COOL-FIT 4.0

Founded in 1977, Champinter Soc. Cooperativa is a mushroom production and processing cooperative located in Villamalea in the Albacete region of Spain. Champinter was looking to expand its facilities and needed a new piping system for the cooling of the pasteurization and production chambers – one which met the strict temperature and humidity requirements of high-quality mushroom cultivation.

Based in Zell an der Mosel, the Zimmermann-Graeff & Müller (ZGM) winery is one of the best in Germany. National and international customers appreciate the high quality of the products. In 2019, the operators decided to further expand the production capacity with additional modern tanks for wine production as part of a new building. For their cold water supply, the winning solution was the factory pre-insulated PE piping system COOL-FIT, which could be installed in one trade and and is very resistant thanks to the robust insulation and outer pipe jacket.

Perseverance and devotion to restore the Estate’s rich winemaking past has led to Zonzo’s production of premium wines including Yarra Valley’s famous Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The timescale was tight: all equipment had to be fully installed and commissioned in time for the 2019 wine harvest, so that it could be used to produce the 2019 vintage. The cooling circuit, customdesigned for the project, uses a mixture of glycol and water, circulating at a temperature of –5°C and 4 bar of pressure and is supported by 200 kW of chiller capacity. The glycol circuit is the main pipe run for the winery production for white and red wine

Currently, Geilings Bräu already produces around 800 hectoliters of beer annually. In the future, the brewery plans to further increase its range of beer types, which makes the logistics increasingly demanding. The required new piping system should fl exibly accommodate future expansions and be easy and quick to install, as the brewery often handles installations itself and operations can only be interrupted briefly

As a response to rising energy costs, Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG decided to modernize the piping system of its cooling system. The company produces food items around the clock and is therefore dependent on uninterrupted operation with continuous cooling. An installation during operation was therefore one of the most important requirements for the new cooling system.