30% energy savings for Bimbo Bakeries processing plants
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FACTS
End-user: Bimbo Bakeries, Mexico
Segment: Processing plants
Background:
- 3 processing plants (Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica)
- HCFC and HFCs were used before
- Remodelling of existing processing plants
- Net-zero emissions by 2050
Products: SteelX MT, chiller modules, heat recovery for hot tap water and enclosures
Challenges
- Glycol chilled water with lower temperature for better processing
- Heating to clean up the plants
- Elimination of boilers through heat recovery technology
- Migration to natural refrigerants with zero GWP
- Energy efficiency
- Outdoor installation
- Training in CO2
Solution
- SteelX MT only with chiller module
- 2 different temperatures for 2 different processes
- Enclosures for outdoor installation
- Emergency cooling unit
- Heat recovery for hot tap water and cleaning up the factory
- Permanent magnet motors
- 15–30% more efficient than a previous system
- Commissioning and training on-site