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Industrial cooling systems

Everything for today‘s
liquid cooling solutions.
Consulting, engineering, chillers and services for
optimum solutions in industrial process cooling.
Everything for today's liquid cooling solutions - Consulting, engineering, chillers and services for optimum solutions in industrial process ...
Table of contents

We’re the cooling
experts.
We have been developing solutions for
dealing with the heat generated by
industrial processes for decades. This
brochure will provide you with an overview
of our products and services and with a
selection of sample applications.

                Introduction                 Equipment selection

                What is liquid               Air/water heat
                cooling?                     exchangers.
                Page 3                       Page 14–15

                Our approach                 Ensuring availability

                Looking at the               Services.
                whole picture.               Page 16–17
                Page 4

                Comprehensive advice         Pfannenberg at work

                Consulting.                  Application samples.
                Page 5                       Page 18–21

                Finding the right solution   Benefits at a glance

                Engineering.                 All-round expertise.
                Page 6                       Page 22–23

                Equipment selection

                Chillers.
                Page 7–13

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Introduction

What is liquid cooling?
An introduction to one of the most
advanced methods for process optimisation
and ensuring machine availability.

Cooling for the most                   Reliable and efficient.               The benefits of liquid cooling
demanding situations.                                                        can also be used for air-cooled
                                       In many applications, reliable        applications by combining chillers
With increasing customer demands       cooling is a crucial part of the      with air/water heat exchangers.
for higher precision, performance      process or the system. A rise in      Major advantages include the
and efficiency, more and more          temperature will lead to increased    integrated design of the combined
manufacturers are turning to           wear and tear and malfunctions, to    application and the dissipation
liquid cooling for their industrial    the destruction of work pieces and    of all the heat created by the
processes and equipment.               tools or even of the entire machine   process into the cooling liquid and
                                       or system. Fast throughput,           not into the ambient air. In many
Instead of air cooling, the heat       long life and maximum machine         industrial sectors, heat must not be
is dissipated via water, oil,          availability are almost impossible    dissipated into the production halls
emulsions, as well as water-           to achieve without precise liquid     because the ambient temperature
glycol mixtures. The media are         cooling.                              can affect the precision of the
delivered via individually designed                                          production process. Liquid
hydraulic circuits – closed circuits                                         cooling also offers significant
are maintained at a specific                                                 advantages in terms of efficiency,
pressure level, open circuits under                                          for example through better thermal
atmospheric pressure. Wherever                                               management and energy recovery.
workpieces are processed with a
liquid, these circuits can be used
for cooling as well as lubrication.

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1. Consulting.                         3. Chillers.
A full understanding of your           Easily maintained devices for
requirements and the particular        standard applications or custom-
features of your system is the basis   ised solutions to special require-
on which to build the optimum          ments – our high-performance chill-
solution. Irrespective of whether      ers and air/water heat exchangers
the task is to repair a cooling        impress with the excellent quality
system, improve energy efficiency,     of materials and technology and
meet new legal requirements or         outstanding workmanship used in
carry out a comprehensive audit of     their construction. Thanks to a wide
your equipment – we can give you       range of approvals, they are
advice on every aspect of process      working in a wide range of
cooling and provide you with           industrial applications in many
answers in which you can trust.        industries around the world.

2. Engineering.                        4. Services.
Challenge us and benefit from          The bottom line: product availability
our experience in numerous             is crucial. Therefore, our services
industrial sectors. We are one of      are a key component of the
the few companies in the world         product. We offer worldwide
that develop and manufacture the       support to ensure that your
entire range of industrial thermal     machines remain up and running,
management solutions. We have          ranging from commissioning
extensive expertise and all the        and training to preventative
necessary resources to offer           maintenance and a stock of spare
you all you need, from individual      parts. Our service is not limited to
components to complete, newly          Pfannenberg products, but also
developed systems.                     explicitly covers devices from all
                                       other manufacturers.

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Comprehensive advice

Consulting.
There is a high requirement for advice on
liquid cooling. Our approach guarantees
that all aspects of a situation have been
considered.

