When it comes to rental chillers, process cooling is one of the key applications customers need – but not just any chiller will do. The rigours of manufacturing demand that process chillers are very robust as well as extremely precise when it comes to temperature control.

Efficient, reliable and ready
Trane Rental equipment is designed and built from the ground up to be reliable and operate within tight specified tolerances. The critical processes involved in manufacturing demand equipment that’s highly durable and stable with highly accurate temperature control. Trane Rental’s units deliver accurate leaving water temperature, operate trouble-free for years and have an interesting op-ex cost.

Process cooling can involve temperatures as low as -40°C and as high as +25°C. Trane Rental units can deliver the required cooling with capacity ranging from 5 kW to 3700 kW in a single unit. Special equipment from Trane Rental can even provide deep cooling of -40°C for the most demanding applications.

Avoiding downtime
The cost of unplanned downtime in manufacturing can be devastating. If a cooling unit is out of action for a prolonged period, this can result in hefty costs in terms of lost revenues or damaged product. An unplanned interruption in production can also have a big impact on end users.
In the north-east of the UK, a company producing patient-specific doses of radiopharmaceuticals, needed an urgent cooling solution after their permanent chiller broke down. The company supplies products for around 200-300 patients a day and doses need to reach patients as swiftly as possible. Trane Rental UK was able to supply an emergency chiller to ensure production continued without interruption.

Trials
Rental equipment are a key resource when a manufacturer is running trials or developing new products. Trane Rental looks on heating and cooling as services rather than products and collaborates closely with manufacturers to understand their exact requirements, determine their priorities, and help devise the best solutions.

Sometimes this results in a change of specifications, or other modifications to reach the desired result. Trane Rental offers in-house expertise with Equipment and Service Engineers, Energy and Application Engineers enabling us to truly partner with our customers in designing solutions.

In the Netherlands, a company manufacturing high-quality synthetic pallets was trialling the use of two large industrial robots in a new injection moulding manufacturing process. The process reaches very high temperatures and the moulds needed cooling from around 32°C. A year-long trial is taking place to test the system under different climate and temperature conditions – including lower temperatures and increased capacity.

Specialised design for specific markets
As well as partnering customers in devising solutions, Trane augments rigorous production processes with specialised design for specific markets – whether that’s food and beverage manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, data centres or electric vehicle ecosystems. In the manufacturing world, cooling must address the complexities of managing ambient conditions for industrial processes. Manufacturers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies utilize process cooling systems to support operations that are core to their organizations.

Trane has a wide range of chillers and heat-pumps specifically designed for process cooling applications. Trane Rental’s units offer precise temperature control in virtually any application with three compressor choices and a wide variety of options from heat recovery to free cooling.

Sustainability & efficiency
For Trane Rental’s customers, reliability and cost-effectiveness go hand-in-hand with the need to maximise sustainability. Trane units are designed with energy efficiency as a priority – reducing reliance on fossil fuels and utilising the lowest GWP refrigerants. In many instances, companies can harness innovative heat pump technology with the extra bonus of free cooling during winter months.

Trane Rental’s equipment is inherently efficient and our customers benefit from the very latest technology. The entire Trane Rental fleet is perfectly maintained according to the highest standards and our customers can count on our extensive network of factory-trained service engineers for outstanding 24/7 support.
Trane Rental is a one-stop shop for customers needing process cooling solutions - high production quality, reliable and durable equipment, and services related to meeting sustainability needs.

Read the emergency process cooling customer story on the production of patient-specific doses of radiopharmaceuticals

Read the trial customer story about the introduction of robots in a manufacturing process

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