Munters Cargocaire is `New Ingredient` in Ore

Fall 2003
Volume I, Issue I
Quarterly Newsletter
www.airequipmentcompany.com
P.O. Box 3185
Louisville, KY 40201
Phone: (502) 587-7349
Customer Toll Free:
(800) 489-0506
Fax: (502) 587-7340
PRESIDENT
Chris Haragan
Sales Engineer
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Chip Summers, P.E.
Sales Engineer
[email protected]
Luke Powell
Sales Engineer
[email protected]
Carol Hoferkamp
Office Manager
[email protected]
WHAT’S INSIDE?
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New 2-in-1 Valves
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APC Computer Room
Solution
Phoenix Controls
Wireless Sash Sensor
Munters Cargocaire is ‘New Ingredient’ in
Ore-Ida’s Bagel Bites
In reaction to the infamous E-coli outbreak in 1993, when
hamburgers prepared by a fast-food chain caused food
poisoning in more than 500 people throughout several western
states, the USDA has imposed stringent regulations controlling
sanitation at facilities producing meat and poultry products.
These standards require, among other measures, that food
preparation areas be “washed down” once during every
manufacturing day. At the Ore-Ida plant, in Ft. Myers, Florida,
where the popular frozen snack food products “Bagel Bites” are
made, a daily four-hour production shutdown has been
required. Each day, seventeen employees carefully clean with
steam injected water and then work with mops and squeegees
to dry the facility.
“The cleaning process is taken
very seriously,” said David
Simkins, Cargocaire business
development manager. “OreIda has its own internal
sanitation regulations and the
process is monitored by an onsite USDA inspector.”
During third shift, the wash down begins with the production
room temperature at 45 F. This cold air is so close to saturation
that it cannot absorb the large amounts of water vapor being
sprayed into the room. As a result, the spray precipitates out,
immediately forming fog and condensation throughout the room.
Once the wash down is completed, all equipment, walls and
floors must be dry and free of any water or condensation. This
drying is done due to the threat of contamination posed by
moist, wet conditions, which can potentially promote pathogen
growth.
With humidity close to 100% RH during and after the wash
down, the total time needed to dry the process area exceeded
four hours. “At the Ore-Ida facility,” said Simkins, “there was a
growing interest in shortening the lost production time, while
maintaining strict, self-imposed sanitation standards.
“Ore-Ida operations teams set out to find a process that would
reduce the fog and condensation, while increasing operating
efficiencies,” said Simkins. “It was through this search that they
first considered desiccant dehumidification.”
"Ore-Ida was enthusiastic about the desiccant dehumidification
concept for addressing their fogging and condensation issues,
but was reluctant to make the capital investment in a technology
they had not previously used," said Galloway
Munters Cargocaire convinced Bagel Bites to try desiccant
dehumidification by renting a 9,000 scfm unit from MCS for a
one month evaluation.
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“New Ingredient” in Ore-Ida’s Bagel Bites
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Following the first night of evaluation, Bagel Bites was
convinced of the dehumidifier's capabilities and was ready to
purchase its own equipment. Processing of the capital
appropriation, manufacture of their permanent dehumidifier and
installation would take 11 weeks. During which time Bagel Bites
decided to retain the rental unit.
"Due to the overall effectiveness of the system, we weren't
willing to give up the rental equipment until the permanent unit
was installed and running," said Sam Casey, manufacturing
manager for Bagel Bites. "The overall benefits of improved
sanitation and safety far outweighed the rental costs."
Installation in the processing area was straightforward.
Conventional, ceiling mounted evaporator coils provide cooling
to the area at 45°F. Dehumidification is handled independently
by the Cargocaire dehumidifier mounted outside the building
adjacent to the processing area. The dehumidifier processes
9,000 scfm, delivering dry air conditions of 77 F at 4% RH. The
cooling units operate in response to a thermostatic control. A
humidistat holds the room to 65%RH, an appropriate level to
prevent condensation and fog while also meeting food
production specifications.
Along with eliminating the fog and condensation, Bagel Bites
has found that their dehumidifier purchase has benefits that
reach beyond the processing area. Several process freezers,
located inside the dehumidified area, have realized a significant
reduction in both frost accumulation and defrost cycles.
"Because the moisture is removed from the air, it does not
accumulate as quickly on the evaporator coils and inside the
freezer," said Victor Herbert, maintenance supervisor for Bagel
Bites. "That means the energy-consuming defrost cycles have
been shortened, and the interval between them stretched out."●
You May Be an Engineer If…
1. Your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling
you to dinner.
2. If Dilbert is your hero.
3. The only jokes you receive are through e-mail
4. You look forward to Christmas only to put together the
kids' toys
5.You use a CAD package to design your child's Pine
Wood Derby car
Neptronic Introduces 2-in-1 Valve
Description
The Neptronic GP series of valves are dynamic temperature control
valves for use in HVAC applications to control the rate of fluid flow to a
specific terminal unit or coil.
