Cold storage warehouses face a slurry of challenges from increasing demand for large commercial refrigeration centers. Today’s commercial and industrial refrigerated facilities support advanced logistics, and unlike typical storage facilities have complex mechanical equipment and controls to maintain. Often, they have a facilities team that must wear multiple hats, and like many industries that rely on skilled workers, Cold storage facilities often struggle to find talent that has the training, knowledge, and time to keep up with crucial maintenance and repairs. Without a deep refrigeration technician bench in-house, warehouses struggle to keep up with services such as scheduled mechanical integrity inspections, start-up of new equipment, compressor and pump rebuilds, microprocessor controls, emergency shutdowns, and many other essential upkeeps.
With more cold storage facilities going up to keep up with the food supply chain, these warehouses need a solution. Those who have been successful in avoiding the logistical nightmare of costly repairs are the facilities who connect their warehouse controls with 3rd party monitoring supported by highly skilled local refrigeration technicians and service provider. Since many facilities are in rural or remote settings, working with a locally based company that supports Refrigeration and HVAC controls monitoring system also saves the cost of travel. With proper sensors and smart technology enhancements repairs can be diagnosed remotely in real time, and condition-based maintenance can be performed as needed. This solution involves “connecting” the facilities controls systems remotely to a commercial service provider that can complement in house maintenance teams and roll a truck, or remotely fix an issue as it arises. Ultimately, this frees up time for the in-house facilities staff to focus on what is important; the logistics of getting food in and out of the facilities as quickly and safely as possible, without any technical refrigeration hold-ups. A refrigeration controls and effective local monitoring and support services approach is the best way to save time and costs for commercial and industrial refrigeration facilities and cold storage warehouses.
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