Industrial Refrigeration
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Industrial refrigeration is the plant behind everything that has to stay cold at scale: cold stores, food processing, chemicals, ice rinks and process cooling. The systems are large, long-lived and unforgiving, and a decision made once runs for twenty years. Refindustry covers what is being built and refitted: daily news, partner case studies, and interviews with the people responsible.
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Chillventa 2026 Preview: Key Technologies Ahead of the October Show
Exhibitors arriving in Nuremberg on 13 to 15 October are no longer arguing about whether to move to natural refrigerants. They are showing how fast the move can be made, and at what cost. That single change of question runs through nearly every release we have received ahead of Chillventa 2026, the largest edition of
Power, Water, and Heat: How Site Resources Now Decide the Refrigerant in a Data Center
For an engineer reading a data center brief in 2026, the first constraint is rarely the heat load. It is whether the site has the electricity, the water, and a use for the rejected heat to run a given cooling scheme at all. The cooling technology, and with it the refrigerant, follows from what the
How Europe’s HVAC Market Is Shifting: A Conversation with Johnson Controls’ Jens von Ebbe
At MCE 2026 in Milan, Sergei Mukminov, Editor-in-Chief of Refindustry.com, spoke with Jens von Ebbe, General Manager HVAC Equipment EMEA at Johnson Controls. The conversation covers three years of market shifts under his leadership — from the accelerating move to natural refrigerants and the explosive growth of data centre cooling, to the 41-city Innovation Studio
News on Industrial Refrigeration
Innovative Refrigeration Systems Acquires US Blast-Freezing Specialist QuickFreeze
QuickFreeze will retain its brand and management as the deal expands Innovative’s technology portfolio and manufacturing capabilities.
Hillphoenix Launches Advansor FlexONE CO2 Condensing Unit in the USA
The compact system supports retrofits and capacity expansions while maintaining stable cooling at ambient temperatures above 100°F.
Vahterus Combines Flooded Evaporation and Superheating in Combined+
The compact design cuts piping and footprint for industrial refrigeration and heat pumps using ammonia, CO2 or hydrocarbons.
Chillventa 2026 Opens in Nuremberg with Over 1,150 Exhibitors
The programme spans 200-plus lectures, a new Future Hub and live demonstrations focused on AI, efficiency and workforce challenges.
LUVE to Showcase Refrigeration and Cooling Technologies at Chillventa 2026
The exhibit will emphasize energy efficiency, lower refrigerant charge and safety across commercial, industrial and data center applications.
BAC to Show Adiabatic Condenser ROI Under 1.5 Years at Chillventa
The comparison evaluates condenser choices by their impact on the full refrigeration system and total cost of ownership.
Moon-Tech Vietnam marks 20 years of refrigeration operations
The Vietnam site combines localized IQF production, equipment sales and engineering services while supporting expansion across overseas markets.
Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Chinese heating and cooling manufacturer
Guangdong Euroklimat joins the Oil-free Air division after reporting 2025 revenue of RMB 1.281 billion and employing about 1,000 people.
MTA launches R290 deep-freezing chiller for industrial cooling in Italy
The seven-size range offers capacities up to 360kW for low-temperature food, warehouse, pharmaceutical and chemical applications.
Frigoveneta acquires Madefrigor and Tecnica del Freddo, rebranding as Glacialis
The newly rebranded Glacialis gains chiller and AHU manufacturing capacity, plus established dealer partnerships in Argentina and Australia.
NewCold expands automated freezer capacity in Australia
The high-bay project brings NewCold's two Truganina sites to 405,000 pallet positions across frozen, chilled and ambient storage.
Arneg and Incold to showcase refrigeration systems at Chillventa 2026
Exhibits will span R290 and CO2 systems, refrigerated displays, cold rooms, panels and doors for commercial and industrial applications.