Bitzer Australia managing director, Peter Gibson, said there has been a lot of disruptive change in the past two years for the refrigeration market with the rapid entry and exit of the carbon tax.
But despite the uncertainty, he said Bitzer has been more dedicated than ever with management changes and a complete refocus.
Outlining the changes that have occurred since Bitzer’s last technical roadshow two years ago, Gibson said this year the company is exhibiting a lot of new equipment including new compressor technology.
“Huge inroads have been made in the area of product development with the introduction of the Evolution series at ARBS, our new VB Condenser and the PS Evaporator which takes us to a whole new level,” he said.
Another technology that Gibson described as a game changer is a new superheat controller that has been jointly developed with Carel.
“The controller is integrated as a turnkey solution into Bitzer evaporators,” he said.
“It is the first of its kind in the world and Bitzer is now in production with orders in hand.”
The engineering manager for Bitzer’s heat exchanger plant in Melbourne, Ed Tutty, said around 30 per cent of the work done locally is custom while the remaining 70 per cent is catalogue work.
“All of our work is done in 3D with performance simulation done on site. Our biggest advantage is that we don’t have to just rely on simulated data. We can do real performance tests,” Tutty said.
“This means system builds with much shorter lead times, and quick response to the customer. It also means we can offer our customers more options.
“For example, our fin options include gold epoxy, aluminium, copper and blygold coated for corrosive environments. This is in addition to our 3,4,5,6 row core options.”