HRP pro table.
Beijer Ref CEO, Per Bertland said:With the acquisition of HRP, we
consolidate Beijer Refs operation in the important UK market. The three companies will continue to operate under their respective brands. However, through the joint group a liation, we will be able to o er even better service and more e cient logistics, which improves our total o er in a competitive market.
Buying HRP makes Beijer Ref the market leader in the UK with around 98 million in annual sales from its three businesses in the country. The UK is the companys second biggest European market after France. The agreement was signed on 18th November 2015 and comes into e ect on 1st January 2016.
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Since2013,whentheInstitute
ofRefrigeration launchedits
YouthEngagementProject,
workingwithyoungpeopleand
students, itbecameamajoragenda
itemforthe IOR.Asan industry, ithas
beenestimatedthatonly10%ofthe
workforceareagedbetween18and24.
Thisrepresentsarisktothefutureof
the industrytomakesurethere isthe
right leveloftalentcomingthrough.
The IORYouthEngagementprojectwas
setup tocombine theeortsof various
industry initiativesandschemesandoer
asinglepointof contact through the IOR
toencourage interactivity andsharingof
expertiseandsuccesses inengagingmore
youngpeople in this rewardingcareer.
The IOR is continuing themomentumof
thisprojectbyprovidingapresence for the
RAC industryat anumberofexhibitions
and fairs. It is alsoproviding the tools and
resources formembers to reachout to
schools andcolleges tocreateabuzzabout
careers in the refrigeration industry.Oneof
thehighlightedeventswas theBigBangFair
in 2015,where the IORcollaboratedwith
CoolScienceUK, topromote refrigeration
asacool career choice. Formore
informationabouthowtheyachievedoneof
themostpopular and interestingstandsat
the fair see thevideosandpicturesat
www.coolscience.org.uk
I O R N E W S
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By Gordon Duncan, IOR Project Manager for Youth Engagement
IOR new focus
ONYOUTHENGAGEMENT
Myinvolvementwiththe IORstartedwith
a6months internship,workingonamarket
researchproject,prolingthe industryand
membership.Theaimwastogain insights
frommembersabouttheirperceptionsof
thebenetofbelongingtoaprofessional
institute,howtheywantthe IORtosupport
theircareerdevelopmentatdierentstages
andthe impact forthefutureofthe industry.
I talkedtoover100membersonthephone,
atcommitteemeetingsandeventsand
foundtheirenthusiasmfortheir industryand
willingnesstosharetheirviewsencouraging.
Looking at a statistical analysis, a key
nding from the initial researchwas that
more andmore youngpeople are starting
to join the Institute potentially the result
of the past fewyears ofworkingwith
colleges anduniversities to raise the prole
of refrigeration. The challenge nowwill be
to ensure that they are providedwith the
right development opportunities and links
to pursue their career in refrigeration.
Following on from this initial research
project, the IORwill be looking even
deeper into youth engagement in the
industry and comparing this to other
engineering bodies and results in dierent
countries. This new project aims to
explore inmuchmore depth some of the
key issues such as:
Whether there is a curriculum
and skills gap in education and
apprenticeship schemes,
Themedia hype behind the lack of
interest in engineering careers,
Innovative learning techniques including
alternativemethods such as e-learning
and community collaboration,
How, as amembership institution, the
IOR can better support the industrys
progression across thewhole range of
member needs
Thepurposeof the currentwork is to
gain a deeper understanding ofwhere the
refrigeration industry needs improvement
in delivering a younger, highly trained and
skilful workforce to promote the industry
as an exciting, prosperous and cool career
option. Theoutputs are likely to be a better
understanding of the industrysworkforce
needs, the specic skills requirements
of recently employedgraduates and
apprentices and requirements of teaching
careers in refrigeration. It should also
provide a clear direction for the Institute
and itsmembers for the future.
If you have experience in recruiting
young people, graduates, apprentices
or careers initiatives andwould like to
getmore involved in this project please
contactme: GordonDuncan,
As part of the IORs focus on youth engagement; Fantastic Fridges, thewebsite and Facebook
page, was relaunched this year. A platformwhere youngsters can play fun and insightful
games, partake in interactive refrigeration quizzes whilst giving them the option to share
their scores, the quizzes andmore on their own Facebook accounts.
Fantastic Fridges: www.fantasticfridges.com
Fantastic Fridges Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/fantasticfridges
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On the 1st October 2015 the SIRACH network
(Sustainable Innovation in Refrigeration Air conditioning and
Heat pumps) visited Newcastle University and the Joseph
Swan Centre for Energy Research.
