Polish brewing company Kompania Piwowarska (which is part of the Japanese Asahi Group) has consistently opted for thermowave plate heat exchangers (PHEs) for its heat transfer operations as part of the modernisation of its brewing technology and energy-related renovations. Over 30 thermowave PHEs with a total heat exchanger capacity of over 100 MW are used in all brewing sub-processes at the Group’s sites in Poland. The Polish Energy Regulatory Office has awarded it a “white” certificate.

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The Belgian family-run company La Lorraine uses Güntner HIGHSTORE coolers and thermowave plate heat exchangers in its new central deep-freeze storage room in the Czech Republic. The industrial bakery which has experienced rapid growth in recent years had the foresight to create impressive infrastructure north-west of Prague which boasts storage space for double the production capacity catered for in 2012. The fully automated high-bay deep-freeze storage room has around 27,300 pallet spaces.

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Everything must be right underground. Durable and robust technology from thermowave allows the temperature in the tunnels below ground to be maintained reliably and permanently at below 28 °C. The thermowave products have already withstood a two-year test phase underground in a mine in a corrosive working environment with high humidity and have done so trouble-free and without being damaged.

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Newly built properties in Germany fullfill the most stringent energetic norms and make use of renewable primary energy. For a new public building in Berlin that we are not allowed to mention for competitive reasons, a ground-breaking energy interconnection combining ecology and economy in a smart and efficient way was realised. Ten thermowave plate heat exchangers contribute to the energy production which is mainly decentralised with cold sinks and heat sinks.

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Located in Toledo City, Brazil's state of Paraná, one of the world’s biggest players in the food market makes full use of Güntner Group’s vast portfolio. Utilising a wide variety of products, they are able to ensure sustainable operation in their plant throughout the year.

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The Siberian climate represents a particular challenge for refrigeration engineers when it comes to producing power from gas. The Slovakian Elteco company installed Güntner fluid coolers as well as thermowave plate heat exchangers in Siberia to dissipate heat produced by five 2 MW gas generators.

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The European malt producer Malteurop uses waste heat from refrigerating machines at its plant in Heidenau, Germany, for a malt kiln. The cold is produced for the germination process. The company has opted for Güntner air heater coils as well as thermowave plate heat exchangers.

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In the Vienna Ottakringer brewery, about 740,000 hectolitres of beer are produced every year, and the company reported an energy requirement of about 20,000 MWh. The new heat recovery system with integrated thermowave plate heat exchanger allows for returning the waste heat which is produced, for instance, during the cooling process, from the refrigeration system back into the production process. This way, the waste heat can be reused in an environmentally friendly way.

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A milk-processing company in a Brazilian town in the south of the country modernised a part of the central cold air supply system and, at the same time, doubled the quantity of milk powder and cheese processed daily to 2,000 tonnes by changing over to another cooling system. Two thermowave plate heat exchangers are key components in the cooling process.

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The ZCK (Zintegrowane Centrum Komunikacji) in Poznan, Poland, is the largest mall in the region. 250 shops and service points attract visitors from afar. A system of water source heat pumps in conjunction with thermowave plate heat exchangers is used for air conditioning.

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AIDAblu is the first cruise ship in the world with its own brewery on board. Since february 2010, it has been possible to brew three kinds of beer right on the ship around the clock.

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Freyburg is the center of the Northern German wine-growing region of Saale-Unstrut and hometown of the Rotkäppchen-Mumm champagne cellars.

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VERBIO is a leading independent manufacturer and supplier of biofuels to Germany and Europe. In order to feed biogas into the natural gas grid, a more comprehensive treatment is necessary. thermowave supplied thermoline plate heat exchangers TL 850 and TL 2000 for this process.

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Krones AG with headquarters in Neutraubling is a good address for equipment which is designed for the filling and packaging of liquid foods and beverages in PET, glass bottles and beverage cans.

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In 2010, thermowave delivered five TL 500 high-pressure appliances from the thermoPlus series to Australia. They were sold to the Australien plant manufacturer Gordon Brothers Industries based near Melbourne.

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The company Neuhauser was founded in France in 1906 and is a main supplier of frozen bakery products in Europe. More than 3,000 employees work every day in one of 21 production centers. Within a year, the company produces 1.5 billion pastries and 600 million baguettes.

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Since 1996, the company SYSTHERM has dealt with the manufacture, supply and installation of heat sources and the distribution of technical systems in buildings. Beginning of 2012, SYSTHERM searched together with thermowave for a solution to connect the existing heating circuit of the coal mine Lazy with the district heating network of DALKIA-Karviná.

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The market for bio fuels is under rapid development. According to statements of the EU Commission, their share in the overall consumption up to 2030 should increased from today´s 2% up to 20 – 25 % – a target that can only be achieved with modern and efficient industrial infrastructure. The Bio-Ölwerk Magdeburg, one of Germanys largest production sites for fuel made from re-growing raw materials, is well prepared to face this challenge.

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A quote by Leslaw Wereszczynskiego, Managing Director of the company Wuch „PZL-Debica“ SA, about thermowave goes as follows: „Plate heat exchangers of the company thermowave are compact and their great performance distinguishes them from competitors’ products. These are an important fact in this project. We are very satisfied with the plate heat exchangers supplied by thermowave and certainly recommend thermowave.“

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