CASE STUDIES
Cooling healthcare logistics
Johnson Controls has developed a custom-made refrigeration plant for Frigo-Trans, a logistics expert for pharmaceutical products.
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ince 1988, German fi rm Frigo-Trans has developed innovative logistics solutions to meet the specialised requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. This includes temperature-controlled transport of pharmaceuticals as well as specialist pharmaceutical storage facilities for customers throughout Europe. Frigo-Trans employs around 125 members of staff and has an annual turnover of €27m.
plot of land now comprises an administration building, a vehicle workshop and a pharmaceuticals centre covering an area of 13,000m2
In view of its strong growth, Frigo-Trans took the decision to relocate its head offi ce to the industrial area of Fußgönheim. The 30,400m2
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which is equipped with the latest technology and has a controlled distribution cold chain.
In order to achieve this, Frigo-Trans commissioned Johnson Controls to build an ammonia (NH3
) refrigeration plant that would reliably maintain
the storage and dispatch temperatures within the cold chain for the largest modern pharmaceutical depot in Europe. For the daily turnaround of goods, the diff erent storage zones and dedicated customer zones are subject to separate temperature controls in line with requirements and with the environmental parameters. All zones thus meet the requirements of the latest EU GDP Guidelines on the storage of temperature- sensitive products.
Only a few products are subject to such stringent regulations in terms of quality and hygiene during transport and storage as pharmaceuticals. The requirements on the cold chain within the depot are equally stringent.
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The cold chain comprises three diff erent temperature zones: -25°C, 2°C–8°C, 15°C–25°C.
There is zero tolerance for deviations in the temperature zones: if the permitted storage temperatures are exceeded, the pharmaceuticals can lose their eff ectiveness and must be disposed of.
Taking into account these special demands in terms of temperature distribution and tolerance in the depot and the client’s strict specifi cations, Johnson Controls developed and installed a new, one-of-a-kind refrigeration plant.
Johnson Controls began constructing the refrigeration plant in February 2014, working together with the engineering fi rm Dr. Brunnenkant. Johnson Controls opted to use ammonia as the refrigerant. Owing to the thermodynamic properties of this natural refrigerant, it is possible to achieve both outstanding energy effi ciency and to optimise power consumption. By using ammonia, Frigo-Trans will also comply with the current EU F-Gas Regulation.
Kit list Code Sab151L
SMC 108L SMC 104
Description
Compressor (525kW, -10°C/+43°C) Compressor (290kW, -10°C/+43°C) Compressor (22kW, -37°C/-10°C)
No of units 1 1
2
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