Refrigeration Energy Savings

 

ECONOFROST Reflective Night Covers

Lowest Cost of Ownership

As a fresh food retailer, you know that without protection, open display coolers waste energy. The time to cover refrigerated display cabinets is while customers are not in the store. You can significantly reduce heating and air conditioning costs just by pulling down Econofrost night curtains overnight when the store is closed.

Econofrost thermal night time energy curtains protect refrigerated display coolers from unnecessary energy losses - over 36% of direct refrigeration energy costs per hour when energy curtains are used.

Direct savings also come from extending the shelf life of perishable goods and reducing waste from spoiled milk or ice cream. Ensuring food safety and integrity is always good business and brings customers back.

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Protect Foods on Display

Supermarkets and smaller retail food stores display refrigerated foods in open display cases to provide appealing food arrangements and unrestricted access for customers. But easy access has a price. Open coolers tend to overwork compressors and waste energy as the refrigerated curtain of air is constantly warmed by surrounding air.

An open display merchandiser can have wide variations of temperature within the case, and food items sitting in the front are subject to warming beyond safe levels. Closed cabinets, on the other hand, present a physical barrier and detract from the marketing impact of placing fresh food items close at hand.

Econofrost energy curtains make energy saving in refrigeration display cabinets possible overnight. Econofrost shows that the best way to protect the contents of refrigerated coolers while the store is closed is to efficiently deflect heat and light emissions outward and trap the cold air inside the case with an efficient thermal barrier, while allowing condensation to evaporate and preventing the formation of mildew.

Econofrost provides an overnight solution with daytime impact.

Food retailers can now significantly reduce commercial refrigeration energy costs by rolling down Econofrost reflective night covers while the store is closed and stabilize cooler temperatures overnight or during any power interruption. The beneficial effects of keeping the chilled foods at ideal temperatures within the display cabinets last up to 15 hours after the night covers have been rolled up in the morning. Where Econofrost woven aluminum night covers are installed, tests have shown energy savings to average 37% and higher.

Simply Save Energy

Delivering safe food products is a constant challenge for food marketers. Are you using too much energy to keep your display cabinets below 40 °F? To comply with food safety standards, display cabinet temperatures must be kept low enough to discourage the growth of foodborne bacteria and deliver safe foods to your customers.

How efficiently can open refrigerated display cases operate without thermal shields? You may be wasting more energy than necessary to keep your coolers working overnight.

	Econofrost night covers create an effective thermal barrier that reduces energy losses while the store is closed

During the night, Econofrost thermal night covers can help keep the expensive refrigerated air where it belongs, resulting in energy savings and and increased energy efficiency of your refrigerated coolers.

Only too often, products inside refrigerated display cases are warmed by ambient air from store heating systems. Forced hot air in supermarkets causes products at the front of open display cases to be 12-15°F (7-8°C) warmer than products at the back of the refrigerated merchandiser. At the same time, cold refrigerated air spills out of display cases, cooling supermarket aisles and causing heating systems to work overtime. All this adds up to inefficiency: high energy costs and overworked compressors. Uneven cooling in the refrigerated display cases also means shorter shelf life and diminished product quality.

Save over 36% Energy and More

Energy saving benefits of Econofrost night covers have been demonstrated in independent lab tests. ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air conditioning Engineers, and other organizations, have conducted scientific tests showing that during the hours Econofrost night covers are pulled down over open store coolers, direct refrigeration costs are reduced by at least 36%. When the thermal blinds are raised in the morning, the stabilized temperatures keep the contents cooler for up to 15 hours. This means starting the day with all refrigerated goods in optimal condition, even in open display cases.

What makes Econofrost night curtains superior to others on the market?

Since Econofrost retractable night curtains were designed by engineers to meet the highest quality specifications for usage, efficiency and durability, how do they stack up against others on the market? One secret lies in the unique fabric engineered to create more than an efficient thermal barrier--one that is easy to install, easy to operate, and unobtrusive during the daytime hours.

The woven energy saving aluminum fabric is flexible and coated with a thin clear film. Made from food safe materials, Econofrost night curtains are easy to clean so staff can ensure superior hygiene for your supermarket food displays.

Ensure Food Safety and Integrity

Econofrost energy curtains are made from a perforated fabric that prevents the accumulation of humidity that causes mildew and cultivates germs. Econofrost refrigerator shades help control the temperature of foods stored in refrigerated display coolers and keep them chilled longer.

Keep Foods Cool to Extend Shelf Life

Stable temperatures mean less warming and melting - undesirable conditions that shorten shelf life and degrade food quality and safety.

Cut Down on Supermarket Produce Losses

Perishable food products go through many stages of packing, shipping and holding in the "cold chain" before reaching retail display merchandisers. Yet, open display cases can become the weak link when they are operated inefficiently or left unprotected 24 hours a day.

While energy costs are rising, it becomes imperative to seek all avenues to reduce energy losses and increase the efficiency of your refrigerated cabinets, a major challenge during the heat of summer and while stores must be heated in winter. A growing number of supermarkets and large chain stores are installing Econofrost energy efficient night shields and demonstrating remarkable effectiveness in saving energy while extending the shelf life of perishable foods.

Reduce Shrinkage

New installations of Econofrost woven aluminum night covers in a major western supermarket chain are "demonstrating a reduction in shrinkage that is much greater than they had expected in all perishables covered at night. For example, the stores reported in 2006 that the savings and reduced trim and discard in their produce departments is over 75%. These savings alone can pay for the whole installation in a matter of a few weeks. " Energy rebates from the utility company further increased the payback on this chain's payback on their investment in Econofrost.

Reduce Trim

The produce department manager reported that tests showed an “average decline in trim from one barrel a day to one quarter barrel a day,” eliminating produce losses of $50 to $65 per day and reducing labor needed to maintain produce displays. Researchers reported that the store saved more than $8000 over a five month test period in the typical large supermarket setting.

The tests demonstrated how reducing the amount of produce trimmed from food displays brought the store their return on investment in just over four months.

Why Consider Econofrost for your Refrigerated Display Cabinets?

Installing insulated Econofrost night covers provides a simple and effective way to reduce energy costs and extend shelf life. Designed by refrigeration engineers in response to the spiraling costs of energy, Econofrost is an industry-leading woven aluminum night blind that can be retrofitted to refrigerated display cases and is easily factory installed on new cases.

Either way, Econofrost thermal night blinds last the lifetime of the refrigeration unit.

Econofrost night covers are designed to keep the warm air out and chilled air in refrigerated food display cabinets. The benefits of stabilizing the air temperatures throughout your refrigerated coolers overnight last for hours once your store opens.

Besides extending the shelf life of all perishable foods, Econofrost night curtains ensure food safety and integrity and save over 36% of all direct refrigeration energy costs. For your best return on investment, save both air conditioning expenses and heating costs, minimize equipment and compressor replacement and repair costs and reduce labor costs.

With rapidly increasing energy costs and rebates in certain markets for energy conservation, the time has come to stop wasting energy. Join thousands of savvy retailers from around the world who save energy and increase their profits by putting Econofrost energy curtains to work.

Reduced energy consumption protects the environment and is profitable!

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