Skope in line for Award for Excellence

Sydney Commercial Kitchens would like to wish Skope Industries every success in the upcoming New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards for 2014 where they have been announced as finalists. Whatever happens we believe our industry will be a better place with this research into CO² as an alternative refrigerant source. Well done Skope. You guys rock and so do Skope Refrigeration products! SKOPE Industries Ltd has been named a finalist in the Project & Product: Resource Efficient Design category of the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards for 2014.SKOPE have developed a new cooler that uses CO2 as the refrigerant, eliminating the need for the high global warming R134a refrigerant (HFC = Hydrofluorocarbon). It is this product that has been selected as a finalist in the awards. Through considerable investment in Research and Development, SKOPE has designed the B600F-3 CO2 refrigeration system to be very cost effective, whilst maintaining its high refrigeration capacity to ensure the rapid chilling of product. Most importantly, the B600F-3 uses less energy than its R134a predecessor (which was Very High Efficiency in its own right).As there are tens of thousands of beverage coolers in Australasia that could utilise CO2 as a refrigerant, the potential for reduction in power consumption, combined with reduction in environmental impact, is large.Dominic Blissett, SKOPE’s Refrigeration Design Engineers, says SKOPE was awarded a Research & Development Grant by the Callaghan Innovation, Science and Innovation Grants this year. "It is through considerable investment in Research & Development that we have been able to design this product," says Blissett.SKOPE’s new environmental test chamber significantly increases testing capacity, ensuring faster project turnaround times and improved accuracy. Blissett explains that almost any environment can be simulated within the chamber, ensuring the cabinet’s performance in the harshest of climates."The new environmental test chamber was key to the success of this project, as we tested the refrigeration system in varied conditions, loads and ambient conditions using a Dynamic Heat Loading Simulator. We can replicate any condition then push it further if it’s not enough to meet the SKOPE standard," says Blissett.SKOPE sets its standards high to ensure client expectations are exceeded. "We design products that are made to last, with a focus on durability and extended product life. SKOPE is recognised on the global stage for our work in energy efficiency and natural refrigerant systems."Nineteen projects are finalists in the premier engineering awards, New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2014.Winners in the People, Projects and Products, and Practice categories, along with the Supreme Award, will be announced on November 28th at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.