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New generation cooling technology
12 March 2021
IN 2019 Rittal UK was approached by Rob Shaw, site controls engineer for Allied Bakeries’ Walthamstow facility, which produces around 1.5 million loaves per week.
Allied Bakeries was already protecting its equipment with Rittal’s ‘Blue e’ cooling units and wanted to explore whether an upgrade to this equipment would reduce the energy and carbon footprint of the site, while maintaining the high level of protection required by the oven’s controlling equipment. Rittal confirmed that its technology-leading ‘Blue e+’ Cooling Units would enable this.
These new generation cooling units use state-of-the-art technologies to deliver industry-leading climate control. Their hybrid cooling technology provides, on average, 75% lower energy consumption than previous generation ‘Blue e’ units.
In addition, Blue e+ unlocks the potential of Industry 4.0 through a remote monitoring capability, when used in conjunction with Rittal’s IoT Adaptor. This means that Allied Bakeries’ engineers now have constant access to the cooling system’s performance data, as well as early warning of any issues before they escalate and cause electrical equipment failure and line stoppages.