Industry
Food, storage and distribution
Location
Kortrijk (BE)
Advantages
– Functioning of automatic pallet racks
– Free passage for transport (the freezer door can remain open)
– Maintain freezer temperature
– Limit defrosting of evaporators
– No slippery floors or dangerous situations
– Save energy
Temperatures
– Front area: +30°C (unconditioned!)
– Freezer: -21°C
Solution through
– AFIM® Air Door (freezer air curtain)
– AFIM® Dry (adsorption dehumidifier)
– AFIM® Heat Recovery Unit (unique heat recovery)
Air curtain, dehumidifier and freezer: Lineage Logistics Kortrijk
High-pressure freezer air curtain: AFIM IGLO® Technology
Description of operation of air curtain, dehumidifier and freezer
To reduce energy losses during transport to and from the freezer, Lineage Logistics from Kortrijk, Belgium, has opted for a high-pressure freezer air curtain, brand AFIM IGLO®. This high-pressure freezer air curtain was completely supplied and installed by the company Air In Motion. The unique operation of this high-pressure freezer air curtain (AFIM® Air Door) in combination with active dehumidifier (AFIM® Dry) not only prevents condensation and ice formation, but also results in significant energy savings because the cold is effectively kept into the freezer. The above solution including AFIM® Heat Recovery Unit makes it completely ready for the future with the lowest energy class (A++, less than 1 kW per 1 kg of water at 20ºC and 60%).
Advantages of freezer dehumidifier for Lineage Logistics
The advantage of high-pressure air curtains for a freezer is that there is an open view and therefore a free passage for transport. Due to the large amount of transport in this opening, a strip curtain or a high-speed door is unnecessary. The moisture load towards the freezer is blocked by approximately 95%. This allows the freezer door to remain open indefinitely during the day for transport in and out of the freezer.
What makes this situation extra special is that the expedition / front area is unconditioned. This means that temperatures can rise to approximately 30ºC in the summer period. This creates a temperature difference of more than 50ºC (!), which is easily absorbed by the installation of Air In Motion.
About Lineage Logistics
The new Kortrijk location of Lineage Logistics is fully operational after a thorough modernisation of the acquired infrastructure.
The Lineage Logistics group was founded in 2008 in Seattle, America and quickly achieved worldwide fame. “The main goal is to offer logistics infrastructure and services, as well as a number of production sites. The group now has more than 23,000 employees at 400 locations in 20 countries. Five years ago, Lineage came to Europe with, among other things, an important facility for the Benelux market in Bergen-op-Zoom, just across the border with the Netherlands. Today there are more than 70 locations with more than 1.4 million pallet spaces in 11 European countries.