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Industria 4.0 en la supervisión centralizada de instalaciones de refrigeración.
Industry 4.0 in central monitoring of refrigeration systems.
Safe management of ammonia refrigeration systems.Guidance for the food and drinks industries and other workplaces.
Atelier de stockage froid positif. Ateliers industriels.
Workshop on positive temperature cold storage. Industrial workshops.
IIR document
HVAC-R industry dynamic stakeholder mapping: a proposal for policymakers, NGOs, and manufacturers alike.
Caracterização do parque nacional de refrigeração em setores de atividade para os quais o frio industrial é crítico.
Description of a national refrigeration park in the activity sectors for which industrial refrigeration is crucial.
New ways to use water as a refrigerant.
Women in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry: personal experiences and achievements.
Les femmes dans l'industrie du froid et du conditionnement d'air : expériences et réalisations personnelles.
"Pallet Shipper Frizbox" : une solution à température contrôlée polyvalente.
"Pallet Shipper Frizbox": a multi-purpose controlled-temperature solution.
Vers une labellisation du transport sous température dirigée des produits de santé.
Towards a transportation means labelling under controlled temperature conditions of healthcare products.
Theoretical model of the operation parameters regulated by the MIMO and SISO system in a cooling chamber.
India Cold Chain Performance Issues: Investor Realities.
A new approach to performance data harvesting and processing in commercial refrigeration systems.
Refrigeranti infiammabili.
Flammable refrigerants, 36th Informatory Note on refrigeration technologies, Summary for policymakers.
Labour shortages and surpluses in Europe 2023
Measurement of temperature homogeneity in equipment for pharmaceuticals transport under controlled temperature.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Reefer trains might redefine the refrigerated transport industry
Two examples of reefer trains in Europe.
The global industrial refrigeration equipment market
The global industrial refrigeration equipment market was valued at USD 24 billion in 2015 and is expected to generate revenue of USD 36.25 billion by the end of 2021.
Rack-supported freezer gives fast-growing bakery room to rise.
Vieira's Bakery selected pallet racks from Steel King company to increase its storage capacity.
Energy savings in a milk plant through permanent magnet speed motors (en français)
A Belgian milk plant reduces by 18 to 21% the necessary energy for cooling through permanent magnet speed motors. (en français)
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The Australian refrigeration sector: decreased emissions, transition to natural refrigerants and a growing workforce
Released in 2024, the Cold Hard Facts 4 report identifies key developments and emerging trends in the Australian refrigeration and air conditioning industry between 2016 and...
The HVACR workforce in the United States
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 800,000 technician and engineer jobs related to heating and refrigeration in the US in 2021.
Employment in the French refrigeration sector
This new edition of the statistical presentation published by AGEFOS SME's observatory services highlights a very clear trend in employment: the very high proportion of permanent contracts (82%) and full-time jobs (91%) make this a particularly...
The HVACR workforce in the United States in 2022
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of technicians employed in the heating and refrigeration sector in the US rose between 2021 and 2022.
New cold storage facility for American Airlines.
The company opened a new refrigeration facility of 2322 m2.
EU reports shortage of RAC technicians
In the latest edition of the labour shortages and surpluses report, the European Labour Authority identified 11 countries with severe shortage of air conditioning and refrigeration...
Kigali amendment : US industry expresses its concerns in a letter to vice-president Mike Pence.
According to The Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Alliance Industry, the Senate ratification of the Kigali Amendment should be one of 2017 legislative priorities for the Donald Trump administration.
A technical day to present the evolutions of the Certicold Pharma label
On March 22, 2017, the CEMAFROID group gathered health stakeholders for a technical day dedicated to the Certicold Pharma label.
World refrigeration equipment market.
JARN predicts that the global refrigeration market value amounted to USD 90 billion in 2015.
An infographic shows what would happen if all technologies suddenly vanished
The Refrigeration School recently published The Refrigeration Apocalypse, an infographic showing the consequences of a failure of all cooling systems after different periods of time.
Netherlands: refrigeration accounts for 18% of total electricity consumption in the industrial sector
A study (1) by KWA Business Consultants on the annual energy consumption of refrigeration plants in various industrial and non-industrial sectors in The Netherlands was presented during ICR2011.
IIR news
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What role does social media play in today’s refrigeration industry?
Today, social media has become an important tool of daily life for many across the globe in diverse fields and sectors. Learn how to reap the benefits of social media in your expertise.
Proposal for technical and financial collaboration: Census of cold production equipment in the industrial and tertiary sectors in France (in French)
As part of its activities in industrial and commercial refrigeration, the EDF R&D TREE department is planning to carry out a study on the French stock of installed refrigeration equipment.
Call for abstracts now open for the IIR Congress 2023!
To be organised under the theme "Towards efficient, controlled and smart refrigeration", the call for abstracts for the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration has been...
New IIR Informatory Note on The Role of Refrigeration in the Global Economy
In its latest Informatory Note, the IIR highlights the major and growing role of the refrigeration industry in the global economy, particularly in the areas of food, health, energy and the environment. It calls on policy makers to consider this...
Download the IIR Seminar on the Logistics For Transport Of Foodstuffs Under Controlled Temperatures In Hot Countries presentations
Recognising the social and economic importance of this issue on a global scale, the IIR organised a seminar on the Logistics For Transport Of Foodstuffs Under Controlled Temperatures In Hot Countries on October 25, 2016 in Tunis (Tunisia).
26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration - Call for abstract
Abstract submission for the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration is extended. ICR 2023 is scheduled from 21st to 25th August 2023 in Paris.
Member news: Automated order-pickup kiosks use containers from Carrier Transicold
Member news: grocery kiosks are being set up in Estonia. The CO2 refrigeration system is supplied by Carrier Transicold.
IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events
IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events covering cutting edge refrigeration themes from refrigerants to energy issues; from cold chain sustainability to new refrigeration technologies.
Check out the upcoming cutting edge IIR events for 2016
IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events.
Spotlight on Commission B2: at the forefront of refrigerating equipment
Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission B2 focuses on promoting knowledge of refrigerating equipment technologies and their applications worldwide.
Book your spot! Training session on food refrigeration systems
From July 1 to 5 2024, Professor Don Cleland will be leading a training workshop in London entitled “Cost-Effective Refrigeration”.
See what's in our events calendar for 2016!
ICR2015 may be over, but the IIR’s conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events covering cutting-edge refrigeration themes from refrigerants to energy issues; from cold chain sustainability to new refrigeration technologies.
New IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”
The IIR is delighted to announce the new IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.
Member news: Mirai Intex ultra-low temperature refrigeration system at the ACHEMA trade show in Germany
Mirai Intex, corporate member of the IIR, will present its MC 15 C/W/T closed-cycle refrigeration machine at the ACHEMA trade show in August 2022 in Germany.
Now freely accessible: The IIR International Dictionary of Refrigeration
Now available in 11 languages, the complete version of the IIR International Dictionary of Refrigeration is freely accessible online!
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Global HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector
This table shows HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector – including air conditioning – in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for about 40 countries that are signatories...
Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry
The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...
Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...
Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data
From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...
Hydrocarbon refrigerants
Hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane), R600a (isobutane) or R1270 (propene/propylene) are low GWP non-toxic natural refrigerants with excellent thermodynamic properties. They offer an...
