Water and air cooling innovations to debut at K

Two advances that will reportedly have a major impact on future cooling systems for plastics will be unveiled at the K Show by Eurochiller. Energy-saving inverter controlled compressors are employed in the latest water cooling system, while a free-cooling function will be introduced for air cooling.

Outside air used for bubble cooling in extrusion.

For water cooling, Eurochiller's NAX Inverter, available in three models with cooling capacity included between 90-400 kW, is a completely new concept boasting the highest energy-efficiency ratio in its category. In combination with free-cooling technology in both self-draining and adiabatic versions, the NAX Inverter realizes a new system able to produce cold energy at low cost, further improving energy efficiency.

For air cooling, the ABF Inverter has undergone major changes. Already a popular unit for the cooling of bubbles in plastic film extrusion, Eurochiller has created a system called Airmix Kit to further improve performance through application of the free-cooling function. By using outside air when the temperature is lower than that of the required set-point, the free-cooling function is activated and the compressors automatically stop, taking advantage of a free energy source but with a very strict precision level thanks to control technology developed by Eurochiller. More on both developments can be found at Stand 10A76 at K. —Stephen Moore