SIRACH
MEETING
S I R A C H
The event focusedmainly on the opportunities,
challenges and new solutions offered by
district heating and cooling networks. It
included technical presentations, an interactive
facilitated group networking session and a tour
of the Byker District Heating Site at Newcastle.
Read the full report here on the ACR Journal website:
http://w2u.eu/SIRACHOct15
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Inormally try and use this column to (hopefully) impart
useful knowledge thatwill either get you, the reader,
thinking, or help promote the values of ongoing
training to career development.
This time, though, Id like to use the column to pose a series
of questions about howwe as an industry train installers on the
best use of air conditioning controls.
As amanufacturer, we know that we have some of themost
advanced control systems available, yet we often nd end users
who are using these vastly technological resources as little
more than an on and o switch.
Thequestionsbelowarewhatwe, asamanufacturer, are
grapplingwith; so if youdohaveaview, ImsureWill theEditor
wouldbehappy tocarrya letteror comment.Answer themonline
here:http://w2u.eu/MEDec2015 .Or youcanemailmedirectly at
Ben Bartle-Ross, technical trainer at Mitsubishi Electric asks for
feedback on installer support for controls
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TRAINEDTOTAKECONTROL
1. Do you think that manufacturers in general supply enough information to you
the installer to enable you to properly convey all of the potential and benets
that building operators can get from their controls?
2. Is this even something you bother with? Do you have
the time? Or do you just handover a control manual
on leaving?
3. Are the right people there when you handover
the system or do you feel that someone should
be there to represent the manufacturer and help
train the end user?
4. Should manufacturers nd ways of offering training
on controls directly to end users or is this stepping into
your territory?
5. And what about control companies?
Do you think they would benet from
training with individual manufacturers?
1. Do you think that manufacturers in general supply enough information to you
the installer to enable you to properly convey all of the potential and bene ts
that building operators can get from their controls?
2. Is this even something you bother with? Do you have
the time? Or do you just handover a control manual
on leaving?
3. Are the right people there when you handover
the system or do you feel that someone should
be there to represent the manufacturer and help
train the end user?
4. Should manufacturers nd ways of off ering training
on controls directly to end users or is this stepping into
your territory?
5. And what about control companies?
Do you think they would bene t from
training with individual manufacturers?
Ben Bartle-Ross, Technical Trainer
Blygold UK Ltd, Olympic House, 63 Wallingford Road,
Uxbridge, Middx., UB8 2RW
T.01895 259346 F. 01895 259356
E. [email protected] W. www.Blygold.com
Blygold UK Ltd, Units 2/3 Dinting Ind. Est.,
Dinting Lane, Glossop, Derbs, SK13 7NU
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Nowthedesignofthebuilding
hasbeendecided,asperthe
lastcolumn(Nov2015 issue),
andthe loadsforeachroomhavebeen
calculatedwecanputaquotetogether.
Our theoretical two storey building,
whichwe introduced in the first column,
has a floor area of 160m
2
per floorwith
openplan and cellular offices.Different
tenants occupy eachfloor.
Choosing the Controls
Wehavedecided togowitha three-
pipeheat recoveryVRFsystemfor
eachfloor.The lackof space for lots
of condensingunits ifwewentdown
thesplit routeprevents this choice for
simultaneousheatingandcooling.
At this stage there are several things
that we have to take into account. The
customermay have requested two
different quotes. For example, quote one
for all ducted indoor units and quote two
for all cassette indoor units.
For open plan offices youmay need
to group-control several units together,
so only one controller is needed, not one
per system.
The customermay requiremore
advanced control and require central
control or a BMSsolution. This all needs
to be taken into accountwhenquoting
tomake sure all the extras are supplied.
For example if there ismulti
tenancy andelectrical
apportionment is required,
a BMS interfacewould
be needed.
When quoting a
VRF systemmost
manufactures have
a design/quote
program to help put
together a full package.
Fujitsus technical team takes you through the process and pitfalls of an air conditioning project from start to after sales. Here
James Richardson, Fujitsus technical engineer, looks at the quote and customer proposal.
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QUOTINGTHESYSTEM
&THECUSTOMERPROPOSAL
What to Provide in the Report
The days of sending the customer just
a price for a VRF are long gone. Most
customers now expect to have a full
report alongside the quotation.
The largertheproject, themorechangeswill
occurandthemoretime it takestoconvert
the initialenquiry intoanorder.
Additional considerations thatmay need
to be addressed in the event of an order:
Are there any planning restrictions that
may affect your design approach?
Site structural issues? These
may require the services of a
structural engineer.
Landlord permissions? If the client is
a tenant, has permission to proceed
been obtained?
Financials.
Project time scale/programme.