Everything taken into                   No matter what your situation is:      The results:
account – right from the                With their ability to grasp details    • No more serious oil problems in
                                        and make conclusions, our experts        the system.
start.                                  find the solution that gives you the   • Switch to a new cooling liquid.
                                        best value for money.                  • Development and installation of
Safer operation, energy-saving,                                                  new control unit.
cost optimisation – in order to meet                                           • Cables and pipes totaling 5 km in
these and other objectives, we                                                   length were laid, documentation
offer you a comprehensive advice        An example:
                                                                                 was prepared.
which considers economic and            General overhaul of a                  • Electronic injection valves were
legal issues as well as the technical   warehouse.                               installed.
situation on your site.                                                        • Energy costs were cut by 40 %.
                                        The chillers in the refrigerated
                                        warehouse of a Hamburg logistics       After the system had been put into
We find the right answers.              company had been in operation          operation successfully, also took
                                        for a very long time, some of them     over the maintenance and further
Something wrong with the cooling        for more than 30 years. High           optimisation of the plant.
circuit in your application? Is         energy costs, insufficient cooling
cooling below your current              and problems with regulating the
requirements? Do you need a more        system due to oil deposits in the
accurate or more easily regulated       evaporators all pointed to the need
cooling temperature? Is energy          for a general overhaul.
consumption too high or machine
uptime too low? Are components          Our experts developed a fully norm-
missing or need replacing? Does         compliant concept for the company
the refrigerant need change due         which restored machine availability
to legal requirements? Is a new         and substantially improved energy
control unit or a completely new        efficiency.
system required?

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Finding the right solution

Engineering.
Ready for a custom-tailored solution:
Everything for the development and
production of ready-to-connect cooling
solutions.

Development and                        Custom-designed                        those in machining centers, print
planning.                              solutions.                             works, timber processing, welding
                                                                              operations, packaging facilities and
Do you need a specific solution        Our standard devices reflect many      in the food and beverage industry.
for a new application or are you       years of experience in numerous        However, this is not all. Innovative
looking for experts to help you with   areas of industry. We can also offer   solutions require the transfer of
the planning? If standard products     you application-specific devices       knowledge. True to our motto
do not meet your requirements,         and solutions which we develop         „Sharing Competence“, we maintain
we are happy to assist you with        together with you:                     an intensive dialogue between
the development of your solution.                                             our application technicians and
Complex flow calculations,             • Robust devices for challenging       developing engineers who share
computer-aided chiller design, our       environmental conditions.            their expertise with you to create
own development laboratories and       • High-precision chillers for          products which meet your specific
climate chambers – we offer you          laboratory applications.             requirements and take into account
the full range of technical support    • Special design of housing and        recent market developments.
to create tested and certified           cooling circuits.
solutions meeting your product
ideas. Our products and services
include:                               Advantage by
• Configuration of complete            „Sharing Competence“.
  systems.
• Component dimensioning.              If you are developing solutions for
• Calculation and construction of      use in challenging situations, you
  hydraulic circuits.                  will benefit from our experience
• Control circuit design.              in cooling many different kinds of
• Pipework and wiring schemes.         machines and systems including

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Equipment selection

Chillers.
Reliability produced in series: efficient,
ready-to-connect chillers for use anywhere
in the world.

You can count on us:                    as a unit. This is crucial to high         flexibility iconcerning few amount
Pfannenberg.                            efficiency, long life and reliability of   and pressure.
                                        our solutions.
Pfannenberg cooling systems meet
the requirements of industry for                                                   Control circuit.
accurate temperature control and        Refrigeration circuit.
absolute reliability – 24/7, all year                                              Using effective digital control
round. Compact and designed for         The function of this circuit is to         systems, we ensure optimum
easy maintainance, the devices can      dissipate heat from the hydraulic          interaction between the mechanical
be used in many ways and are ideal      circuit to the colder ambient air or       components. Digital controllers
for applications requiring cooling      the process water. We select the           connected to temperature sensors,
capacity between 1.1 and 150 kW.        components of this system carefully        pressure and flow switches and fill
                                        so that maximum performance,               level monitors continuously make
Because the chillers are delivered      efficiency and maintainability are         logical decisions to ensure that
from the factory as turnkey units,      guaranteed. Compressors and                fluid cooling and circulation work
they only need to be connected          fans for industrial applications and       reliably. There are also options for
to the electricity supply and the       evaporators and condensers with            remote monitoring and control.
pipework in order to provide            a large surface area are combined
practically any process with a cold,    with the optimum cooling medium
recirculating cooling medium.           in order to achieve the best-
                                        possible result for the application.

