While chilled air cooling units require access to a chiller or a tower for chilled water, self-contained units requires nothing other than a 110V outlet. Self contained units can provide quick-cool, post-mold cooling to as low as 40 to 45 degrees F. (depending upon ambient plant air and the temperature of the parts). Simple set up requires no plumbing.

Self contained cooling is an excellent choice:

• When the application is not convenient to the water source.
• If the supply of water is limited.
• If plumbing to the source is difficult.
• When the application requires a portable chiller to cool the mold (a self contained unit cools parts without sacrificing cooling capacity to the mold).

Notes: 110 volt unit can pull up to 28 amps at start-up. A 220 volt unit is also available.

Custom cooling enclosures can be added to almost any EMI conveyor or automatic container filling system. Cooling units can also be retro-fitted in the field on existing EMI conveyors.

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This cooling conveyor feeds warm parts from an under press conveyor to an automated box filling application. Two self contained cooling units quickly cool the parts, allowing the system to operate at maximum efficiency. By the time the parts reach the end of the feeding conveyor, they are cool enough and stable enough to be filled into boxes without being damaged or deformed.

To allow this cooling conveyor to be relatively high off the ground, the cooling unit was placed underneath the chamber rather than on top. A metal duct on one side of the cooling chamber directs cool air from the cooling unit into the chamber through perforated holes in the side rail. A hose returns the air to the cooling unit to be rechilled - this increases the efficiency of the unit and assures cleaner air. A side rail cut out allows parts to be fed directly into the chamber from an under press conveyor.