Changes to the Report
How you present your report is
important. Inmost cases it will be sent
by e-mail with some attachments,
such as product pictures andCAD
drawings. However, for some clients it
may be better to present the quotation
in person. This way any questions can
be handled there and then and you can
take time towalk the client through your
decisionmaking process. It also gives you
the chance to gauge the reaction to your
offer on the spot.
Next time -installation planning and
on-site works.
The following informationwould
now be expected:
EER, SEER, Pipe work schematic,
Wiring diagrams (schematics), Noise date,
Indoor unit details, Outdoor unit details,
Options, Materials list,
Refrigerant quantity,
Refrigerant pipe-work sizes
When producing the quote you are
also able to submit a full report. This will
ensure a full and professional package to
impress the customer and provide them
with all the information they require.
That said, there are occasionswhere
providing toomuch information canwork
against you, especially if it finds its way
into the hands of your competitors. This
is where you have to know your customer
and judge howmuch information
to provide.
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sent isusually thefirstof
anumberof revisions.
This isduetovarious
issues,suchas
requestedcost
reductionoptions,
building layout
changes,additional
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I think this largely male dominated
atmosphere could truly benefit from
a greater female influence
W O M E N I N A C R
Name and job title
The ACR Journalmet Anna Carrera,
DepartmentManager of Quality
Assurance at Hitachi in Spain to ask about
her career in the industry.
Where did you study and what course/
diploma/degree did you gain?
I have a Technical Degreewith
a postgraduate in statistics and
QA application.
A N N A C A R R E R A - H I T A C H I
Tell us about your employer, Hitachi
Ourfactory is located inasmallvillage in
Vacarisses,around35kmnorthofBarcelona.
Since the 1st of October 2015, two
large companies have joined forces:
JapaneseHitachi and American JCI, thus
forming JohnsonControls Hitachi Air
Conditioning. The two have very different
cultures, so it will be an exciting challenge
for us to integrate the best of bothworlds.
Our activity is the design, production
and sales of air conditioners and heat
pumps for commercial, industrial and
residential use, with capacities up to
50kW;We also producewater chillers for
space cooling or industrial processes,
with capacities up to 1200kW.
The company has 350 employees, of
which 20 staffmembers work in R&D and
11 in testing laboratories.
What attracted you to the industry?
A lot of things. I likemy job, a lot. I like to
work togetherwith peoplewhohave very
different profiles. I also like to investigate
and understandwhy something happens.
Almost every day, I go back homehaving
learnt something new. Themost negative
side is that there are almost nowomen
in this industry field, eitherwhen I attend
meetings inAsia, or evenhere in Europe. It
is a shamebecause I think this largelymale
dominated atmosphere could truly benefit
fromagreater female influence.
Are you amember of any institutions
and what benefit do you get from them?
As a personal matter, it is not
applicable. But as a company, we are a
member of themost important group
industry associations in Spain and
Europe. For example, we participate
in voluntary independent product
testing programmes that provide the
foundations for fair competition on
equal terms and based on comparable
data. This ultimately contributes to the
improvement of the image and integrity
of our company and the whole industry.
Women
INDUSTRY
Hitachis Econofresh unit
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What do you specialise in now?Or,what
type of projects do youwork on?
I have beenworking on twomajor
projects since February. The rst project
is the reinforcement of testing in
electromagnetic emissions and immunity
for our units.We have constructed
a Faraday chamber and developed
enhanced technical competence for
superior testing performance.
Thesecondproject is thecreationof a
testing roomforcentral controls.Here,
wecanvalidate theperformanceofnewly
developedcentral controldevicescombined
withair conditioningunits in anyvirtual
environment.Thesystem iscompletely
exible tosimulateany real condition.
What do you knownowabout the
industrywhich youwished you had
knownbefore?
The industry has becomemuchmore
technical and professional, and the
required degree of expertise and
knowledge is incredibly complex. Group
management, to coordinate the diversity
of cultures, is becomingmore and
more necessary.
What excites or interests you about the
industry and your part in it now?
The evolution towards amore global
world, with solutions becoming
increasingly local.
Also, the ever-accelerating evolution of
new technologies and how this eects our
jobs on a daily basis.
What would you say to other women
who are considering coming into the
ACR industry?
Theirminds should be open to continuous
learning, since our eld and our world in
thewider sense are evolving very quickly.
TheHVACworld is very interesting, with
its deep interaction of industry elds,
distribution, customers. R&D All of
which foster the development of dierent
professional skills.
They should be brave and condent that
any job doneby aman canbedone just as
well as by awoman. Youmay sometimes
feel lonely in ameeting room full ofmen,
but inmy case, I have never felt lacking in
recognition or attention.
Where do you see your
career developing?
On the one hand, it requires a deep
specialisation, which I have already
acquired duringmy career at Hitachi.