System expertise.
                                        Hydraulic circuit.
Whether they are cooling oil or
water, in our chillers we combine       The hydraulic circuit is used to
the three main systems that are         circulate and store the cooling
needed (refrigeration circuit,          medium. We choose from a wide
hydraulic circuit and control loop)     range of high-quality hydraulic
so that they work together optimally    components which allow maximum

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Equipment selection

Chiller configurations.
Simplified selection process: Perfectly
pre-configured and readily available
chillers for a wide range of applications.

Product feature 		                     Product feature 		                     Particular benefits: The chiller
Hydraulic Protection (H).              Smart Cooling (S).                     indicates when it needs to be
                                                                              serviced. Error codes and data
Chillers with this product feature     Chillers with this product feature     recording facilitate fault elimination
are especially equipped to protect     have a professional temperature        and preventive maintenance.
the hydraulic system. Details:         monitoring feature and error           However, even if the chiller itself
                                       detection. Details:                    is working perfectly, malfunctions
• Adjustable flow monitor to raise                                            of the system can occur and be
  attention in case of a drop in the   • Optional differential temperature    displayed:
  flow rate.                             control system to take account
                                         of the ambient temperature, if the   • Flow alarm – the refrigerant flow
• Water-level monitor to protect the     application includes particular        is outside the set limits.
  pump from damage as the result         requirements in terms of
  of running dry.                        condensation and elongation.         • Temperature alarm – the chiller
                                                                                is finding irregularities in the
• Hydraulic bypass to protect the      • A Tmin/Tmax temperature                temperature profile.
  pump by ensuring a minimum             monitor to issue an alert if the
  flow quantity and to protect the       temperature of the coolant rises
  system by limiting the pressure.       or falls unexpectedly.

                                       • An error display to facilitate
                                         servicing and troubleshooting
                                         combined with a common
                                         alarm signal. (For dedicated
                                         separate alarm messages and
                                         to communicate with external
                                         control systems, an additional
                                         RS-485 interface is needed.)

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Product feature
Precision Cooling (P).
                                          Standard configurations
Chillers with this feature have a limit   for easier product selection:
on temperature deviation at
±1 K (must be combined with the S
feature). Details:                                                              CONFIGURATION
                                               PRODUCT
                                               FEATURE
• Hot gas bypass to improve the                               BASIC      H        S       HS       SP      HSP
  accuracy of the temperature
  control system without burdening
                                              Hydraulic
  the compressor with excessive              Protection H      –        +        –        +        –        +
  switching between on and
  off (operation at >50 % of the
  nominal output).                          Smart Cooling S    –        –        +        +        +        +
• Fan on/off to improve the
  accuracy of temperature control
                                               Precision
  by managing the output of the
                                               Cooling P       –        –        -        –        +        +
  evaporator-heat exchanger.

Note: Variable control of the fan
speed is available in chillers with       Due to a wide range of uses, some chillers in the HS configuration are
EC fans.                                  available directly from stock.

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Customised chillers.
Ready for special requirements: We are
your partner for custom-tailored solutions.

Development expertise.                    as variants with UL-certification.      machines. Following a complex
                                          We also have a lot of experience        catalogue of requirements,
Reliable, versatile and ready-to-         producing equipment for countries       Pfannenberg was selected to
connect, the standard versions of         with particular demands concerning      develop, construct and test chillers
our chillers never fail to impress.       the power supply.                       that had been customised to meet
With a range of optional equipment                                                perfectly the client‘s requirements.
items, they can be adapted to             Along with the special requirements     Some crucial activities:
individual requirements. For              for electrical systems, cables, plugs
customised solutions which go             and switches, the hydraulic system      • Tests and calculations for the
beyond this, our engineers, with          is particularly important. Choosing       configuration of the hydraulic
access to decades of development          adequate pumps and calculating            circuit.
experience at Pfannenberg and to          temperature profiles are key
comprehensive technical resources,        prerequisites for successful system     • Design and CAD modeling of
are available for you. The benefit:       integration.                              the chillers integrated in the
you will find everything under                                                      machines.
one roof, from engineering to             All these aspects lead to
production.                               solutions which fulfill customised      • Acoustic tests, noise reduction,
                                          requirements to the greatest              performance analysis.
                                          extent – from design to prototype
Flexible in design.                       validation.

