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Cooling Large Industrial Parts in 60 seconds

How do you take large industrial equipment from 350 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in under 60 seconds? This was the challenge faced by Anderson Machine Manufacturing, a Richmond, VA-based company which builds custom machines for a broad spectrum of industries and applications. In 2009, one of their clients, a multinational corporation, sought Anderson Machine's aid in creating a machine to compress and cool the components of an industrial-size gearbox shaft.

April 24, 2019

Chilling Out Control Panels In Food Manufacturing Plants

Food manufacturing equipment must withstand frequent washdowns in order to maintain quality standards. Electrical panels on this equipment therefore must maintain NEMA 4X ratings. High temperature areas in manufacturing plants, which become even hotter during the summer, make maintaining these control panels even more challenging. Food manufacturing plants can benefit from Vortec enclosure cooling products which protect control panels subject to the rigors of frequent washdowns and extreme temperatures.

April 24, 2019

Reliable protection of electronics in ordinary or hazardous locations

There is no dispute that power densities have increased as enclosure volumes have gotten smaller. Packing components more densely reduces the circuit size and increases speed but leaves little room for heat dissipation. For enclosures located in hazardous locations, cooling solutions are limited to just a few types of technologies. While refrigerant based models can be built for hazloc environments, they are very expensive and costly to maintain.

April 24, 2019

Electronic Equipment Failures: Cause, Effect and Resolution

High temperatures cause over 50% of electronic equipment failures, according to a study by the US Air Force Avionics Integrity Program. Research shows that every 18o F rise in temperature in an electrical enclosure reduces the reliability of the electronic components by 50%. And with manufacturers and integrators placing a higher density of components in each cabinet, the heat load is amplified.

April 24, 2019