With Australia’s HFC phase down well underway, the SMC Corporation is taking decisive action to support businesses making the transition to lower GWP alternatives.
SMC Corporation ANZ sales director, Jatinder Masson, said its time for businesses to start thinking about compliance.
“While the immediate replacement of existing chiller equipment isn’t required, businesses should start planning for upgrades to ensure future compliance with these regulations,” Masson said.
“In line with this mandate, SMC has developed a new chiller product range with low GWP refrigerant R454C (GWP of 148) and the natural CO₂ refrigerant R744.”
SMC is a global provider of automation products including Thermo-chillers and its R&D engineering team has 1,450 staff.
Known for their durability and long service life, Thermo-chillers are often used on the factory floor.
“We have upgraded some of our well-known chillers to meet the new regulatory requirements including the HRSF, HRSF150-200, HRLF, HRRF and HRSC series,” Masson said.
“Our popular, compact HRS series now comes complete with R454C refrigerant (GWP of 148) while still delivering on a temperature stability of +/-0.1 ∘.”
Now compliant with new regulations, this popular solution continues to deliver on temperature accuracy and reliability.
The HRSF Series has a cooling capacity of up to 20kW and is IPX4 rated for outdoor installation.
“This series requires no additional heating, as the circulating fluid is warmed using only the heat exhausted by the refrigerating circuit,” he said.
“Equipped with an inverter compressor, the HRSC series offers a 24 per cent reduction in power consumption. In addition, CO2 refrigerant makes it possible to transport this chiller by air freight.”