The development of customised
solutions requires a lot of flexibility   For example: Integration
and know-how. For example, the            in X-ray systems.
expansion of business to new
markets has a big impact on the           A global manufacturer of non-
portfolio of chillers and the service     destructive test systems required
concept. We are used to deal with         application-specific chillers for
these situations; we offer products       integration in industrial X-ray
with the standard CE mark as well

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Custom-tailored chillers from Pfannenberg are used in
numerous industries:

Imaging                  Laser cutting and welding   Energy generation and supply

Additive manufacturing   Automobile industry         Packaging industry

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Our chillers.

                                                                                            CCE
                                                            PW W                            • 6 performance classes
                                                                                              from 1.1 to 6.5 kW.
                                                                                            • Compact frame allows
                            PC 2500                         • Passive cooling system.
                                                                                              installation on top of
                                                            • 4 per formance classes
                                                                                              electrical enclosures
                            • Performance class up
                                                       to     from 9 to 24 kW.
Rack                          2.5 kW.                       • Specially designed
                                                                                              and machines.

                            • Very quiet, thanks to
                                                     low      for applications where
• 2 performance
                              noise high pe rfo rm an ce      process water is available.
  classes from 1.1 to
  1.7 kW.                     pump.
                                                   atible
• Ideal for installations   • Exceptionally comp
                              with solution s on the
  with limited space.
                              market.
• Easy integration in
  existing machine
  types.
EB eXTreme
                                                                                    • High cooling capacit y.
                                                     EB Large                       • 9 perform ance classes
                                                                                      from 37 to 150 kW.
                                                     • 5 performance classes
                       EB Oil                          from 19 to 40 kW.            • Sophisticated design and
                                                                                      innovative technologies, e.g.
                                                     • Specially developed to
                       • 12 perform ance classes                                      precise cooling, electrical
EB 2.0                   from 3 to 40 kW.
                                                       meet the demanding
                                                       requirements of industrial
                                                                                      expansion valves and fully
                       • Specially designed for                                       digitalised sensors.
• 7 perform ance                                       applications.
                         cooling of oils and high-
  classes from 3.2
                         viscosit y emulsions.
  to 16 kW.
• An All-rounder:
  ideal for customer
  specific require-
  ments.
• Suitable for a
  stand-alone setup.
Equipment selection

Air/water heat
exchangers.
The combination of chillers and air/water
heat exchangers ensures safe thermal
management in electrical enclosures even
under difficult conditions.

Optimum system solution                Pfannenberg provides the complete
for thermal management.                soution as a single source supplier.
                                       Thne customer benefits from a
Particularly in areas where the air    well-balanced system and clear
is strongly polluted or the climate    responibilties.
is challenging, where water at the
correct temperature is hard to         Our air/water heat exchangers do
come by and where no additional        not require maintenance and are
heat should be directed into           not affected by high temperatures
production halls, chillers with air/   or by aggressive or oily ambient
water heat exchangers are an ideal     air. Three design concepts allow
solution for thermal management in     different installation options
electrical enclosures.                 depending on the application in
                                       question:
The combination of both
technologies ensures that the heat     • Partially recessed door or side
dissipation provided by the chiller      mounting (PWI series).
is separated from the cooling of       • Side or door mounting
the application taking place under       (PWS series).
difficult conditions as mentioned      • Space-saving top mounting
above.                                   (PWD series).

                                                                              εCOOL air/water heat exchanger
                                                                              PWI / PWS 6502.

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The benefits of this
                                                                           solution:
                                                                           • Central provision of the coolant
                                                                             water.
                                                                           • Separated heat dissipation.
                                                                           • Closed pipe system for cooling
                                                                             of electrical enclosures even in
                                                                             challenging ambient conditions.
                                                                           • Highly reliable solution with
                                                                             completely maintenance-free air/
                                                                             water heat exchangers.

Diagram showing the combination of an EB Large chiller with 4 PWS series
air/water heat exchangers.

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Ensuring availability

Services.
A key factor in the selection of a suitable
solution, apart from the cost, is a service
arrangement to cover commissioning,
maintenance, repairs and training.

