EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Bitzer SA regional conference
updates the continent
By John Ackermann
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Technological advancements in product design and improved performance were high on the
agenda at the 9th regional sales conference of Bitzer South Africa, which took place in Cape Town
on 22–23 February 2019.
ising energy costs and new
environmental regulations are
driving innovation and redefining
technological boundaries in cooling
and environmental temperature control.
With each new product, training course,
selection program, quality control of
in-field service or extended warranties,
Bitzer aims to set new global standards in
HVAC&R.
Innovative product development
at Bitzer follows three tracks: towards a
greater usage of low global warming
potential (GWP) / natural refrigerants;
improved compressor efficiency at
full- and part load with the support
of user-friendly design programs; and
international after-sales service.
For two days, the 28 delegates from
across Africa networked with the Bitzer
team on product developments,
innovation in electronic controls,
quality assurance of spares, adaption
of product to new refrigerants, and
international trends towards low GWP
systems. The conference was not just
about presentations but also breakaway
workshops for delegates to test their skills
in programming the Varipack frequency
inverters and the optimisation of Ecostar
performance.
NEW DISTRIBUTORS
The 2019 conference held at the
Lagoon Beach hotel in Cape Town,
was the first since the signing of the
Sharing some thoughts during a refreshment break, Bernhard Blaeser (left) with Bernard
Mokoni (Archer Engineering, Zimbabwe).
From left: Hennie Botha (Eurocool Pretoria); Shaun Powell (Eurocool Randburg); Torsten
Steinborn (Bitzer); and Gary Hartman (Eurocool Middelburg), on the terrace of the Lagoon
Beach hotel overlooking Table Bay.
Eurocool team networking during a refreshment break. From left: Gavin Wiffen (Cape
Town); Rodney Taylor and Johann van Breda (both Johannesburg head office); with Torsten
Steinborn (Bitzer) and Greg Dyer (AC&R Components).
With the new Eurocool and Metraclark teams, the 2019 BSA regional conference had a larger attendance than previous years.
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