Fresh Produce Refrigeration

Cold Logic sees itself as not just a contractor or service agent but as a business partner. Refrigeration and temperature control forms a critical input to many industries particularly with regards to product quality, food safety and shelf life.

Cold Logic has successfully worked with CEO’s and senior management on achieving business goals of expansion and new facilities where refrigeration can be the major energy user and a critical element to project success.

If you have a major expansion project, new product line or looking to complete a significant upgrade to your facility, it would be worth discussing your plans confidentially to us and see how over the last 35 years we have helped some leading Australian brands successfully grow.

A robust and effective refrigeration plant must be able to deal with a broad range of heat loads and most importantly, cater for peak product loads at warmest days of the year. Depending on the risk profile of your business you may need redundancy in your refrigeration equipment to cater for routine servicing or breakdown.  

It is worth considering what each hour of down time will cost the organization should operation or manufacturing have to stop due to a refrigeration outage. What's your risk mitigation plan?  

Cold Logic has worked with hundreds of clients to look at operational and safety risks with their refrigeration plant and implement plans over a set time period to address. Cold Logic is experts at putting together high level broad strategies and budgets to make assessments on risks and return.

Quality control and critical temperatures go hand in hand. Refrigeration can be the difference to success or failure particularly when dealing with food, beverage and pharmaceutical. If you feel that this is an area of concern then talk to us.

In many ways the effectiveness of your inputs create the success of your outputs. If your refrigeration can improve pull down times of temperature of product,  you can push more product through with better asset utilisation and improve return on operations (ROO). In other words, reducing overall input cost by minimising energy consumption while improving efficiency of refrigeration such as heat reclaim.

The way you can do this is implementing new technology and better product designs. These implementations can reduce overall input cost by minimising energy consumption, improving efficiency of refrigeration, heat reclaim and even reduce/replace use of fossil fuels. 

We are more than happy to share what we are doing in this technology space. Talk to us about Low Charge DX Ammonia, plate freezing and heat pump/ waste heat recovery.  

The challenge in a fast moving economy is that it is driven by technology.  Are you ahead of the curve?

Did you know refrigeration can be anywhere between 30-85% of a facilities annual energy use? 

Are you managing your energy costs as best as you can be?  Its worth having the conversation with us.  

Refrigeration is essentially capturing heat (energy) and moving it to somewhere else (often atmosphere). How much energy and heat your moving will determine how much electricity your using.  

We have intimate knowledge of making the best use of it. Our expertise is in better automation and controls of refrigeration. A 1-3% improvement in controls and refrigeration operation can translate into a 1-3% improvement in energy efficiency. Doesn’t sound like a lot?

For many companies, total energy bills can be in the many $100K’s to millions. Each dollar of efficiency gain here falls straight to the bottom line.

Our firm belief is that for most mid to large scale operations - Ammonia is the future in Australia. It is 100% green, with zero global warming potential and zero Ozone Depleting potential. It is also one of the most efficient refrigerant gases you can get.  

As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and systems integrator – we are helping Australian industry navigate their way through high energy costs and the current phase down of harmful HFC gases.  

There has been a lot of developments with Ammonia systems, making them more compact, lower in total charge and safer to operate than many tracitional ammonia systems.

Absolutely – Yes.

Did you know refrigeration can be anywhere between 30-85% of a facilities annual energy use? 

We have intimate knowledge of making the best use of it. Our expertise is in better automation and controls of refrigeration. A 1-3% improvement in controls and refrigeration operation can translate into a 1-3% improvement in energy efficiency. Doesn’t sound like a lot? For many companies, total energy bills can be in the many $100K’s to millions. Each dollar of efficiency gain here falls straight to the bottom line.  

Are you managing your energy costs as best as you can be? Its worth having the conversation with us.

By utilising a quality refrigeration partner such as Cold Logic, we can use our 35 years in business to give un-bias advice on plant upgrades, equipment replacement or service intervals to maximise WOL.   

You want to know that your company is spending money most effectively for the shareholder return. We can give advise on what assets can need careful planning and risk mitigation (ie in some cases refrigeration compressors can be $50-$100K replacements). Do you complete appropriate rebuilds or run to fail.

We can give you the honest answers.

We have many case studies where we have significantly increased the yearly spend on preventative maintenance and as a result reduced their total maintenance expenditure by dramatically reducing the breakdown spend. Cold Logic has seen a 20% reduction in total maintenance expenditure by adopting this method.  

The true cost savings could be higher when taking into account the lost production during unplanned downtime of refrigeration and thus operations.  