It is the service which               Be prepared.                              Reliable collaboration is based
makes the solution a                                                            on controlling the risk of the plant
                                      Not to be fully prepared when a           installer and plant operator to
perfect one.                          machine alarm occurs invites risk.        an appropriate extent. It is not a
                                      Even if it is possible to get a trained   matter of whether breakdowns will
The importance of perfect service     service technician on site within 24      occur, but when, how often and
and what must be taken into           hours, how can you be sure that he        with which consequences for the
account is illustrated by the         will be able to solve the problem?        specific application, your customer
example of a customised service       Can you rely on the expertise             and production process. That
arrangement on three continents       and documentation on dealing              is why we consider service not
in collaboration with a leading       with alarm messages and trained           as an additional deliverable, but
supplier of packaging machines.       personnel being on site? Will the         as an integral component of our
As with many other modern             right spare parts be available?           product: a solution tailored to your
production systems, the operation     Would it make sense to take               requirements.
here is subject to many challenging   preventive measures and replace
requirements. If a cooling system     critical parts in order to avoid too
fails, machines can come to a         long storage time.
standstill within minutes. With
target machine uptime at 98 %,
malfunctions must be dealt within
24 hours at every site.

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Risk managament to ensure machine uptime:

MACHINE
UPTIME

                                                                                                                     LEVELS OF
                                                                                                                     CUSTOMER
                                                                                                                     INVOLVEMENT

   Each spare part     Recommended       Recommended        Back-up devices      Back-up devices     Simultaneous
    can be ordered    spare parts are    spare parts are   are warehoused in    are warehoused in   use of back-up
      individually    warehoused in a    warehoused in     a central location      each region          devices
   (Build-to-Order)   central location     each region

Options to guarantee machine availability.

Failure safety from the
                                             operation including all necessary                Furthermore, we have bundled
start.                                       measurements, tests, adjustments                 the most frequently needed spare
                                             and documentation. With regular                  and wear parts into Pfannenberg
High machine availability begins
                                             preventative maintenance and by                  original spare parts packages. To
with professional commissioning.
                                             inspecting the chiller systems for               guarantee the machine availability,
This applies particularly to the
                                             leaks and possible damage from                   we recommend to keep these
complex configuration of cold
                                             vibration, corrosion and ageing, we              packages on stock.
water replacements. We offer
                                             improve failure safety and ensure
end-to-end services in order to
                                             furthermore that legal requirements
avoid malfunctions and damage
to machines and to guarantee
                                             are always met.                                  Trainings.
production on your systems in the
long term – all around the world:                                                             The reliability of your systems
                                             Repair.                                          is not guaranteed by technical
• Manufacturer-independent                                                                    components alone. Also, crucial
  commissioning and maintenance.             A benefit of our global service                  to the smooth functioning of your
• Manufacturer-independent repair            is its ability to respond quickly.               machines is the ability of your staff
  and seal checking.                         Together with you, we expand our                 to monitor procedures and respond
• Spare parts and spare part                 local service network specifically,              correctly at any moment.
  packages held in readiness.                where your manchines are installed
• Training and courses.                      and professional service is                      Our trainings and seminars help
                                             needed. If a cooling system starts               them to do this. We offer them both
                                             to lose capacity or threatens to                 on your site and on our premises.
                                             break down, we can be on your
Commissioning and                            premises straightaway and start
maintenance.                                 with error diagnosis and repair.
                                             This saves transporting the devices
Our service technicians provide              backwards and forwards and
professional installation and                reduces downtime to a minimum.

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Pfannenberg at work

Bypass solution for
chillers in the food
and drink industry.
An Italian manufacturer of machines for
making pasta experiences frequent
problems in the production process.
Defect pumps in the cooling system
prevent the delivery of fresh water for
pasta preparation. This leads to
downtime with additional repair and
substantial costs.

