Chillventa world premiere: New SCHOTT glass door system improves energy performance of supermarket chillers

As the name suggests, the new hinge for the SCHOTT Termofrost^® Inmotion door solution brings movement and performance to glass door systems for chiller cabinets. The ingenious mechanism developed by SCHOTT ensures that the doors close gently and automatically, with self-regulating closing force and door stops – and that the gaps between the doors on both the hinge and handle sides are significantly reduced. The technology allows the use of better sealing solutions and wider glass doors, resulting in a clearer view of the stored goods.

Specially designed for best performance

The main benefit of the SCHOTT hinge and door system is a significantly improved energy performance. Chiller cabinets equipped with SCHOTT Termofrost^® Inmotion consume 10 percent less electricity than conventional solutions with sealing lips and around 35 percent less than doors without sealing lips. In a comparative test with a four-door refrigerator, the innovation from SCHOTT consumed 10.26 kilowatt hours per day, compared to the 11.3 kWh of a typical door system with conventional sealing lips.

Additional features show that the desired that the improvements are not limited to energy efficiency. For example, the glass door can be adjusted along three axes to ensure it is always perfectly aligned with the cabinet, and to compensate for unfavorable geometric conditions. Termofrost Inmotion will be available in various designs and for heavy duty or high humidity environments.

"The complete door system has passed demanding tests at all levels of application. With Termofrost^® Inmotion, we want to go beyond the standard and create a new generation of glass door systems at a higher level," says Filip Rusar, project manager at SCHOTT Termofrost^®.

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