On the other hand, it also requires
generalisation. I think that the evolution
will be towardsmoremanagement-
oriented positions, without forgetting
those day-to-day operations that require
follow-up and improvement.
Thenew joint venture between JCI
andHitachi brings a lot of opportunities
for global knowledge. There are some
uncertainties in Europe, but I understand
e
that everythingwill progress and ensure a
better future for the company and its sta.
What are the challenges
of this industry?
To contribute to higher comfort standards
in society with our HVAC equipment,
with units allowing perfect temperature
control. Also, to contribute towards
signicant environmental improvement,
supplying products with low noise level
and high energy eciency.
What are the benets of being in your
role (e.g. travelling, variety, monetary?)
The variety of technical knowledge gained
will be permanentlymastered for decision
taking in the future. I face questions
and challenges continually, and the
satisfaction of successfully solving them
is extremely rewarding. Finally, to see the
daily breakthroughs of thework team that
I am leading.
Inside the Hitachi YUTAKI S COMBI
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Dowe train refrigeration
engineers or dowe train
engineerswho can be
adaptable?Do youwant a very
specific set of knowledge and
practical skills?Or, do you
want adaptability?
Who do we train and how?
The dreaded questionwe get when
one applies for a job;
Have you experience of Refrigeration
Machine XYZwithmultiple sprangle valves
and plenty of what-nots?
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TRAININGENGINEERSTOBE
ADAPTABLE FORFUTURENEEDS
Engineers make
things that work or make
things work better. But, they do
this in quite particular ways. The report
identifies six engineering habits of mind (EHoM)
which, taken together, describe the ways engineers
think and act:
1. Systems thinking
2. Adapting
3. Problem-nding
4. Creative problem solving
5. Visualising
6. Improving
Let us openup the abovemachine
and look inside.What dowend?
Bearings, slides, springs, a drive
system, a lubrication systemand
assorted nut, bolts and gaskets. So,
whats new?Actually, very little.
Whataboutoperational
principles?Hasmuch changed
sinceNewton, Charles, Kelvin, Boyle
and the restmade those discoveries
several centuries ago?Notmuch from
what I can gather.
Now, RefrigerationMachine XYZwith
multiple sprangle valves and plenty of
Steve Dixey, Mechanical Trainer with HETA looks
at training engineers for the future
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what-notsmay have been placed in a
different system that was custombuilt
to freeze apples instead of pears. The
control systemmay also be custom
designed. So, lets take a look at that.
In order to freeze apples wemight tell
a control program to complete a series
of stages over a period and in order
to freeze pears we take longer and go
throughmore stages.
However, lets take thecontrol
systemapart andwhatdowefind?A
programmablecontroller, temperature
andpressurecontrollers, temperature
andpressuresensorsandseveral tensof
metresofpipework. Individually again, is
thereanythingnew? Idoubt it as those
switchesandsensors ina refrigeration
systemdonotoperatedifferently to those
sensors inahydraulic system,asteam
systemorachemical productionprocess.
Inpracticeengineering ismostly taking
existingstuffandexistingprinciplesand
adapting it tomeetnewneeds.Abearing
is abearingnomatterwhere it resides.Gas
still getshotwhenyoucompress it and
coolswhenyouexpand it. Basicphysical
andchemical principlesapply anywhere
youcare to look,onEarthoronPluto.
Personal attributes of an engineer
What about the personal attributes that
make a good engineer? Are engineers
bornwith it, learn it or absorb it from
mentors by some strange process
of osmosis? The Royal Academy of
Engineering produced a report titled
Thinking like an engineer - Implications
for the education system in 2014 that
makes some thought-provoking points.
The report identifies key engineering
habits and summarises 6 key qualities;
Someof thebest trainingprovidersand
internal trainingdepartmentssuchasRolls
Royceaimto turnoutadaptableengineers
whouse their understandingofbasic
principles ina rangeof areas, alliedwith
anengineersmind-set todrivebusiness
forward.The report alsohas implications
for thecompulsory trainingsector.
Feedback from companies inmany
sectors show that these key points of
ability to problem-solve and adapt are
not always being encouraged due to a
focus on exams and knowledge.
Inmy journey fromsteelworks
apprentice (rollingmills, diesel-powered
mobileplant, plant services) to rolling
mill fitter \machinist tochemical plant
fitter to food factoryfitter toengineering
systemtechnician lookingafterpneumatic,
hydraulic, refrigeration, steam,packingand
processmachinery in the food industry, I
can identifywith thosesixpoints.
How about training technicians
and engineers to be able to
understand and use those basic
(and not so basic) principles
in current and in predicted
engineering trends?
Might you not get yourself an adaptable
workforcewho can face the future
with confidence because the basics
ofmechanics, physics and chemistry
actually change very little?
