Heat Treating Operations

Process cooling technologies and expertise in intelligent process cooling go beyond traditional systems to help companies achieve quantifiably better results.

EAST DUNDEE, ILL – April 30, 2019

Frigel has announced it is bringing its unique process cooling solution and expertise in intelligent process cooling to the North American heat treating industry – and in so doing – offering companies more ways than ever to achieve quantifiably better results. This includes the ability to reduce water consumption by as much as 95 percent while ensuring optimal furnace performance.

“We’re excited to introduce a solution that goes beyond the limitations of current technologies to help heat treating operations use less water, while ensuring their furnaces operate efficiently and with maximum uptime,” said Frigel North America President and Chief Operating Officer Matteo Gallerini. “Our solution also helps companies save energy and reduce chemical use when compared with traditional technologies. At the same time, furnace OEMs can stand behind it since it helps ensure their furnaces deliver years of reliable performance.”

Frigel has been a worldwide leader in intelligent process cooling for more than a half century, having pioneered the concept in the plastics industry. Intelligent process cooling integrates the company’s internationally patented Ecodry adiabatic central cooling system with process cooling units dedicated to each individual heat treating process or work cell. Dedicated process cooling units consist of Frigel’s line of Microgel compact machine-side chillers.

The integrated system offers inherent advantages when compared with traditional process cooling technologies used by heat treating operations, including:

• Evaporative cooling towers: Frigel’s central cooler can lower water consumption by as much as 95 percent by comparison. As a closed-loop system it is also without maintenance issues common to cooling tower upkeep. A continuous supply of clean water also improves furnace uptime and reduces furnace maintenance costs. Additionally, the Frigel system reduces chemical use by as much as 40 percent to meet stringent municipal water quality regulations.
   
• Dry coolers: Frigel’s central cooler provides cooling water temperatures in a wide range of ambient conditions, unlike traditional dry coolers. The central cooler, in combination with dedicated process cooling units, goes a step further than dry coolers by allowing for free cooling for energy cost savings of up to 80 percent per year.
   
• Central chillers: Frigel’s central cooler differs from central chillers alone in that it can be paired with machine-side chillers to provide precise temperature control at the point of use for substantial energy savings. Additionally, it provides for automatic free cooling.

The Frigel integrated system is engineered as a modular system, another advantage that allows it to be easily expanded when additional cooling capacity is needed, and not before. Additionally, advanced controls automatically adjust the system for optimal performance and free cooling capability based on a wide range of operational and system parameters.

About Frigel

Delivering intelligent process cooling systems since the 1960s, Frigel designs and manufactures custom, modular process cooling systems engineered to optimize productivity, profitability and quality. Its technologies are proven worldwide in helping customers use less water, less energy and less chemicals – all with maximum uptime. Frigel technologies include the internationally patented Ecodry adiabatic central cooler, modular central chiller systems, Microgel machine-side chillers, and Turbogel and Thermogel machine-side heated temperature control units. Its product line also includes Aquagel pumping and filtration equipment.

Frigel is headquartered in Scandicci (Florence), Italy. With regional locations in Italy, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, India and Germany, Frigel provides process cooling solutions anywhere in the world. The company’s Frigel North America operation is located in East Dundee, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, and is responsible for engineering, sales, service and parts for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information, visit www.frigel.com.