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New software available
BITZER celebrates opening of Vietnam office ECOSTAR specified by STS Refrigeration |
January 2012
BITZER customers can now download the new version of the tried and trusted BITZER software from the website. The program provides data for BITZER compressors, condensing units and water-cooled condensers at a glance and offers an impressive level of user friendliness and wide choice of languages. Version 5.3.2 now also offers the following new features: it contains the data of the compressor series for transcritical CO2 applications and the liquid receivers of the A(NH3), K(CO2, R410A) and P(R290, R1270) series. It has also been extended to include the data for the CSH3 series and that of the new motor versions for ORBIT8 scroll compressors.
November 2011
BITZER celebrated the official opening of its Vietnam representative office which is managed by the BITZER Group’s subsidiary BITZER Refrigeration Asia Limited based in Hong Kong. The local representative office, located at Level 4, Centec Tower, 72-74 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, was initiated last September 2010 as BITZER's 34th branch office worldwide. The office was established with the aims to provide a better and comprehensive support in accordance with BITZER’s unique first class customer services as well as a commitment of the Company to the customer base in this potential market. Chief Executive Officer Peter Schaufler, Senator h. c., and his wife Christiane Schaufler-Münch traveled to the event from Stuttgart to mark the importance of this new BITZER pillar: "With this new office, Vietnam has become an integral part of our broader expansion strategy in Asia. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning industry in Vietnam is still young and at this stage we want to help the country to develop with the latest available know-how and to contribute in environmental protection by supplying the most environmentally friendly refrigeration technologies and techniques".
November 2011
BITZER ECOSTAR condensing units specified by STS Refrigeration.
Storage Technology Solutions Ltd (Refrigeration section) of Paddock Wood in Kent, a market leader in the design, installation and maintenance of cold storage technology, has been specifying BITZER compressors for many years. The proven reliability of BITZER products has been a key factor according to STS’s Paul Kennett as well as BITZER’s ability to customize products for individual applications. More recently, STS has also been specifying BITZER ECOSTAR condensing units for a number of new building and refurbishment projects, typically for fruit growers in the south east of England.
STS Refrigeration’s main area of business is fresh produce cooling systems, especially controlled atmosphere stores for long-term storage of top fruit such as apples & pears. The company also provides special cooling tunnels for soft fruit and rapid cooling for various other produce. As all fruits and vegetables have unique demands with regard to temperature, humidity, CO2 , O2 , and ethylene levels, it is essential that modern storage facilities are professionally planned and installed in order to avoid a catastrophic loss of revenue resulting from poor construction, instrument and equipment knowledge.
The BITZER ECOSTAR unit suits many of the installations undertaken by STS Refrigeration as it has been especially developed for applications with varying cooling loads. It incorporates variable speed compressors and fans that provide constant temperature regulation and low-energy compressor cycling. The cooling capacity can be adapted to actual requirements and this considerably increases the efficiency of the refrigeration system. The built-in controller allows quick and easy commissioning, comprehensive safety and monitoring functions as well as simplified error diagnosis.
STS has undertaken a number of projects featuring ECOSTAR. These include a project for ICA Ltd where ten ECOSTARS have been installed on five large controlled atmosphere stores for long-term Bramley apple storage. Another installation has been at Hugh Lowe Farms, soft fruit growers of Mereworth and one of the leading strawberry growers in mid-Kent. At CM Ramus, fruit growers in Peasmarsh East Sussex, ECOSTAR features in a new build cold storage facility project, fully planned and implemented by STS Refrigeration from the groundwork to the finished building.
According to Paul Kennett of STS, ECOSTAR offers many advantages including a lower starting current which helps with power consumption on-site. ECOSTAR units are also compact, making site access easy. "BITZER UK has very supportive staff always on hand to assist us. We have been delighted with the operation of the ECOSTAR units and have installed more of these on other sites too," he says.