Supermarket Refrigeration Equipment Applications

Econofrost night covers maintain optimum temperatures and humidity levels within open refrigeration display cases, prolonging the shelf life of food displays and allowing refrigeration equipment to operate more efficiently.

Although the cold air in supermarket island freezers falls to the bottom of the case and is protected by air curtains, night covers increase the freezer's efficiency by reflecting forced hot air from store heaters.

In produce showcases, the loss from drying and wilting can be as high as one dollar per foot of display case per day, even when the produce is refrigerated and misted.

Temperature control is important in refrigerated meat display cases to prevent fresh meat from spoiling and discoloring.

Open floral merchandisers give easy access and boost impulse sales but prolonged exposure to heat and UV radiation causes flower buds to fall off prematurely.

Lunch meats and cheese in self service deli cabinets become discolored when they are not protected from heat and radiation.

High temperatures and prolonged exposure to light can shorten the shelf life of milk and other products in dairy showcases.

Optimum cool temperature are maintained in beverage merchandiser coolers containing soda, beer, wine, or juice for up to fifteen hours after Econofrost night covers have been rolled up for the day.

Supermarket Island Freezers

Since cold air tends to drop to the bottom of coffin display case freezers and there are several air curtains at the top of the island display case, it is often assumed that island coffin freezers do not need to be covered. However, many supermarkets have increased the efficiency of their island coffin freezer units with the installation of ECONOFROST thermal shields. The aluminum fabric of the night cover blocks general heat radiation as well as the forced hot air that is pumped from the ceiling to the ground level of the supermarket.

ECONOFROST thermal shields are the best solution for closing island coffin freezers at night.

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