Frigel North America, Inc. Supplier Showroom

Press-Side TCUs and Full-Plant Adiabatic Coolers

NPE2024: Frigel North America is launching RSY Syncro and RS/MD series, as well as new innovations in at-the-press and whole plant cooling.

Slimmer All-Electric Press Debuts

NPE2024: A slimmed-down version of Engel’s all-electric, e-mac injection molding machine is among eight displays, which also include LSR micromolding, quick mold changes and a cube mold.

All-Electric IMM Advances for Packaging, Medical and LSR

NPE2024: Sumitomo SHI Demag’s show focus is on the application of all-electric injection molding machine technology for a variety of markets and components.

Temperature-Control Unit Enables Cycle Time Cuts

Control unit supplies cold water to the mold only in the cooling phase.

New Range of Adiabatic Coolers

Frigel says its new LDK adiabatic cooler range represents the first step on the path to extending its proven Ecodry platform.

Self-Contained Portable Air-Cooled Chiller Line Launched

Frigel’s MRS line marks the company’s first foray into air-cooled portable chillers.

K 2019 Preview: Auxiliaries Showcase Connectivity & Efficiency

At press time, a handful of auxiliary suppliers shared some of their K 2019 plans, highlighting connectivity and efficiency in their planned displays.

Strike the Right Balance in Process Cooling to Improve Product Quality & Profitability

Weigh planning methodology and today’s technology to cost-effectively address your process-cooling needs.

Cooling: Modular Air-Cooled Chillers Cover a Variety of Processes

Frigel’s 3FR Modular Air-Cooled Chillers combine high cooling capacity and energy efficiency to decrease cooling times for injection and blow molding, as well as blown film and cast sheet/film extrusion.

Giving the ‘Royal’ Treatment in PET Packaging

In the U.S. for just seven years, Royal Interpack is emerging as a growing, innovative, customer-centric supplier of food packaging.

Heating/Cooling: Process Heating & Cooling in One Unit

All-in-one unit saves space, cost, and energy.

Heating/Cooling: Modular Line Eases Expansion, Applies Free Cooling

Water-cooled chillers range from 25 to 139 tons and can run in parallel or series configuration.

Heating/Cooling: Variotherm & Economy TCUs Debut at Fakuma

Active variotherm hot/cold circulators are new for Frigel, which also brought out an economical pressurized-water TCU built in India.

‘Intelligent’ Cooling Helps Molder Improve Productivity, Profitability & Quality

Cost-effective and user-friendly process-cooling system gives custom molder the ability to do more with less.

Chilling Combination: Frigel Acquires Green Box

Two Italian headquartered makers of process-cooling equipment have combined with Frigel Firenze SpA of Florence acquiring Padua’s Green Box Srl in a deal announced at NPE2018.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Process Cooling

Key themes in chillers at NPE2018 are efficiency, connectivity and transparency.

Auxiliaries at NPE2018: Packing More Functions in Less Space

Auxiliary equipment suppliers are building more and more technology into their products, packing more physical and virtual functions into the same or smaller footprints.

Portable Chillers Now Capture Energy Data

In addition to energy consumption, the Microgel digital controls allow processors to review temperatures, pressures and flow rates.

Cooling Makeover Helps Plant Boost Efficiency, Save Energy

Switch to new system also allows extruder and thermoformer to boost throughputs.

Integrated Process Cooling Boosts Output, Cuts Costs

Closed-loop system helps an extrusion processor maintain quality of reusable straws and other products.

Auxiliaries AT NPE: New Controls Link Auxiliaries

Industry 4.0—the internet of things—is bringing a new level of connectivity to auxiliary equipment. Here’s a rundown of developments there, along with other news in auxiliaries from the show.

Frigel’s New Thai Production Plant Nearly Complete

Process cooling technology supplier Frigel, Scandicci, Italy, has nearly completed a new manufacturing site in Thailand that will boost its global production footprint by more than 50%.

AUXILIARIES AT NPE: More Control, Flexibility, And Efficiency

These are key trends in the many kinds of auxiliary equipment displayed at this month’s show. You’ll also see equipment designed to be virtually ‘foolproof.’

K 2013: More Efficient, Flexible & User-Friendly Auxiliaries

It’s hard to generalize about auxiliary equipment, but a few trends stood out at K, including: greater energy efficiency, ease of maintenance and cleaning, controls that provide more real-time and historical process information and greater ease of use.