HETA turn out apprentices for a wide
variety of industries inmechanical,
electrical, instrumentation, fabrication
andmachining trades.Within each trade
group, they all broadly follow the same
path regardless of their company profile
and are encouraged to follow the six
points detailed above.
The client companies benefit by
getting an adaptable workforce and
the apprentices benefit because there
is no such thing as a job for life and
they need to be adaptable to stay in
employment. This alsomeans if they
attend training courses for newmachines
or systems, they can quickly identify key
principles, absorb, and apply the new
knowledge quickly.
SOMEOF THEBEST TRAININGPROVIDERS AND INTERNAL TRAINING
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Samsung arranged a slick round of 5-minute presentations on each product and a launch on stage reminiscent of another, USA-based technology companys product launches. It was delivered with a punch and focused on performance and style from the new products.
When the manufacturers have products made in a similar ways using similar components, what can Samsung do to make their solutions stand out?
Will Hawkins fl ew out to Seoul, South Korea, to visitSamsung at the launch of its new air conditioning products.
OUT AND
ABOUTW I T H S A M S U N G
took us to their research lab and centres. The former is the biggest I have seen from any manufacturer to date. Its massive. In one area, we went from a solar radiation zone which was +35 degrees C to a simulated outdoor environment of -22 degrees C. They switched o the lights in one test chamber and turned on lasers which showed the distribution of the air in the room. There are sounds labs too which have visual sound sensors so you can see where they noise is coming from in a room. The detail Samsung goes into is staggering.
More impressive, however, was Samsungs research centre in another part of the city. The company recently built six o ce blocks and installed di erent heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems into each of them. The HVAC systems cost $15 million and they are connected to a control centre where a team is monitoring them. The control room looks more like NASA than any HVAC control centre Ive seen before.
In the main building, they are comparing its hybrid HVAC system with a set-up in another building. The building we visited uses its latest VRF system with a ground source heat pump system, both feeding a water circuit into which heat energy is
Big investmentShowing how e cient your air conditioning system is compared to your competitors is one way to di erentiate. It is a powerful tool, and one area where you have to keep investing in research and development to make sure you are ahead of your competitors. Samsung has invested big money into its new air conditioning systems.
To illustrate the investment, Samsung
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building is cooling. Excess heat is stored in
the ground or, in winter, used tomelt snow
on the car parks.
Circular Style and impact
The product which stood out of the new
line-up is Samsungs 360Cassette. Given
thatmost air conditioning cassettes are
square, the name of Samsungs product
is a give-away on its shape. The circular
cassette is not only a refreshing shape,
its a capabilities are different too.
Insteadofpumpingcooledorheatedair
out in fourdirections thatyouexpect from
four-waycassettes, the360sends theair
out in amoreevencircle fromtheunit.That
means theconditioningair ismoreevenly
spreadwhichmakes itmorecomfortable.
Sowhat?
Given thatmanyofficeworkers sit near
an indoor air conditioning unit set into the
ceiling, the 360overcomesoneparticular
problemwith four-way cassettes, namely
draughts.Often, sitting near a four-way
indoor unit, you can find yourself blasted
with cold orwarmair in your face. That
quickly becomesuncomfortablewith
either over-heating or over-cooling.
Nosuchproblemswith the360Cassette.
It hasno louvresand, instead, sendsout
theair in acircular fashion.Thatnotonly
preventsan over-concentration of air in
onedirection, but alsomakessure the room
isevenlyheatedorcooledmorequickly.
If you prefer to send the air vertically
down, the unit allows you to do that. Or,
you can send the air into specific zones in
a room.
AnaspectofSamsungsnewproducts,
especially the360,wasdesign. Its round
shapemeans that it is going toappeal to
architectswhowantamoresympathetic
indoorair conditioningunit for their designs.
The360Cassettefits innicely.Moreover,
Samsungsaysyoucanhave it anycolour
yourwant so it blends into the room.
The 360 cassette is a premiumproduct
therefore it is likely to bemore costly than
a four-way indoor unit. Samsung have not
confirmed the price yet. However, they
are confident that its better performance
will make this a strong choice because of
its looks and its lower cost of ownership
over its lifetime.
small tomedium-sized chillermarket. Its
new chiller combines is a combined air-
cooled and VRF systems in one.
Seemore details about the new products
here:
http://w2u.eu/SamsungOct15
What about refrigerants?
Whenquizzed about their position on low-
GWP refrigerants (e.g R32), Samsung is
stickingwith R410a for the timebeing. The
alternative refrigerants havemerits but
Samsunghas not done enough research
anddevelopment yet towarrant using
refrigerants like R32or R290 (Propane).
