Advanced solutions for control
Artikel veröffentlicht in Die Casting & Foundry Techniques, 2011
"A great sense of responsibility,
dogged determination and self-confidence
move the strings of a large
company" (Camillo Penocchio, Industrial Frigo
founder).
Founded in 1970, for more than 40
years Industrial Frigo has been providing
solutions for industrial cooling
and temperature control. Over time,
consulting, design, installation, and all
after-sales services were added to the
production of machinery. The production
department is located in the province of
Brescia in a 30,000 m² plant, 18,000
m² of which are indoors. The company
is commercially present all over the
world.
IndustrialFrigo has subsidiaries
in Brazil, Poland, and Russia and more
than 60 distributors and agents operating
in the different continents.
In fact, it is not by chance that 75% of production is exported. For the companies in the DIE CASTING industry, for years now Industrial Frigo has been proposing, besides a full range of air or water condensed chillers, the freecooler solution and integrated equipment for energy savings, including SIRE, a completely integrated and automatic water cooling system (patented by Industrial Frigo). All the traditional solutions for temperature control are also particularly appreciated by the market. They include the OTA series diathermic oil thermoregulation units suitable for operations up to 350 °C and the WTP series pressurized water thermoregulation units suitable for operations up to 180 °C, both available in electric or natural gas heating versions.
It is precisely in the thermoregulation
of dies and moulds that Industrial Frigo
boasts the most innovative product,
the TC 500 temperature control unit.
This new device: was presented during
Euroguss 2012 and is destined to revolutionize
thermoregulation in the die
casting industry.
The new control unit
performs the so-called "Hydrofog Cooling",
that is, a hydro-pneumatic temperature
control that takes advantage
of the thermal characteristics of water.
Through this patented technology, a single
machine with limited dimensions can
independently thermoregulate a large
number of area in a mould (from 6 to
12) operating at up to 500 °C, with high
cooling power.
The main advantages of
this technology are:
A significant opttimization of productivity.
The cycle tinte reductions have been
well demonstrated and vary depending
on the volumes and material moulded.
The extended Iifespan of moulds thanks
to the signlficant reduction in thermal
shocks stressing mould surfaces. In fact,
the use of powdler release agent is particularly
recomntended for the TC 500.
A significant reduction in energy consumption.
During the preheating phase,
energy use is similar to that expected for
traditional units (T.max. = 760°C), but
during the thermoregulation process the
heating element is always off because
it does not require heating. Thanks
to innovative ntould thermoregulation
technology, it is no longer necessary
to supply addittional heat during the
work cycle. This is demonstrated by
the systems already in operation with
this technology, where energy savings
of over 90% hits been repofted when
compared to traditional systems. Trans-
Iated into figures, this means that for an
average 1500/2000 tonne press, the annual
electricity savings range between
12,000 and 18,000 Euros.
Finally, we should highlight the most important features of the TC 500 control unit with regard to safety and environmental protection. The machine can thermoregulate operations up to 500 °C without the uset of thermal oil and the pressures involved are small compared to standard pressurized water units.
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