DIGITAL REFRIGERATION ENGINEERING: OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS AT A ROUND TABLE

How is the profession of refrigeration engineering changing? It will definitely be more and more a matter of “digital refrigeration engineering”. This will be the topic at a special round-table discussion, at Refrigera on 4 November

The fourth industrial revolution, which we now call Industry 4.0, has brought a breath of fresh air in all application sectors.
The world of refrigeration is no exception.
So, what are the advantages for refrigeration engineers? Most of all, what issues must they face to do the best job they can?
These and other questions will be answered at the round table entitled “The recovery: refrigeration engineering 4.0”, to be held on Thursday 4 November at 14:30, at the Refrigera trade fair in Bologna.

Q&A for the new refrigeration engineer

Moderated by Marco Oldrati, COO of the Italian refrigeration engineers’ association Assofrigoristi, a number of professionals will present their experiences at the symposium, for a better understanding of the opportunities offered by the digital revolution.
The speakers:

  • Alessandro Gibbi, Engineer, designer and founder of Polo Freddo Toscana
  • Paolo Finotto, IoT Business Developer, Maetrics
  • Luca Radice, member of the Assofrigoristi Technical and Scientific Committee
  • Francesco Castagna, R&D Director, Eliwell by Schneider Electric
  • Fabio Zago, Refrigeration Product Marketing, Eliwell by Schneider Electric

This is new ground for many professionals, who might find themselves wrong-footed by numbers, technologies and new tools. But there are too many advantages – big ones – to ignore this trend.

Advantages for refrigeration engineers and end users

From an installer's point of view, being able to count on a tool can be accessed anywhere and at any time – which sends an alert when necessary or generates a regular report – is unquestionably an advantage for their work. There are also the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), which require a preventive approach throughout the manufacturing and storage process, rather than analysis of the finished product now ready for consumption.

Multiple advantages for the end customer too: energy savings bring with them significant financial and environmental benefits. The number of potential faults is also reduced, to prevent the dreaded interruption of the cold chain. In any event, an immediate alert saves precious time and means prompt action can be taken.
All this requires new skills. The right training is needed, but not only among refrigeration engineers: they must also give directions to the system integrator, setting the variables to be dealt with and the outcomes to be provided by the algorithms.

This is the only way “refrigeration engineering 4.0” can make the most of new connected technologies and offer a 360° service.

Join us at 14:30 on 4 November for the round-table discussion entitled “The recovery: refrigeration engineering 4.0”, at Refrigera in Bologna.

Further information is available on the event’s official website.

Admission to the trade fair is free, with registration in advance.