Posted in Green Posted in Imperial Ideas Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 07/28 at 03:23 PM

Fresh produce has unique refrigeration requirements different from standard restaurant refrigeration. As fresh produce has very high water content it is important that the refrigerated environment maintain high humidity.

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Posted in Recommended Reading by Dave Zell on 04/21 at 10:33 PM

Even in these stressful economic conditions Imperial is keeping cool!

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Posted in Green Posted in Imperial Ideas Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 01/22 at 02:01 PM

We just released two new short documents outlining how Imperial walk-in coolers and freezers, and R-Plus doors meet the new EISA requirements.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by Rick on 01/15 at 01:20 AM

Imperial Manufacturing changed to 245fa blowing agent used in polyurethane foam production, meeting EISA requirements.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 11/18 at 06:41 PM

Windows are an essential option in many walk-in cooler and freezer applications, but they can also become a source of environmental maintenance problems. While the benefit of being able to view operations or product, or safely operating the door in a crowded situation, is obvious, windows can leak cold, be a source of energy loss, and cost a bundle of money in energy costs.

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Posted in Recommended Reading by Rick on 10/24 at 10:02 PM

Yep, we just got confirmation, Paul’s article R You Insulated Against The Next Phase (Out)? has won The Consultant article of the year award

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Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 09/10 at 05:22 PM

Vertical doors, with their wide range of styles, sizes, and options, meet the needs of many cold storage applications through the flexibility of their design.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 08/16 at 12:40 AM

Everyone knows about the need for tight seals on walk-in cooler and freezer doors, now days strip doors are a regularly added measure to keep out heat, but even door hardware can be a point of entry for heat stealing the efficiency.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 08/15 at 11:48 PM

A change in evaporator and condenser fan motors is also specified by the Energy Independence Act, but you may already have some of these changes in your basic specifications. On page 74, the act specifies:

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 06/16 at 09:18 PM

Cost control is an essential part of the foodservice business and refrigerated or frozen product is a high-cost area for loss. A door carelessly opened or left unlocked in an area away from employee scrutiny can leak profits.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 06/14 at 12:22 AM

Automatic door closers are the first item mentioned in the 310-page act going into effect on January 1, 2009. Specifically, for any door closed to within one inch of full closure.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by Rick on 05/19 at 09:04 PM

Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Magazine released an article on May 13, 2008, covering the new national requirements for walk-in coolers and freezers to be implemented on January 1, 2009. This gives everyone about seven months to gear up for this change, but we’ve been working with the technologies specified in this requirement for years.

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Posted in Recommended Reading by mmathews on 04/16 at 08:53 PM

Walk-in cooler and freezer doors withstand a number of assaults over time. One of the more immediately devastating assaults is damage from mechanical transports like forklifts, pallet jacks and even hand truck blades. A simple kickplate will not stop a forklift from piercing the door, but the kickplate can stop modest damage and maintain the environmental integrity of the interior of the unit or space.

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Posted in Imperial Ideas Posted in Recommended Reading by Rick on 04/10 at 05:24 AM

We just finished up our annual Refrigeration 101 class.  This internal 8 week college level course covers all aspects of basic refrigeration as it applies to walk in coolers and freezers. 

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Posted in Imperial Ideas Posted in Recommended Reading by imperial on 08/31 at 03:30 AM

I just read an excellent case study regarding energy savings through the use of scroll compressors.

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Posted in Green Posted in Recommended Reading by imperial on 08/02 at 05:02 PM

I just read a press release from Heatcraft & InterLink regarding their new Smart Defrost Kits for walk-in freezers. An independent 3rd party testing company confirmed that the Smart Defrost Kits reduced the number of defrosts in freezers by up to 44%.

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