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Natural Refrigerants
Lu-VE strengthens North American presence
KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR its innovative C02 refrigeration technology, the LU-VE Group, has continued its international expansion with its latest acquisition of Zyklus Heat Transfer.
The acquisition provides LU-VE Group with a presence in North America.
Texas-based Zyklus specializes in manufactur- ing heat exchangers for commercial refrigeration, refrigerated transport and air conditioning.
LU-VE president, Iginio Liberali, said the com- pany is now present in all the most important countries of the world.
“Our growth strategy has led us to invest at an international level, to satisfy the requests of dif- ferent local markets,” he said.
“This includes the acquisition of Spirotech in India in 2016, creating a second facility in Po- land, which is currently under construction, and the doubling of the manufacturing surface in China, which will be completed by early 2019.
“The Zyklus facility will allow an important
An example of a LU-VE Group installation in Europe.
strengthening of the commercial presence of LU- VE Group in North America.
“Moreover, we expect to generate significant industrial synergies (for products and processes) as well as commercial synergies: on one hand, Zyklus will be able to take advantage of LU-VE
technologies; on the other hand, LU-VE can strengthen its already-established relationships with important North-American clients”.
There are seven sales companies in the LU-VE Group located in Australia, Austria, France, Ger- many, India, Spain and the UAE. ✺
Natural choice for low capacity plant
ORGANISATIONS SEEKING AN industrial refrigeration system with a capacity under 300kW are faced with the difficult task of select- ing a solution that will protect it from changes in legislation surrounding HFCs.
For organisations seeking a natural solution, industrial ammonia systems are not always suit- able for certain applications due capital costs and health and safety requirements. As a result Uin Foods selected a bespoke solution compris- ing an industrial C02 refrigeration packaged sys- tem and spiral freezer. Uin Foods, which creates
private label pizza’s for the UK’s top retailers, said its bespoke system is unique because it uti- lises CO2 as a natural refrigerant even though the plant has relatively low capacity. Uin Foods managing director, John Whalen, said by select- ing an energy efficient refrigeration system which utilises CO2 as a refrigerant, the company is reducing its carbon footprint.
“Additionally, we have protected our business against the changes in legislation surrounding HFCs, saving us further time and investment in the future,” he said.
Uin Foods’ pre-engineered packaged system from Star Refrigeration is designed to chill or freeze pizza bases with the flexibility to program up to six different product sizes.
It provides 200kW of refrigeration capacity at -40˚C.
Star’s brand new Envi range of industrial refrig- eration packaged systems address the need for a future-proof natural cooling solution, which won’t need to be replaced due to regulations, restric- tions or sharp price hikes on certain refrigerants.
CO2 is a naturally occurring refrigerant that has a global warming potential of 1 – thousands of times lower than HFCs - and it is non-toxic. It has an A1 safety rating as it is a non-flammable refrigerant with low toxicity, making it ideal for a wide range of applications across all sectors.
Star Refrigeration sales director, David Wal- lace, said prior to the launch of its industrial CO2 refrigeration packages, there was no clear pathway for businesses which required a ca- pacity of under 300KW but wanted to move to natural refrigerants. “Thanks to our in-house design team and specialist technicians, we could deliver this refrigeration and freezing solution in just a couple of months, providing benefits to the customer for many years to come,” Wallace said.✺
Uin Foods creates private label pizza’s for the UK’s top retailers.
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