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NEW COOLING SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ABANQOBI ’ S PRODUCTION FACILITY
Chilled water plantroom .
By Dusan Stefanov , Pr Eng Mech , and Levi Bands of Service First GP
The installation of Abanqobi Packaging ’ s new cooling system in a newlycommissioned production and warehouse facility was a rarity – a project that through careful planning , co-ordination and execution , went off without a hiccup .
Abanqobi Packaging produces high quality bottles for the pharmaceutical industry . Stringent temperature regulations are a ‘ must ’. Thus , accurate and continuous chilled water supply is essential to achieve the product quality and quantity expected by Abanqobi .
The project involved installing two Trane scroll type air cooled chillers , a buffer tank , a plate heat exchanger , two secondary circulating pumps with VSDs and the associated piping , electrical and control systems . The project started in March 2022 and was completed in November 2022 , despite the varying lead times of the different moulding machines that the cooling system had to serve . The cooling system was designed to meet the specific requirements of the manufacturing equipment components , which needed different temperatures and water flow rates . The Trane chilled water plant management system was adopted to ensure accurate and efficient control of the cooling system throughout the production cycle .
The manufacturing and delivery of the various moulding machines was a challenge , as lead times varied per manufacturer .
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