We are more than happy to share these case studies with you and your team.

The majority of Cold Logic’s clients have operations where refrigeration is critical.

We work with senior management to assess how the business operates and key processes where refrigeration may possess a risk to down time. Cold Logic will then present options to our clients to mitigate this risk of down time. This could include critical spares, integration of duty/standby equipment, increased preventative maintenance or even remote alarms and monitoring.

We operate a 24/7 365 days a year service department with experienced ammonia and freon mechanics.

Cold Logic’s humble beginnings were from a couple of refrigeration mechanics pursuit of expert service and being there for the client day or night. Today Cold Logic has over 30 technicians and operates 24/7, 365 days a year with experienced ammonia and freon mechanics. 

Senior Managers take on-call – so you wont get a call centre or someone inexperienced on the other end of the phone in the middle of the night when you need help the most. We pride ourselves on being able to talk clients through issues and dispatching mechanics only when needed.

Our senior managers will follow up with the on-call mechanic and the progress of the breakdown, giving you peace of mind.

Yes, Cold Logic has a suite of options to discuss with you. These could include our hire chillers with generators or adopting low power draw refrigeration equipment such as ammonia refrigeration.     

Cold Logic also has a partnership with Yanmar Australia to provide natural gas powered chillers allowing customers to almost operate off-grid for their refrigeration. These options include chilled water or low temperature glycol. There is even a LPG gas option for these chillers should natural gas not be available onsite.

We believe that the best indicator of the quality of our advice can be best assessed by our clients and testimonials. We have been in business for over 35 years and have more than 200 years of combined industry knowledge.    

We have chilled more than 2.8 million tonnes of red meat    

Chilled 1.6 billion litres of beer     

Chilled 260,000 tonnes of produce each year  

Refrigerated 655 million cases of Australian wine    

We pride ourselves on the market and product knowledge and will always give honest and transparent advice. We don’t see ourselves as a service agent but as a business partner.

We believe in our clients and they believe and trust in us.

While the physics of refrigeration haven’t changed over the past few decades – there has been significant technology advancement in energy efficiency, controls and automation.    

We are talking with plenty of clients on Thermosyphon oil cooling, floating head pressure control and optimized smart plants with the aim to achieve 3-8% better efficiency out of your ammonia refrigeration plant. For certain applications low charge DX ammonia can provide superior energy savings and benefits of lower ammonia charge.     

When it comes to HFC/ freon technology, we see CO2 having an impact as the technology has improved in trans-critical systems.   

Cold Logic also has a partnership with Yanmar Australia to provide natural gas powered chillers allowing customers to almost operate off-grid for their refrigeration. These options include chilled water or low temperature glycol. There is even a LPG gas option for these chillers should natural gas not be available onsite.

Upgrades to live operating plants can be challenging due to many variables and risks at any given time. We love these challenges – in fact we prefer these over the simple projects. We thrive in this environment and have long list of successful projects and happy clients.

Examples of this are, Thomas Foods Boning Room and refrigeration upgrade which included new lamb chillers. This upgrade was completed in live operation, with minimal downtime and no lost production. Talk to us about case studies such as these and your specific situation.

Yes – the Australian government has made a commitment to a phase down the importation of HFC (Hydrofluorocarbon) gases and commenced this phase down on January 1, 2018. Each year they will gradually reduce HFC imports to 15% of current quotas with full effect as of 2036. This phase down is already 3 years ahead in Europe and has already seen significant rises in the price of phased down gases such as R134a, R407C, R410a and R407F. We are already seeing the same price rises in Australia as supply are reduced.        

Alternative drop in gases are now hitting the market, with pricing higher than original HFC gas prices and they still have shortcomings. These include the new blends having low components of phased out gases, meaning they will still need to be replaced. Other issues are in the event of a small leak – the gas blends will escape at different rates, meaning performance will be affected and there is no testing to be able to determine which blend has been lost. This can end in costly full recharging of the system.        

Cold Logic can mitigate these by discussing alternative refrigeration solutions and manage the risk to operating cost and operation.

Yes, Cold Logic has a suite of options to discuss with you. These could include our hire chillers with generators or adopting low power draw refrigeration equipment such as ammonia refrigeration.     

Cold Logic also has a partnership with Yanmar Australia to provide natural gas powered chillers allowing customers to almost operate off-grid for their refrigeration. These options include chilled water or low temperature glycol. There is even a LPG gas option for these chillers should natural gas not be available onsite.

