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Kobe Steel begins marketing of new two-stage, inverter screw refrigeration com易游体育app官网or
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TOKYO, August 8, 2013 – Kobe Steel, Ltd. has developed a new refrigeration com易游体育app官网or to freeze and refrigerate food at food processing plants and warehouses. Kobe Steel has begun marketing the new com易游体育app官网or from August.
Called the iZN440TUA, the two-stage inverter ammonia screw com易游体育app官网or has the world's highest cooling rate with a coefficient of performance (COP) of 1.63 and the world's highest cooling capacity of about 400kW. By 2015, Kobe Steel anticipates sales of over 200 units from Japan and overseas markets, primarily Asia.
As food consumption increases amid the world's gro易游体育app官网ng population, trade in food is also increasing. As an example, world trade in marine products reached approximately 20 million tons in 2000. In 2020, it is anticipated to grow to 33 million tons, according to a forecast by Japan's Fisheries Agency. For Japan, marine products make up a large proportion of food imports, especially from Asia.
Countries in Asia that produce and export food have many large-scale refrigeration plants for food processing and freezing, but food companies have been seeking refrigeration com易游体育app官网ors with larger capacities and higher energy savings. To maintain quality during freezing, the refrigeration industry has also been cooling at lower temperatures, which is a specific feature of Kobe Steel's two-stage refrigeration com易游体育app官网ors.
Until recently, Kobe Steel's maximum cooling capacity for its refrigeration com易游体育app官网ors was in the 200kW range. Demand for com易游体育app官网ors with high cooling capacities is anticipated to grow in emerging countries. To meet this need, Kobe Steel has recently developed and begun sales of the iZN440TUA, the two-stage, inverter screw refrigeration com易游体育app官网or with the world's highest cooling rate and the world's highest cooling capacity.
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The addition of the iZN440TUA to the iZN Series enables Kobe Steel to offer an array of refrigeration com易游体育app官网ors ranging from 35kW to 400KW class. The IZN Series offers a full range of models to meet market needs and growing future demand.
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