The requirements of the                 • Many different standard options,    MTTF*. Standardised components
application.                              such as an integrated hydraulic     and a well-thought-out plug and
                                          bypass, integrated flow monitor,    play concept minimize repair costs
Reliable supply of cold fresh water       aluminum air filters etc.           and machine downtime.
for the pasta extruder. A guarantee     • Separate cooling and hydraulic
                                                                              *MTTF: Mean Time To Failures.
of permanent and faultless                circuits.
functioning. Necessity of hydraulic     • Optimum stability in the long-
bypasses and a guarantee of               term thanks to high-quality
reliability.                              components.
                                        • Liquid cooling with water, water/
                                          glycol mixes.
                                        • Programmable control module
The Pfannenberg                           that allows small hysteresis of
solution.                                 the temperature of the cooling
                                          medium.
An analysis undertaken jointly          • Steel housing with a thick powder
with the client allows the ideal          coating.
solution to be identified: Hydraulic
bypasses. A standard option of the
CC 6301 model chiller exactly fulfils   The Implementation.
the special requirements and is
available for immediate delivery.       In total, 14 CC 6301 chillers
These features set our chillers apart   were installed with an integrated
from the rest:                          hydraulic bypass. These stand-
                                        alone devices are robust, UL-
                                        certified and guarantee maximum
                                        machine availability and maximum      Chiller CC 6301 + BPH

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Pfannenberg at work

Cooling lubricant supply:
Maximum efficiency on
a small budget.
A world-leading manufacturer of hydraulic
components and systems seeks a smart
and cost-effective solution for a special
production application. An existing system
consisting of an oil tank and chiller system
is to be expanded by 2 oil tanks. For
budgetary reasons, acquiring 2 new chillers
is ruled out.

The requirements of the                each of the oil tanks, complete the     into another application within the
application.                           solution.                               factory.

Provision of four work benches with    Special features of the system
                                                                               *MTTF: Mean Time To Failures.
cooling lubricants, reliable cooling   solution are:                           **MTTR: Mean Time To Repair.
from 3 oil tanks (capacities of 200,
300 and 800 liters) where 1 oil tank   • A robust EB 190 WT chiller which
is already in place and connected        can also be located outside if
to a chiller. Solution with maximum      necessary.
possible cost-efficiency.              • 3 maintenance-free water/oil heat
                                         exchangers.
                                       • Maximum safety, energy and
The Pfannenberg                          cost-efficiency.
                                       • Optimum long-term stability and
solution.                                reliability (maximum MTTF*).
                                       • Unsurpassed easy servicing
Taking budgetary restrictions into       (minimum MTTR**).
account and making maximum
use of the on-site circumstances,
a customised, economic system
solution was developed. The
                                       The Implementation.
central component is a chiller
                                       The company benefits from an
system dimensioned to meet the
                                       individual solution which proves to
requirements and located outside
                                       be very economical both in terms of
the building to enable better
                                       its acquisition and in its daily use.
accessibility to mains water. 3
                                       For even better cost-efficiency, the
water/oil heat exchangers, one on                                              Chiller EB 190 WT
                                       chiller already in use was integrated

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Pfannenberg at work

Restoring machine
availability for a
track-laying company.
In the factory of a manufacturer specialised
in tracks and rail components, improving
the performance of a track-drilling unit
causes the two chillers connected to it to
overload, frequently resulting in downtime
for the machine.

                                                                                heat. A maintenance contract
The requirements of the                high-performance EB 90 chiller
                                                                                agreed subsequently ensured
                                       was chosen. This unit has an
application.                           integrated control module which          that optimum functioning would
                                       allows precision regulation of the       continue on a permanent basis.
Reliable oil cooling of a high-
                                       temperature of the cooling medium.
performance track drilling unit.
                                       An excellent solution with:
Safeguarding machine uptime,
particularly at lunchtime and in the
                                       • Separate cooling and hydraulic
afternoon when the production hall
                                         circuits.
is heated by the sun.
                                       • Control module to program small
                                         hysteresis of the oil temperature.
                                       • Operation at ambient
The Pfannenberg                          temperatures of up to +40 °C.
solution.                              • Robust steel housing with a
                                         powder coating.
An analysis undertaken on site
with the client revealed that the
cooling capacity of the two chillers   The Implementation.
was no longer sufficient for the
requirement.                           Thanks to our experts‘ on-site
In order to match the improved         analysis, the company saved
performance of the track-drilling      itself an expensive and ultimately
unit with appropriate cooling,         inadequate repair of its old chillers.
the cooling system had to be           The new solution tailored to its
redesigned. Taking the temporarily     current requirements provided the
high ambient temperatures in the       machine availability values it was
production hall into account, the      looking for, even in the midday          Chiller EB 90

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Pfannenberg at work

Water cooling under
extreme conditions in a
desert state.
It is expected that temperatures in the large
laundry planned for an airport will rise to
60 °C and above and will be accompanied by
high humidity. Using cooling units for thermal
management of the electrical enclosures
would be counter-productive as the heat they
dissipate would make the space even hotter,
cause the electronics to fail and put the
functioning of the system at risk.

