If you are looking for equipment for the storage of semi-finished products, raw materials or for display windows, this article is for you. We give a description of some models of low- and medium-temperature cabinets, as well as recommendations for selection from specialists - Delovaya Rus Group of Companies
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There are two main types of equipment: with blank doors and display cases with a glass front panel.
A key characteristic is maintained temperature. Depending on it, the cabinets are distinguished:
- low temperature - they maintain a temperature below 0 ° C. They are divided into subspecies depending on the type and term of placement of the contents (from -4 ° С to -12 ° С, from -18 ° С to -25 ° С and so on). They are produced by Polair and other well-known companies;
- medium temperature - with a range from 0 ° С to 10 ° С (Tefcold RK710G, Electrolux R04NVF4);
- combined - from -5 ° С to 5 ° С (for example, the model "Chuvashtorgtekhnika" ШХ-1).
Refrigeration cabinets are relatively compact, simply connected to the network, and if necessary, they can be moved without difficulty. Therefore, the equipment is widely used for rooms up to 400 square meters. m - from small shops and cafe kitchens to private apartments and houses.
Low temperature cabinets - convenient storage and freezing of food
Low-temperature cabinets with blind doors are used in warehouses, auxiliary rooms and kitchens, professional and home. They can store and freeze foods for a long time. The equipment is more convenient than traditional freezer chests, as it is compact, complemented by drawers and shelves for convenient placement of bags and boxes. Models with emergency freezing quickly cool fruits and vegetables to -21 ° C and below - so the products retain freshness and useful properties.
Low temperature cabinets can be single chamber or with two or more sections.
The latter are convenient for storing diverse products: blanks for the kitchen, meat, sweets. If independent compressors are installed in such a cabinet, you can separately set modes for departments and store goods there that, according to the requirements of sanitation facilities, cannot be placed nearby. For industrial premises with a small area (warehouse, kitchen in a cafe), this is the optimal solution.
So that the cabinet can be placed directly against the wall and save maximum space, it is worth choosing a model with an upper compressor. Varieties with aggregates below are more resistant to heat, so they are suitable for the kitchen. In everyday life, you can restrict yourself to base cabinets with an opaque door. For professional institutions, manufacturers produce options with auto-winders, dynamic cooling, evaporators with automatic defrosting, electronic control units. Doors of industrial equipment are reliably sealed, and cabinets maintain the temperature in the chambers for up to two days.
Medium Temperature Refrigerated Cabinets
Models with cooling in the medium temperature range are designed for short-term placement and visual layout of food products. The most common models with a range of 1 ° C to 10 ° C (Polair DM107-S, Premier SHSUP1TU-1.2 S), designed to place goods in the daytime - they must be removed to refrigerators at night.
Confectionery, drinks, dishes intended for sale are displayed in the windows. Cabinets with glass doors and panels are used in cafes, restaurants and pastry shops, shops, points of sale selling chilled drinks in containers.
Cooling is performed statically and dynamically (for example, in the True T-23 model). Dynamic cooling preserves the internal temperature during regular openings.
If the task is to protect the glass doors from damage as much as possible (with a large flow of customers, a small free space), it is worth stopping on a display cabinet with a compressor lower position.
If there is very little space in the room, bar mini-models are installed - frigobars from 45 liters.
Wine cabinets, designed for the range from 2 - 6 ° С to 10 - 18 ° С, also belong to medium temperature ones. They install special tinted windows, shelves with a special angle of inclination.
For soft drinks, you can use standard display cases with shelves (the most popular models - with a volume of 300-700 liters).
Features of the choice of refrigerated cabinets
In addition to the size, volume of the camera, the temperature regime and other above-mentioned selection criteria, you need to remember other nuances. It:
- material of parts and accessories. Doors made of aluminum profile can withstand mechanical loads better than others, stainless steel work surfaces (as in the Skycold Porkka Future Plus M 732 model) or with a polymer coating are more reliable than others;
- quality and ergonomics of handles. If the pen protrudes slightly, it will be more convenient for buyers and visitors;
- type of fan. Tangential ones distribute air more evenly over the chamber than axial;
- grating frequency. The larger it is, the more stable the goods are placed on it;
- type and intensity of lighting in the window. Goods must be clearly presented in the closet;
- design of exposition panels (canapes) and podiums.
For outdoor equipment, the enclosure protection class is also important. Outdoor cabinets must be labeled at least IP24, then the contents will not be affected by water pouring at an angle of up to 30 degrees. And the last (but not least) selection criterion is the availability and ease of service. Verified manufacturers (Polair, Skycold Porkka and others) have a developed network of warranty and post-warranty repairs.
The material was prepared with the information support of Delovaya Rus Group of Companies