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3 HRS R1 ’ s installed in an HRS aseptic block food pasteuriser sterilisation system .
HRS ’ s Innovative R3 multitube scraped surface heat exchangers .
Trial and error One of the prominent services provided by HRS Heat Exchangers , which underscores their commitment towards quality and customer satisfaction , is trials . When dealing with highly viscous and fouling materials , it ’ s often difficult to suggest a solution that would serve best in any given case . In these instances , HRS offers trials where a customer provides roughly five litres of their product , which then gets run through a lab-scale evaporator . Based on the received data , HRS determines whether they can offer a solution . More scaled up solutions are also available if necessary . “ When it comes to the food sector , we have a technological centre at our disposal in Spain that serves the canning industry . It houses a fully operational food-grade pasteurisation installation where we can take our customers ’ products , run them through the plant , and fill them in an aseptic bag , so that the customer can check for bacteria growth , fermentation , etc . At the same time , we find out if we can pasteurise any of their products in a suitable way . Such tests help us offer solutions where a product is brand new and requires investigation ,” explains Arnold . On top of lab trials , HRS offers trial units of the Unicus and R series scraped surface heat exchangers that are available globally to send to their clients . This is done to reassure the customer that the machines work properly for their particular application before they scale up and place an order . The company reports a high success rate with this approach . “ I can literally say every time we ’ ve sent a trial unit , we ’ ve received the order from it ,” says Matt . HRS also makes evaporation trials available , thus covering the entire scale of the services they offer to guarantee that when it comes to catering to their clients , no stone is left unturned . “ We have pilot units in Europe , the US , Southeast Asia , and Australia . Wherever we are in the world , we offer trials for the customer ,” says Arnold .
Forward thinking “ Energy moves us ” is the HRS Heat Exchangers motto , and the company embodies this in their belief that when applications become difficult , you need people with the right tools and a wealth of application knowledge acquired over years of providing solutions for even the most complex cases . Yet regardless of the industry they operate in or any specific service they may offer , heat exchangers remain their unwavering focus .
Matt Hale , Global Key Account Director , HRS Heat Exchangers .
“ Our business is split 50-50 : selling heat exchangers and offering turnkey systems . But with every system we build , there ’ s a heat exchanger at the heart of it ,” explains Matt . With their focus towards environmental and renewable energy applications combined with considerable success in these areas , HRS Group are looking at pivotal years ahead . “ It ’ s busy times for us and we have good orders , so we can ’ t complain . Numbers are increasing year-on-year ,” says Arnold . “ The objective for the business is to double our turnover in the next five years . And the way we ’ re headed , environmental applications will play a crucial role in that ,” concludes Matt .
Steam to water K series installed in an HRS CIP system .
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