KEY APPLICATIONS FOR NATURAL REFRIGERANTS IN JAPAN Industrial refrigeration
38% power consumption reduced by installing NewTon INTRODUCTION Since its foundation in Yokohama in 1948, Yokorei Reito has been dedicating their business to cold storage facility logistics and food product sales. Their contribution to food safety and its consumers has earned an excellent reputation in the industry. Upon seeking new refrigeration system for Yumeshima Logistics Center, the foremost consideration of all was to have a system with a natural refrigerant. After considering initial capital cost, operating cost (maintenance and utility), and 20-year life cycle cost, Yokorei’s clear decision was to use a Mayekawa NewTon system. Three main points that helped convince Mr Yukio Sasaki, Deputy General Manager at Yokohama Reito, to choose NH3/ CO2 technology included very little gap between the NH3's evaporating temperature, CO2's condensing temperature as well as its high performance as a refrigerant. Vist for more information
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KUNIAKI KAWAMURA kuniaki-kawamura@mayekawa.co.jp
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FACTORY-PACKAGED SYSTEM A NewTon package comes as a skid-mounted unit that requires no on-site assembly. This is an advantage in workmanship and quality over a conventional built-up system. In addition, piping and equipment for CO2 is smaller, resulting in lower cost for material and
Mayekawa (MYCOM) is one of the most advanced companies in manufacturing
construction. Furthermore, Mr. Sasaki stated that he has seen other secondary benefits of
industrial refrigeration compressors. The company was founded in 1924 and since
a packaged system. "Factory packaged systems reduce areas for regular maintenance. The
then has increased its market share to 70% from the Japanese industrial refrigera-
usually required oil flushing is one of those that are not required anymore. Also, the longer
tion market, and 30% from the world’s industrial refrigeration market. Mayekawa is
product life gives us a very long interval between overhauls. On top of these, the ammonia
unique in its focus on natural refrigerants, working with all ‘Natural Five’ (CO2, NH3,
detector is only required in the machine room. All these benefits have resulted a dramatic
hydrocarbons, water and air). The company has over 100 small subsidiaries in Japan
decline in maintenance cost.”
and 40 extra subsidiaries overseas, all of them small enough to keep close relations with each customer.
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