Digital solution ensures effective plant control

The Frigel Group has brought many innovative developments to its process cooling solutions for the plastics industry. Its entire product lines now include a full digital control technology plus many upgrades in almost all of its product categories. In an interview with International Plastics News for Asia, Mr. Emanuele Barbagli, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Frigel Asia Pacific Co., Ltd., provides an update on Frigel’s recent product developments and how these benefit plastics processors in these challenging times.

What are the recent product developments introduced by Frigel?

Mr. Barbagli: Frigel has introduced many innovative solutions to our portfolio for plastic processors to achieve intelligent process cooling and save on production costs. Some of these are new products while others are upgrade of existing models. At the K 2019 exhibition, Frigel showed off an upgrade of the Ecodry.

"In these challenging days when traveling is not allowed and social distancing is mandatory, MiND serves as the key element to continue supporting our customers" - Mr. Emanuele Barbagli, COO, Frigel Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.

Adiabatic Fluid Cooler, Frigel’s most proven adiabatic cooling technology in the market today with its 95% water savings. Another product is Microgel™ TCUs with Booster Pumps and Integrated Portable Chiller where Frigel offers in traditional ranges for Injection Moulding (RCM/D Series) – single and dual zone, for moulding throughputs from 10 to 900 kg/hr (20 to 2000 lb/hr) and Microgel for Packaging (RCP Series) – from 100 to 2000 kg/ hr (220 to 4400 lb/hr), now both with 100% new digital technology and touch screen control.

There’s also the new line of Mould Temperature Control Units for every possible application – four completely new lines of Thermogel, the TBD Series which offers a robust and cost effective solution for general moulding applications; TDK Series and TPK Series pressurized water TCUs for high temperature applications, developed and designed in partnership with Matsui. The new Thermogel Heat&Cool THC Series process synchronized alternating heating and cooling units are designed specifically for high quality surface finishing of moulded part, while the Turbogel range TGM/D Series is a unique TCU featuring powerful booster pumps and high performance cooling capacity and intended for cycle time reduction in high throughput molding applications.

We also have two new lines of chillers. The IndustrialChiller - Air Cooled MRM Series – includes a full range of heavy-duty modular chillers from 90 to 580 kW (25.6 to 165 tonnes). Another is the ModularChiller – Water Cooled 3FX Series which are unique chillers combining high performance cooling capacity with unbeatable efficiency in self-contained packages with extremely small footprints. Frigel also offers two completely new products, CapCooler–CAP Series, post-moulding closure cooling  units for ultra-fast moulding cycles, and the MoldDryer–MDE Series, air dehumidifiers for mould enclosures to avoid sweating in low cooling water temperature applications.

Can you please explain how MiND works and how would this impact the operations of your customers?

Mr. Barbagli: MiND is an extraordinary product and the benefits are many. Since we introduced this innovative tool to our customers, we have seen a big impact in their productions as they are now able to measure the efficiency and operational consumption of their systems.

Thanks to the data gathered by MiND, our customers can easily identify inefficiencies in their cooling process and make the adjustments or adaptions for maximising performance and minimising consumption. This is possible via a web-based interface designed for customers that gives them the possibility to access to MiND and see their Frigel equipment and non- Frigel equipment where communication is possible, any time from any computer in the building or remotely. We all know that familiarity with your own process and how it performs day by day is nowadays key to successful operation. Indeed, we have seen customers in Asia that could make big change in their outcome after MiND was implemented as they finally had a better understanding of what is going on in their factories.

Frigel è orgogliosa di annunciare la sua presenza all'ANUGA Food Tech Exhibition, 26-29 aprile 2022, a Colonia (Germania).

Da tempo, Frigel ha raffinato la sua innovativa filosofia di raffreddamento di processo per soddisfare le richieste provenienti dall'industria alimentare e delle bevande.
La precisione è un elemento chiave per il raffreddamento di questi particolari processi. E quando la precisione incontra la sostenibilità, entra in campo Frigel!

I nostri sistemi, presentano caratteristiche volte a ridurre a zero il consumo d'acqua, migliorare l'efficienza energetica e aiutare il vostro percorso di decarbonizzazione. Soluzioni per ogni campo di impiego o industria, che sia lattiero-casearia, lavorazione di frutta e verdura, panificazione, baby food, pasticceria o cioccolatiera...

... Venite a trovarci al Padiglione 10.1!, Stand D89

I nostri ingegneri vi aspettano per presentarvi il raffreddatore adiabatico Ecodry, le unità di controllo della temperatura TDK e RBD, a temperatura singola e doppia, oppure l'intero portafoglio di refrigeratori industriali per tutte le esigenze.

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Frigel and its partner Avance Industrial present three SUMITOMO SHI DEMAG injection molding machines with applications focused on the packaging and automotive sectors, as well as the intelligent and high efficiency equipment designed by Frigel Group focused on increasing productivity in water cooling processes.

The machines exhibited: the high speed hybrid model Exis SP 420 / 820 - 1600 with a holding force against opening of 462 metric tons, operating by an automated IML system (integrated by the mold manufacturer "Stack Teck") and two 100% electric machines, the first one is the Int Elect 220 / 660 - 1100 model with a holding force against opening of 242 metric tons where an automotive part will be molded in an automated production cell; the second machine (Int Elect 130 / 500 - 450 model) where a "Flip-top" lid will be injected with a "Stack Teck" mold. These machines are characterized by low energy consumption, high precision and speed in their movements, mold protection, as well as flexibility and superior performance focused on different markets.

Frigel machines: ECODRY (centralized adiabatic cooling system) in conjunction with MICROGEL and TURBOGEL equipment for temperature control and thermoregulation of processes, repeatability and cooling precision.