Magna Enhances Cooling Reliability with Rhoss Chillers and Summit Process Cooling Expertise

In the highly competitive industrial cooling sector, ensuring both accuracy in performance data and reliability of equipment is crucial. Magna, a prominent food and beverage company based in Telford, faced a challenge as they sought a process cooling solution to support their ongoing business expansion.

With a significant project budget and stringent performance requirements, Magna needed a partner they could trust to deliver a solution that met their high standards.
Magna turned to Summit Process Cooling, renowned for their expertise in designing large-scale process cooling systems. Summit's reputation for delivering high-performance, reliable solutions made them the ideal choice. Summit Process Cooling was tasked with supplying low GWP R454b Rhoss air-cooled chiller units, pump skids, a large weir tank, and a comprehensive pipework design to integrate seamlessly with Magna’s existing system.

The Challenge
The challenge was to eliminate single points of failure in a system that had been heavily designed around them. The existing setup featured a single weir tank and a single flow and return feeding the factory pipework header. To address this, we installed two weir tanks and two pipework feeds to the factory header, effectively removing these critical points of failure. Given that Magna operates 24/7 and the existing tank was ageing, this single point of failure had become a significant concern.
While undertaking these upgrades, we were also asked to install new, highly efficient Rhoss chiller units with heat recovery capabilities. These new units are designed to serve as the primary chillers for Magna’s current and future expansion needs, with the existing chillers transitioning to a secondary support role.

The customer had initial concerns as Rhoss was not a supplier they had worked with before. To address these concerns, Shaun Lancaster, Sales Director for Summit Process Cooling and [name] from Magna, visited Rhoss’s Research & Development (R&D) test centre in Italy in June 2024. This visit was intended to validate the manufacturer’s claims, assess the suitability of the chiller for Magna’s facility and confirm that Rhoss was the best choice for their requirements.

The Solution
During the visit to the Rhoss R&D test centre, Rhoss performed a series of rigorous tests on their Air-cooled Chillers to demonstrate the validity of their data claims. The key aspects of the evaluation included:

1.    Performance Validation: The chiller was tested to confirm that it met or exceeded the manufacturer’s advertised performance statistics.

2.    EUROVENT Certification: Rhoss chillers are EUROVENT certified, a process that includes random testing up to six times a year to verify their performance claims. 

This certification offered Magna additional confidence in the reliability of their chillers. Furthermore, Magna's chiller data was submitted to EUROVENT, underscoring Rhoss's commitment to maintaining high standards and highlighting their ongoing work with EUROVENT.

Rhoss’s commitment to transparency was demonstrated through live testing of their chillers in various environmental conditions. This hands-on approach helped establish trust and provided concrete evidence of the chillers’ capabilities.

Results
The tests conducted at the Rhoss R&D test centre validated that the chillers met the stated performance specifications required by Magna. This successful validation addressed Magna’s initial concerns and demonstrated Rhoss’s commitment to delivering on their promises.

With the reassurance gained from the test results and Rhoss’s EUROVENT certification, Magna felt confident in their decision. Summit Process Cooling then executed the installation of the chillers, pump skids and tanks ensuring a seamless transition and integration into Magna’s facility in Telford.

The positive outcome of the project showcased Summit dedication to performance and reliability, facilitated by the recommendation and engineering expertise of Summit Process Cooling. The successful collaboration not only secured a significant project but also established Rhoss as a trusted supplier in the industrial cooling market in the UK.

Conclusion
Shaun Lancaster, Sales Manager, Summit Process Cooling, "Having known of Rhoss suppling chiller units to the process cooling UK market for the last 30 years, it was still impressive to see how Rhoss chillers not only met the performance claims, which made them the perfect choice for Magna’s demanding requirements but exceeded them. Their advanced technology and proven track record were key factors in our recommendation. We were confident that Rhoss would deliver exceptional results, and the successful installation and operation of their chillers have reinforced that confidence. Rhoss truly stands out in the market for its dedication to quality and transparency."

Alan Smith, Project Manager for Magna, further commented "Summit Process Cooling has been instrumental in delivering a reliable and effective solution. Their commitment to quality has surpassed our expectations, and we look forward to continuing this partnership."

The case of Magna’s food and beverage facility underscores the importance of rigorous testing and transparent performance validation in the selection of industrial cooling solutions. Rhoss’s adherence to performance standards and their comprehensive testing procedures, combined with Summit Process Cooling’s expert recommendation and installation, played a pivotal role in securing and successfully completing the project.