The Neptronic GP includes a self-adjustment feature, which enables
each valve to be continuously self-balancing. This ensures delivery of
precise flow rate required by each terminal unit, independently of
pressure fluctuations in the hydronic system, providing balancing at
any point at and below the maximum flow rate.
Each valve has an adjustable maximum flow rate setting to enable flow
limitation at maximum input control signal. The maximum flow rate is
set by a combination of dip switches in the actuator.
The flow can then be modulated between the maximum flow setting
and shut-off by varying the input control signal.
Function
On close examination of the inner workings of Neptronic GP, the
function is best described as two valves in one.
The first valve regulates the pressure differential across the second
valve by means of a rolling diaphragm element counter activated by a
helical coil spring.
The second valve is a calibrated variable orifice device adjusted by the
actuator (similar to a standard-modulation control valve). The total flow
rate through the valve is determined by the combination of orifice
areas in the pressure differential regulation unit and the actuatordriven variable orifice. ●
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APC Power & Air Aids
Consolidation, Cuts Costs at BE
Aerospace Data Center
“We are the world's leading manufacturer of cabin interior products for
commercial aircraft and business jets and a leading aftermarket
distributor of aerospace fasteners. We also provide aircraft cabin
interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion
services to the world’s leading airlines.
“Our installed base of products on aircraft currently in service is valued
at approximately $5 billion. We have manufacturing facilities in the
U.S. and Europe and employ in the vicinity of 3600 individuals.
“Compared to some of APC’s precision
air competitors, the APC NetworkAIR™
cost less and has a much faster
delivery time.”
Data Center Consolidation Presents Challenges
“Recently we made a strategic move to cut costs by insourcing our
data center. We also decided to consolidate 20 smaller distributed
data centers into one location, our Commercial Aircraft Products group
headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
“This consolidation project presented us with a number of challenges.
First we had to come up with an industrial-strength cooling, ventilation
and power solution. Second, we knew that our existing raised floor
was not high enough to run the cabling we thought we would need for
the consolidated data center. We needed to switch to overhead air
distribution and overhead power cabling. We wanted to maintain high
availability for our end users, even if we lost power.
Evan Stewart, CIO
BE Aerospace
Phoenix Controls to offer
Wireless Sash Sensor
Designed for horizontal and combination sashes, this new
patent-pending product eliminates the need for exposed
wiring. It uses a radio frequency transmitter and a receiver
to detect, calculate and communicate sash position in less
than 1 second. It functions with the Phoenix Controls fume
hood monitor and exhaust valve to produce a fast-acting
system to capture and contain noxious fumes.
Flexible Power Solution Wins the Day
“In our search for a new power solution, we first looked at some of the
traditional ‘fixed’ 3-phase offerings. We were very limited by these
large UPSs because their fundamental design made it impossible to
right size for our current needs. We would have had to pay for
significant excess capacity up front. In addition, these traditional
solutions placed constraints on us from both a maintenance overhead
and a data center floor space point of view.
“Our electrical contractor recommended that we look at the new APC
InfraStruXure™ as a possible solution. Upon closer inspection, it
became apparent to us that the flexibility of the InfraStruXure
architecture would make all of the layout planning and installation of
cabling and wiring much easier.
“We were also impressed with the InfraStruXure’s ability to scale. We
were able to buy only the power capacity we needed to get started and
had the flexibility to grow whenever we felt we needed to.
“Another significant plus with the InfraStruXure solution was our ability
to manage the power not only to the rack level, but also to the plug
level. The racks also make it a very physically attractive solution as the
cables are run up through the rack and into troughs on top of the
racks. We have no ugly cables hanging down and no unmanageable
cable mess under our floors.
Key Features
• Eliminates unsightly wires
• Retrofit existing hoods
• Compatible with horizontal or
combination sashes
• Easy installation
• FCC compliant
• AC or DC powered
APC NetworkAIR™: High Quality Cooling at Competitive Cost
“We also decided to purchase the APC NetworkAIR™ to handle our
precision air requirements. The NetworkAIR units are high quality.
Compared to some of APC’s precision air competitors, the APC
NetworkAIR cost less and has a much faster delivery time. In addition,
it was much easier for us to deal with one vendor to integrate the data
center solution and we felt we would get better support from APC.
“We figure that our consolidation project has contributed significantly to
our cost reduction efforts. APC InfraStruXure and NetworkAIR are key
components which have helped us to realize these savings.”●
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Air Equipment Company
PO Box 3185
Louisville, KY 40201-3185
For more information….
Please contact us at Air Equipment Company, or feel free to visit the following websites:
Air Equipment Company – http://www.airequipmentcompany.com
Munters Cargocaire – http://www.muntersamerica.com/dh/htm/dhgroup.htm
Neptronic - http://www.neptronic.com
APC Cooling Solutions - http://www.apcc.com/products
Phoenix Controls - http://www.phoenixcontrols.com
214 E. Kentucky St.
Louisville, KY 40203
Phone: (502) 587-7349
Toll Free:(800) 489-0506
Fax: (502) 587-7340
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newsletter, please contact Luke Powell.