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11 COLD ENERGY MANAGEMENT Refrigerate and reduce Carbon dioxide refrigeration technology can reduce cost, energy in the right applications.
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17 COLD PACKAGING One-stop shopping, learning Packaging show promises all the latest trends, technologies in one location.
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20 COLD SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS On the right track Refrigerated & Frozen Foods honors poultry, potato processors for green supply chain achievements.
24 COLD TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Highlight on new conveyors and belting, form/ fill/seal packaging equipment for refrigerated and frozen food processing plants.
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Sign of the times Acquisitions, product and process innovation help newly formed AdvancePierre Foods make a name for itself in frozen prepared meats, sandwiches.
42 COLD OPERATIONS Fired up AdvancePierre Foods aims for operational excellence in every growth stage.
46 COLD PARTNERS IN PROGRESS Reduce labor. Save product. An automatic bagger and scale system helps Canada’s Desco accurately package more chicken with less labor.
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or most, it was just another day on the calendar. Yet August 17 was a day to remember at Cincinnati’s AdvancePierre Foods. That Wednesday morning had officials at a public unveiling for a new corporate logo and sign outside APF’s corporate offices. Big deal? Maybe not to you. Yet there’s a fascinating back story here. For starters, had the right team not come to purchase a bankrupt Pierre Foods business in 2008, this proud local employer (more than 60 years old with more than 1,800 employees nationwide and about 800 in Cincinnati) might have closed. Interestingly enough, Pierre’s purchase by Los Angeles investor Oaktree Capital was named “2008 acquisition of the year” by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine. CPG veteran and CEO Bill Toler quickly and skillfully staffed and reorganized Pierre. By 2010, it was well positioned to merge with complementary competitors Advance Food Company and Advance Brands LLC. That move alone created a $1.2 billion frozen prepared proteins and sandwiches business. Still more quick and savvy maneuvers had AdvancePierre ready in June 2011 to acquire retail frozen chicken specialties processor Barber Foods. AdvancePierre now stands as a $1.5 billion business with 4,500 employees at 11 facilities nationwide. That’s why company officials decided August 17 to celebrate the company’s growth and launch APF’s inaugural Volunteer Day event, where employees, families
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Third-party energy study documents efficiency of cascade carbon dioxide and ammonia refrigerating system.
Refrigerate and reduce Carbon dioxide refrigeration technology can reduce cost, energy in the right applications. ant to reduce refrigeration system costs and energy at the same time? Cold food plant and warehouse operators should consider cascade carbon dioxide and ammonia (cascade CO2/NH3) refrigerating systems, which are becoming more popular in North America. Is your facility the right candidate for this new type of technology? Before you can answer that question, you have to address a few more. Here’s a starting place: UÊ7
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perature requirements are below -4°F and there is considerable room and or blast freezing requirements, you should carefully consider a cascade CO2/NH3 refrigerating system’s benefits. Depending upon the size of the refrigerated facility, the installed cost of a cascade CO2/NH3 refrigerating system often is less than an equivalent two-stage ammonia system. The primary factors contributing to the lower cost are: smaller low-stage compressors; smaller low-temperature suction piping, valves; liquid separating vessels; less piping and vessel insulation and lower refrigerant (CO2) costs.
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spaces and ultra-low temperature blast freezers with ability to operate at temperatures lower than those commonly obtained with conventional ammonia systems. The cascade CO2/NH3 system operates at the following nominal process temperatures (i.e., saturated suction temperatures): -58°F CO2 blast freezing; -20°F CO2 freezer storage; +20°F CO2 coolers and docks; and, +20°F NH3 high stage. The conventional ammonia system was modeled for the following temperatures: -58°F NH3 blast freezing; -20°F NH3 freezer storage; and, +20°F NH3 high stage, coolers and docks. The efficiency of the cascade CO2/ NH3 refrigerating system was measured in kilowatts per ton of refrigeration load (kW/TR). After five months of monitored operation, these were the results of the cascade CO2/NH3 refrigerating system efficiency – compared to the efficiency calculated for the conventional two-stage ammonia system. UÊ/
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