The requirements of the                ideal solution.                     to operation outside of the laundry.
                                                                           It supplies the air/water heat
application.                           Special features of the system      exchangers located inside and
                                       solution are:                       the constant flow temperature
Thermal management without
                                                                           increases machine uptime
                                       • Maintenance-free εCOOL air/
heating up the air in the
                                                                           substantially.
immediate surroundings even
                                         water heat exchangers, types
more. High machine availability                                            *MTTF: Mean Time To Failures.
                                         PWS 6502 and PWS 6102             **MTTR: Mean Time To Repair.
with temperature and humidity at
                                         (>+1 °C...+70 °C, IP 55).
challenging levelsn.
                                       • EB 60 WT type chiller can be
                                         positioned outside as an option
                                         (–20 °C... +40 °C, IP 54).
The Pfannenberg                        • Maximum safety, energy-saving
solution.                                and cost-efficiency.
                                       • Optimum long-term stability and
The concept custom-tailored to           reliability (maximum MTBF*).
meet the requirements uses water       • Unsurpassed easy servicing
cooling. Air/water heat exchangers       (minimum MTTR**).
operate independently of the
quality of the ambient air and do
not generate any heat. A design        The Implementation.
perfectly adapted to the application                                       EB 60 WT CE chiller, εCOOL PWS
combines three air/water heat          A feature specifically for the      6102 and PWS 6502 air/water heat
exchangers and a chiller into an       requirements was a chiller suited   exchangers

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Benefits at a glance

Comprehensive
expertise for the safety
of your production
systems.
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From planning and the selection or

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development of equipment to comprehensive
service arrangements: We offer everything
you need to find the optimum solution for your
requirements.

Consulting
• We have experts around the world ready to
  answer all your questions about liquid cooling.

• We support you in upgrading your current
  systems, as well as planning of new ones.

Engineering
• Benefit from our decades of experience in
  developing efficient and reliable components.

• Our engineers and laboratories are on hand at
  all times to undertake measurements, tests and
  calculations.
                                                     Ch
Chillers
• We hold state-of-the-art, individually
  configurable standard products in stock for you.      lle
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• We develop custom-tailored solutions to meet
  special requirements.

Services
• We support you to ensure your machine
  availability. You determine to which extent
  according to your individual risk profile.

• Our maintenance and repair service is available
  around the world, even if you are using systems
  and machines from other manufacturers.
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The Pfannenberg group
worldwide
Pfannenberg Europe GmbH
Werner-Witt-Straße 1
21035 Hamburg
                                                                     Pfannenberg India, Chennai
Germany                                                              Phone: +91 44 69000697/98
                                                                     Email: info@pfannenberg.in
Phone: +49 40 73412 156
                                                                     Pfannenberg Italy, Fidenza (PR)
Telefax: +49 40 73412 101                                            Phone: +39 0524 516 711
Email: info@pfannenberg.com                                          Email: info@pfannenberg.it
Web: www.pfannenberg.com
                                                                     Pfannenberg Poland, Warsaw
                                                                     Phone: +48 228907246
                                                                     Email: info@pfannenberg.pl

Pfannenberg Austria, Ottnang am Hausruck                             Pfannenberg Russia, St. Petersburg
Phone: +43 7676 50219                                                Phone: +7 812 612 8106
Email: info.austria@pfannenberg.com                                  Email: info@pfannenberg.ru

Pfannenberg Brazil, Indaiatuba                                       Pfannenberg Singapore, Singapore
Phone: +55 19 3935 7187                                              Phone: +65 6293 9040
Email: info@pfannenberg.com.br                                       Email: info@pfannenberg.com.sg

Pfannenberg China, Suzhou                                            Pfannenberg United Kingdom, Rotherham
Phone: +86 512 6287 1078                                             Phone: +44 1709 36 4844
Email: info@pfannenberg.cn                                           Email: info@pfannenberg.co.uk

Pfannenberg France, Rueil-Malmaison                                  Pfannenberg USA, N.Y.
Phone: +33 1 4708 4747                                               Phone: +1 716 685 6866
Email: info@pfannenberg.fr                                           Email: info@pfannenbergusa.com

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