Samsung VRF
Samsungs next product is less about
the design (it looksmuch like any other
outdoor VRF unit) andmore about
performance.
SamsungsnewDVMS30HPhassome
newfeatureswhich increase itsheating
capacityby29%percent.These include
Samsungsnew Super InverterScroll
Compressorwhichhasa flash injection
system.These featuresmake itmuchmore
efficient than its competitors alternatives.
Space-saving is a primary benefit
of Samsungs DVMS Eco 14HP side
discharge VRF unit. Its designed for flats
and office buildings where end users need
tomake use of the space on their roofs
for other services (e.g. gardens or sports
areas), or if they dont have the room for
larger, traditional VRF outdoor units.
Samsungs new chiller
EU F-Gas regulations have pushed
Samsung to develop its newDVMChiller.
The company realised that to enter the
chillermarket it needed to focus on the
Samsung chillers at its Research Centre, Seoul
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in place (or on theway) to be able to full
orders from its distributors and partners.
He continued saying that they
recognise Samsung has a big potential
to grow outside of South Korea. They
know they are behind but they have
now addressed this by investing in the
people, products and processes they
need to be successful. Samsung has
been patiently designing, testing and
developing its products tomeet the new
market conditions before setting o on an
expansion program.
Mostcontractors tend to focuson
thecapital costofHVACproducts.
Thisprobablyhappensbecause it is
hard formanufacturers todierentiate
their products fromtheir competitors.
Therefore, contractorshave littleoption to
choosebetweenproductsother thanprice.
Samsung is focusingondierentiating
itsproductsnotonlyperformanceand
eciency, but alsoonusingas little space
aspossible,whichcouldbeusedbetter
forgenerating revenue.Designand looks
arean important factor inSamsungs
dierentiation.Samsunghadaprofessor
of architecture (ChanJoongKim)andan
architect (Russell Brown)presenting their
viewson the importanceof the lookand feel
of their new360cassette.Their focuswas
onmaking their buildings human-centric.
Samsung is, without doubt. serious
about expanding its business. The
massive investments show it. Its new
product range is impressive. However, do
they have enough boots on the ground in
the UK to compete. Lets hope so.
Why is Samsung not
more dominant in the UK?
The company has an impressive range
of products, immense research and
development capabilities, and scalable
production capabilities.Why is it not one
of the topHVACmanufacturers in the
UK? I asked Samsungs Charles H. Park,
Samsungs vice president of their Home
ApplianceDivision this question.
Mr Park stated that the company had
not been ready tomake its big push into
the UK (or countries other than South
Korea). Samsung had not neither the right
products nor infrastructure in place to
make their entry successful. The business
now has stock ofmost of its new products
Testing temperature and stratication
Samsungs Research Centre Hub
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The results of the tight competition were announced on 10th December at The Belfry, near Sutton Coldfield in the Midlands in front of 175 guests from across the industry over a festive lunch.
Seventeen entrants were whittled down to six nalists by the panel of independent judges from across the industry for the 6th annual awards to celebrate and encourage young talent into the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. Entrants into the Awards have to demonstrate a commitment to learn, hard work, teamwork and great customer service skills.
The training companies and colleges nominate their trainees for the awards and bene t from funding from money raised at the event. Since it started as the Fred Jamieson Memorial Lunch, the Awards have raised over 25,000 which has been invested back into helping provide the best training resources for trainees and apprentices.
This year the ACR Trainee of the Year Awards raised around4,000.
The Winner of the 2015 ACR Trainee of the Year Awards is Joshua Lincoln from Adcock Refrigeration, trained by Channicool .
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The Winners
Here is what the judges said about the
winner, Joshua Lincoln:
An outstanding and incredibly strong
application. Joshuas submission
clearly demonstrates his keen interest,
attitude and approach to his working
career. He took the time tomake his
submission presentable, the content
complete and the supporting information
comprehensive. His list of qualications
and especially the references from
customers was impressive. He clearly
demonstrated and detailed his work to
date and I am sure his plans tomove into a
management roll will come to fruition.
Peter Coupewas one of twoHighly
Commendedwinners this year. Peter
works for DDCooling and trainedwith
Practical Refrigeration. This is what the
judges said:
A strong application that shows a
committedmember of the refrigeration
industry. Clearly Peter has impressed
his customers and his companywhich
demonstrated that he, even at this stage
in his career, was already adding value to
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ACR Journal
Chris Vallis
Founder
Cool Science
Steve Taliadoros
Director
LU-VE UK-Eire Group
Howard Noble
Managing Director
Reok Ltd
Calum Shaw
Consultant/Director
CSC Ltd
The Judges
the business. He showed awillingness
to adapt and learn new skills through his
positive attitude.
