Vilter Manufacturing LLC, which is part of Emerson Climate Technologies, has announced it is in the final stages of introducing its range of reciprocating compressors for CO2/ammonia cascade systems for food processing, dairy, produce and cold storage warehousing applications.
Vilter will launch its new product mid-year.
The CO2 ammonia cascade system extends the capabilities of Emerson’s line of Copeland scroll compressors to offer additional refrigeration applications.
As EPA regulations continue to evolve, ammonia serves as an energy-efficient offering, using waste heat from a facility’s refrigeration system for other heat and air conditioning applications.
Emerson is building on its investment in research and development by using the Helix Innovation Centre to conduct product testing.
Business development director at Vilter Manufacturing, Thomas Hoopes, said the company is leveraging the R&D capabilities of Emerson's Helix Innovation Centre.
“We have developed and are in the final stages of testing a small CO2 cascade solution and building on that product line,” he said.
“Our team is using data from this testing environment with real operating conditions to make final tweaks backed by proven results before going to market.”
Emerson’s new Helix Innovation Centre is a 40,000-square-foot facility located in Dayton, Ohio. The Helix became operational in December and is meant to act as a global hub for HVACR industry education.
It is also intended to facilitate a collaborative approach to innovation in the development of future refrigeration technologies.
This smaller CO2 ammonia cascade system will pave the way for the development of larger models used in industrial applications.