Did you know refrigeration can be on average anywhere between 30-85% of a facilities annual energy use? Are you managing your energy costs as best as you can be?    Its worth having the conversation with us.

Refrigeration is essentially capturing heat (energy) and moving it to somewhere else (often atmosphere). How much energy and heat your moving will determine how much electricity your using.

We have intimate knowledge of making the best use of it. Our expertise is in better automation and controls of refrigeration. A 1-3% improvement in controls and refrigeration operation can translate into a 1-3% improvement in energy efficiency.   Doesn’t sound like a lot?

For many companies, total energy bills can be in the many $100K’s to millions. Each dollar of efficiency gain here falls straight to the bottom line.

We have many case studies where we have significantly increased the yearly spend on preventative maintenance and as a result reduced their total maintenance expenditure by dramatically reducing the breakdown spend. Cold Logic has seen a 20% reduction in total maintenance expenditure by adopting this method.      

The true cost savings could be higher when taking into account the lost production times during unplanned downtime of refrigeration and thus operations.  

We are more than happy to share these case studies with you and your team.

We know that many food and beverage companies rely heavy on the uptime of assets and specifically refrigeration. Here reliability is going to be key.  

Cold Logic actively works with clients to look at regular preventative maintenance work performed by our technicians. We trend key assets to look at performance and question why results are good or poor.  We bring to the attention of maintenance managers multiple failures of same components – questioning whether constant repairs are better than new replacement so that you are not spending good money after bad on a part many have reached end of life.  

Our Cold Logic technicians care – they will be monitoring service results and be proactive in dealing with small issues before they become big, expensive problems.  

We carry a range of aftermarket spares for a variety of compressors and condensers. If you have a unique plant – we can work on a plan to identify critical parts with long lead times and ensure off the shelf spares are carried on your site.

We certainly do.

Cold Logic is often upgrading a replacing chillers/ freezers/ compressor packages. We have a full rebuild workshop and can refurbish these ready for a new installation. These can suit clients who are looking for a quick turn around or a cost effective upgrade solution.

Talk to us about what we have in stock at the moment.

Yes – Cold Logic currently looks after a number of national clients for preventative maintenance and after hours service.

We utilise a combination of our technicians and our extensive subcontractor network all operating on our proprietary service reporting system.

Cold Logic’s humble beginnings were from a couple of refrigeration mechanics pursuit of expert service and being there for the client day or night.    

Today Cold Logic has over 30 technicians and operates 24/7, 365 days a year with experienced ammonia and freon mechanics.

Senior Managers take on-call – so you wont get a call centre or someone inexperienced on the other end of the phone in the middle of the night when you need help the most.

We pride ourselves on being able to talk clients through issues and dispatching mechanics only when needed.

Our senior managers will follow up with the on-call mechanic and the progress of the breakdown, giving you peace of mind.

Yes – we have provided assistance a variety of consultants in bringing expert and specialized refrigeration solutions to the market.

Cold Logic has seen the most efficient solution for a refrigerated Cold Store/ warehouse/ freezer being the Low Charge DX Ammonia technology.       

 If you want to offer your client the best solution with the lowest operating cost and best ROI then you solution talk to us about Low Charge DX NH3. 

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Yes, Cold Logic has a suite of options to discuss with you. These could include our hire chillers with generators or adopting low power draw refrigeration equipment such as ammonia refrigeration.      

Cold Logic also has a partnership with Yanmar Australia to provide natural gas powered chillers allowing customers to almost operate off-grid for their refrigeration. These options include chilled water or low temperature glycol. There is even a LPG gas option for these chillers should natural gas not be available onsite.    

While the physics of refrigeration haven’t changed over the past few decades – there has been significant technology advancement in energy efficiency, controls and automation.        

We are talking with plenty of clients on Thermosyphon oil cooling, floating head pressure control and optimized smart plants with the aim to achieve 3-8% better efficiency out of your ammonia refrigeration plant. For certain applications low charge DX ammonia can provide superior energy savings and benefits of lower ammonia charge.       

When it comes to HFC/ freon technology, we see CO2 having an impact as the technology has improved in transcritical systems.      

Cold Logic also has a partnership with Yanmar Australia to provide natural gas powered chillers allowing customers to almost operate off-grid for their refrigeration. These options include chilled water or low temperature glycol. There is even a LPG gas option for these chillers should natural gas not be available onsite.

Yes – Cold Logic has extensive knowledge in clean rooms and positive pressure ventilation for a variety of industries including Food, Beverage, Processing, Pharmaceutical and manufacturing.

Talk to us about your specific situation or challenge.