Christopher Lakewas the second of the
Highly Commendedwinners. Christopher
works fro JDCooling Systems and trained
with Grimsby College. The judges said:
Christopher has shown hes impressed
his customers and his companywhich
meant that he, even at this stage in his
career, was already adding value t the
business. His application demonstrated
that he is a committedmember of the
refrigeration industry. He showed a
willingness to adapt and learn new skills
through his positive attitude.
The judgeswere adamant that they
wanted to recognise the three other
nalists into the 2015 ACRTrainee of
the Year Awards for their hard work,
enthusiasm and commitment to learning
and serving their customers. They are
LiamSmith fromEast Lancs Refrigeration
(trained by Practical Refrigeration),
Daniel Duckett fromACME FG (trained
by Practical Refrigeration), andGeorge
Stevenson from IRS (trained by Chillair).
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Its hard to believe that the latest round of F-Gas Regulations has been with us for a year. Most of you probably havent seen a great deal of change but for A-Gas at the top of the refrigerant supply chain its a different story.
Through the new quota system, we, like many others, are now subject to caps on the amount of refrigerant we can introduce to the industry. In 2016 things get tighter as we are faced with the rst step down year. This will see a seven per cent reduction (on a CO2 equivalent basis) in the amount of refrigerant we can place on the market. So, 2016 is the year to prepare as the F-Gas regulations may begin to bite at end user level.
Slow to Move Away from R404AMany have not grasped what the changes are going to mean in practice. While commentators have talked at length about them, this has not been translated into a shift in buying behaviours and 2015 was a year of slow progress in the movement away from R404A. I expect business as usual will continue until the point we see shortages of R404A and I suspect in the year ahead there will be a lot less of this refrigerant available on themarket.
The industry has yet to understand the full implications of the quota system. For engineers its very much business as usual but for those of us higher up the
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supply chain we can see whats coming down the road and to meet this challenge its important to ramp up the education process. Every commentator who has evaluated the F-Gas Regulations says that whatever happens over the next two years we will be working in a very di erent world in 2018.
In 2016 the focus needs to be on R404A replacements. There are two ideal candidates on the market Opteon XP40 (R449A) and Solstice N40 (R448A). Both have low GWP (Global Warming Potential) credentials and are closely matched to R404A in terms of refrigeration capacity. They are already in use and although it is early days, it is clear that they are a key part of the solution to leave R404Abehind.
A Look at Leak DetectionF-Gas has brought about a change in the way we look at leak detection and this aspect of maintenance programmes is growing in importance. As it is no longer based on kilograms in a system but on a CO2 equivalent, the engineer has to calculate some of these values to evaluate the leak detection frequency. As a result we are seeing the introduction of new electronic and online-based tools to assist the engineer.
The GTO refrigerant management solution from A-Gas is an F-Gas reporting and advanced cylinder-tracking tool designed to make the task of
THE INDUSTRY HAS YET TO UNDERSTAND THE FULLIMPLICATIONS
A-Gas Managing Director, John Ormerod, looks back at the refrigerants market in 2015
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monitoring refrigerant and cylinder usage easy. This new tool is indispensable for engineers and is a device that makes the F-Gas Regulations simpler to understand and implement. These advances in technology are changes in the industry that engineers cannot ignore.
In 2016, lifecycle management of refrigerants will grow in importance. As part of this, A-Gas is now o ering an oil disposal service which will take away the tricky problem of getting rid of this waste product from refrigeration and air conditioning systems in a safe and environmentally-friendly way. Up until now this has often been a piece of the puzzle missing for manycontractors.
A Mildly Flammable SituationIn 2016 we will also see the nalisation of European refrigeration standard EN378 which will hopefully provide the clarity that the industry is needing on mildly in ammable refrigerants. In 2015 we saw the rise of these refrigerants with R32 making its mark. They are a big part of the future in air conditioning and whatever people say, sales are going togrow.
R32 is not the only mildly ammable refrigerant that we are going to see entering the market. Some of the lower GWP alternatives for R404A planned for release with the 2022 product ban in mind mean that the industry has to get its head around how it handles these gases. The legislation has some catching up to do but change will have an e ect.
At some stage during 2017 the European Commission will review the progress of the F-Gas Regulations. This line in the sand, pretty much what they did in 2011 with the original F-Gas Regulations, means that further developments will certainly be on thehorizon.
One thing for sure over the next few years is that the industry will not be standing still. These are without doubt times of change in refrigeration and air conditioning. So do not miss the bus and be ready to use the regulations to the advantage of your business.
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Dave Richards, Regional Sales Manager from Climalife, discusses the alternative refrigerants that can ease your move away from the high
GWP refrigerant R404A.
