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NEWS INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN Life size CO 2 training plant under construction A By John Ackermann life size CO 2 training plant is under construction at the OTTC training centre in Springs. All the components and equipment have been generously donated by suppliers and much of the required labour for assembly has been done by German contacts. The cascade plant has R134a for the high stage condensing and can operate as sub-critical or trans-critical and will be piped to a small cold room and supermarket vending cabinets. The plant will be used to train students in the design, installation and operation of CO 2 systems and the different options in capacity control. Christian Richter (the winner of the German 2009 Skills competition and in third place of the 2011 Euroskills) and his father, Wolfgang, both of contractors Dreshner Kuhlanlagenbau in Germany, recently spent three weeks at OTTC doing additional work on the installation of the CO 2 training plant. The CO 2 plant is expected to be completed in June 2017. The new CO 2 training plant will further expand the training courses offered at the OTTC college, who also have a life size ammonia training plant, probably the only in South Africa. CLA COLD LINK AFRICA Content manager: Benjamin Brits [email protected] Operations manager: Marike Groot [email protected] Editor: John Ackermann [email protected] Assistant editor: Ilana Koegelenberg [email protected] OPERATIONS Design/Layout: Glyniss Bone [email protected] Process controller: Estelle Thurtle [email protected] Subeditor: Tina Heron [email protected] ADVERTISING SALES Director and sales: Dale Macnamara [email protected] External sales: Paul Engelbrecht [email protected] External sales - Cape Town: Johann Lourens [email protected] | [phone] HEAD OFFICE Tel: + 27 (0) 11 579 4940 Fax: + 27 (0) 11 450 1920 PO Box 695, Edenvale, 1610 13A Riley Road, Bedfordview, 2008 Email: [email protected] FINANCE Financial manager: Laetitia Arnott [email protected] MANAGING DIRECTOR Sean Macnamara, CA (SA) From left: Isolde Döbelin (director, OTTC) with Christian Richter (left) and his father Wolfgang, next to the CO 2 plant under construction. PRINTER Typo Colour Printing Specialists [phone]/9 cnr Bezuidenhout & Beauford St, Troyeville, Johannesburg, 2094 DISTRIBUTION/MAILING CAB Holdings [phone] Trein Street, The Gables, Cleveland, 2001 DISCLAIMER New ammonia graduates for OTTC S ix students graduated in February 2017 after completing the ammonia refrigeration diploma course at OTTC in Springs. As the only institutionalised training course in ammonia refrigeration in South Africa, the OTTC regularly attracts students from neighbouring states and from a wide spectrum of contractors, plant operators and even consultants. The course is presented by Kurt Johannsen, who has many years of practical experience as a contractor and design engineer in ammonia systems. The new graduates include: Garth Corney (SAN Group, Port Elizabeth); Bruce Rodger and Justin Spurr (Tri-Ice, operators of seven ice rinks); Pinyane Percy Kgwete (Woolworths, Centurion); Werner Jacobs (Multistage Cooling); and Richie Sipuka (Supreme Poultry, Botshabelo). CLA 4 Whilst every reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the advice and information given, neither the Editor, Publisher, Proprietor, Staff nor any official body represented or published in this issue, will accept responsibility for any damages, loss, injuries or false claims that may arise or be made in the content. Disclaimers by individual companies are hereby overridden. Reproduction of any of the content is expressly forbidden in terms of the Copyright Act of 1987 with all amendments. All requests to reproduce must be made in writing to the Publisher and such confirmation must be given in writing before proceeding. A copy of where the reproduction was published must be supplied to the Publisher at the above address. No reasonable request will be refused provided all conditions are met. All Publication and Exhibition titles are registered as trade marks in terms of the Trade Marks Act of 1993 and are held by Interact Media Defined (Pty) Ltd, Reg No 2014/092774/07. This publication subscribes to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Code of Conduct which represents truthful advertising. Should any reader feel/believe that advertising in this publication lacks substantiation, is dishonest or misleading in anyway they may refer to the ASA. www.asasa.org.za. Controlled free distribution: 3740 ABC July - December 2016 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION The graduates at the outdoor condensing units of the new CO 2 training plant at OTTC college. Back, from left are: Garth Corney, Bruce Rodger and Justin Spurr. Front, from left are: Percy Kgwete, Werner Jacobs and Richie Sipuka. www.coldlinkafrica.co.za COLD LINK AFRICA • May | June 2017