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R404A for replacedorconvertedsystems
canbe reclaimed for futureuse for those
systemsstill onR404Athatareharderor
moredicult toconvert.
The rst step is to decidewhich
refrigerant youwant to use and then
how to use it. As always there is a choice
of alternatives.
Implications
for R404A
Although a ban on the use of virgin R404A
does not apply until 2020, its availability,
and products like it with a high GWP, could
become much more restrictive in just
under two years when the 2018 quota
reduction step comes into effect.
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t has beenwell documented that
the F-Gas Regulation is going
to create a problem for those
still needing R404A in 2018 unless
they take action this year and
next to lessen the impact. Various
trade associations and refrigerant
producers have highlighted the
impending issues and If you are still
in any doubt of the need for action
to replace R404A,we recommend
you look at the EPEEGapometer
presentationwhich you can nd
here; http://w2u.eu/Gapometer
Thereare four keyareas thatneed tobe
addressed, rstlyR404Ashouldno longer
beused innewequipment,oldequipment
replacedandexistingequipmentconverted
toa lowerGWPalternative.The recovered
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MANUFACTURERS APPROVE R407F AND IT
CAN BE FOUND IN THEIR DESIGN SOFTWARE
FOR USE WITH THEIR PRODUCTS.
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Lower GWP alternatives to R404A
This month we will be looking at one of
the replacement options on themarket,
R407F. Look out for our follow up article
next month that will focus on other
lower GWP alternatives.
R407F, also known asGenetron
PerformaxLT, has been around for a
while now and is in widespread use both
in new and existing equipment to replace
R404A in awide range of applications for
the commercial and industrial sectors.
Its a refrigerant blend of R125, R134a
and R32, with a GWPof 1825 just over
half that of R404A at 3922.Whilst it
is used in supermarket applications
it is also used in cold stores and food
processing applications that have
previously used R404A.
Users have been pleased with the
energy saving benets witnessed
compared to R404A and there are
numerous case studies that have
veried the energy savings achieved
compared to R404A. These savings
tend to be greater in medium
temperatures applications. Some
customers have also reported that
Performax LT has also been easier to
detect for leaks than R404A, which is a
positive insight when you consider the
importance placed onminimising leaks
and conducting regular leak checks
by the F Gas regulation. Experience
of using R407F is also widespread
across Europe.
Understanding differences
between R407F and R404A
Aswithall R404Aalternatives there
areanumberof subtledierences
betweenR407FandR404Athatneed
tobeunderstood.Pressuresaresimilar
butnot identical andsecondly, it hasa
larger temperatureglide thatneeds to
beallowed for.Thoseusing theproduct
mustconsider andunderstandhowthese
dierencesmayaectasystemtheyare
installingor retrotting, however, in the
vastmajorityof cases it is simplyacaseof
re-commissioning thesystemandadjusting
theexpansionvalveandsuperheat settings
for the requiredconditions.
PerformaxLT (R407F)workswell
inbothmediumand lowtemperatures
systems,howeverwhenevaporating
downbelow-30C itshigherdischarge
temperaturemayneed tobe taken into
consideration for thedesignofequipment
inquestion. Fornewequipment it is
alsoadvisable tocheck linesizing, etc.
Electronicexpansionvalvesare readily
available forusewithR407F (Performax
LT)however inmostcases it canoperate
onaR404Avalve; atworst achangeof
oricemaybe required.
Pressure temperature tablesare
available invarious formsand it features
onmanyof thepopular freeslide ruleapps
that arenowavailable for smartphones.
A number of compressor
manufacturers approve R407F and it
can be found in their design software
for usewith their products. There is
also no need for an oil type change as it
works with POE oil, the same as R404A,
although please remember that if you
are retrotting to follow the conversion
guidelines andwhen changing refrigerant
it is good practice to also change the oil
and put a fresh charge into the system.
The potential energy savings
compared to R404A arewell highlighted
in case studies. This alone has been
the driver for some end users to
change fromR404A, however, with
the need to signicantly reduce the
bank of R404A theremay be other
more pressing reasons very shortly to
change. Its important that we as an
industrymove away fromusing R404A
soon and PerformaxLT (R407F)
is one of a number of favourable
replacement options.
Do also speak to refrigerant
specialists, such as ourselves, to review
all the options that are available to you
and ensure it is the right choice for your
particular system.
Nextmonthwewill cover other R404A
alternativeswith a lowerGWP.
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The business supplies its specialist meals across the UK and employs 90 full and part time members of staff. Their biggest customer is the NHS and, because of increasing demand for frozen special diet meals, they recently decided to expand their freezer area with a new 4,000m3 coldstore.
Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Ishaq, turned to his trusted local refriger