When it comes to post production for television and film, data storage and processing is vital. Masses of visual and audio files are stored for retrieval requiring significant amounts of storage space. As with all data centres the increasing amount of high density gear means things get pretty hot. Keeping the data storage centres at optimal temperature is critical and a Commercial chiller is always part of the process. Summit Matsu Chillers provides world class commercial chillers to address this expanding need for data centre equipment cooling.

FuelVfx Profile

FuelVfx is an Australian company working with both clients and artists in visual effects and post production, covering areas such as television commercials and feature films. The studio is based in Newtown Sydney, and located in the refurbished Trocadero building on King Street. The building once called Trocadero and Academie de Musique, opened in April 1889 and according to The Sydney Morning Herald, April 2nd of the same year, had the finest roller skating rink in the colony. It now houses one of the finest post production companies in Australia. FuelVfx was founded in 2000 with a vision to inspire and engage both clients and artists, building a studio in the new building from the ground up. Since then FuelVfx has grown from the initial five founders to having a full-time staff of over 50. With a portfolio of TV commercials for high profile clients including Lexus, Canon, Toyota and Optus and post production on feature films such as Iron Man 2 and the Baz Luhrmann epic Australia, FuelVfx is a leader in Australia’s post-production industry.

Application

Last year Summit Matsu Chillers worked in conjunction with Network Data Solutions to supply FuelVfx with a Commercial chiller for their data centre equipment cooling. The custom design of this system was crucial as it needed to be workable with the pre-existing layout in this heritage listed building. The Chief Technical Officer of FuelVfx, Dylan Penhale, said in a recent interview that “the Comms room is critical for what we do. Without that everybody would have to go home, an hour or two of downtime and that would be a major problem for us. So running a high temperature in there is just not an option”. After moving into the new building “we had the opportunity to plan from the start and do it properly” and “I always knew I wanted to go for chilled water” he said. Dylan Penhale pointed out that the data centre equipment cooling is “very important to our business operations and it is absolutely essential that the room is cooled”. He said that “the commercial chiller has just been fantastic, the thing is I never go in there”…“we’ll get an alert if the temperature is too high, we haven’t got the alert yet”. Again Summit Matsu Chillers has ensured that the client has been given the best professional service and an outstanding commercial chiller, designed, engineered and manufactured right here in Australia.

Summit Matsu Chillers manufacture and distribute commercial chillers Australia wide for air conditioning, industrial processes, food processing, petrochemical applications, scientific uses, and process cooling machinery for all types of applications.

Summit Matsu Chillers also commission and service from 2kW to 1200kW Commercial chillers Australia wide and throughout the Middle East.

Further details can be found at:

www.matsu.com.au

Tel: 1300 CHILLERS (1300 244 553)

Tel: +61 2 9698 4666

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Summit Matsu Commercial chillers have a long standing relationship with some of Australia’s top tier organisations. The high quality and reliability demanded by these companies and organisations is testament of the world class commercial chillers designed, engineered and built by Summit Matsu Commercial chillers. Kim Sweeny of Australian mining giant BHP Billiton, explains how even after 16 years of constant use, the chilling system units from Summit Matsu Commercial chillers continue to perform exceptionally well on mine sites as part of BHP’s Nickel West project in Western Australia.

The commercial chillers for BHP are being specifically used for water cooling in the safety shower systems in the processing plant of a Nickel mine site. As the surface water temperatures in the mine often reach in excess of 70 degrees Celsius and 52 degrees Celsius on the ground, using a chilling system to keep the right level of cooled water for use in safety showers is paramount on mine sites. Without a reliable chilling system in this case, maintaining the wellbeing and safety of the mine workers and other personnel would not be possible. The commercial chillers’ optimal performance is critical for the safety showers, as not having it functioning means the staff are at risk of respiratory illness and other health problems.

Mr. Sweeny commented on the level of service provided to BHP by Summit Matsu Commercial chillers in regards to the communication and maintenance of the commercial chillers installed on the site, saying, “We really try to support Australian manufacturers and the fact that we can get local support quickly for them with any problems or servicing is important for peace of mind”

Several 40kWair cooled commercial chillers were installed 16 years ago and although they are showing signs of age and weathering as well as mineral build up from the mine site, they still remain operational and perform reliably for water cooling for the safety showers.

With the regular and accessible servicing and maintenance provided by Summit Matsu, the commercial chillers will continue to serve the purpose of helping to ensure the safety of workers on the Wiluna Nickel West project mines for years to come.

When it comes to manufacturing commercial chillers, Summit Matsu are the experts and have a depth of knowledge that comes from over 50 years of experience in the industry. The commercial chillers are built by the most experienced and qualified engineers who use high quality components which have been carefully selected from across the globe for use in chilling system manufacturing. Other industries that Summit Matsu serve include the food industry, HVAC, plastics, chemicals, mining, scientific, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, data centres packaging and many more.

Screenex Australia is a manufacturing company of polyurethane mining screens for the mining industry. Screenex injection moulded polyurethane screen panels are made from specially formulated Urethane and the modular design allows easy replacement of worn sections without having to replace entire screens. For mining customers this means less stoppage time for maintenance. Given how essential the quality of Screenex products is to mining companies, the quality of a locally supplied Chilling system was paramount.

Screenex Australia purchased three commercial chillers from Summit Matsu Chillers for use in both of their plants in Melbourne and in Perth. In Melbourne two 125 kW commercial chillers with a tank and pump unit were manufactured and in Perth a 76 kW commercial chiller was supplied by Summit Matsu Chillers.

In both Melbourne and in Perth the commercial chillers were used for the same applications. The Commercial chillers are used to supply cooling to polyurethane horizontal plastic injection moulding machines. The commercial chillers supply chilled water to keep the dies, moulds and hydraulics cool via a heat exchanger. Here the commercial chiller keeps the injection moulding at a constant temperature of 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The dies must be quickly cooled after the parts are moulded so they can be quickly injected. The role of the commercial chillers in this process enables Screenex to manufacture the polyurethane and create a reliable, long life, product of consistent high quality to supply their customers with.

Summit Matsu Chillers are capable of designing commercial chillers to meet the varying specification needs for all customers requiring a commercial chiller in their business operations. Summit Matsu Chillers continues to serve industries such as food, data centres, hospitals, mining, chemicals, plastics and many more. At Summit Matsu Chillers factory in Sydney only the most qualified engineers are selected to work on the commercial chiller projects needed by various customers like Screenex.

Summit Matsu Chillers recently supplied a 36kW air cooled commercial chiller for research into the development of high technology equipment at the world class facilities at Australian Technology Park in Sydney. Working with other industry experts at Clean Rooms Australia, a chilling system was designed that provided optimal cooling for this significant R&D application.

Clean rooms is an Australian owned and run company which provides ‘turn-key’ clean room solutions for manufacturers of various high end technological products. A clean room is an environment that is absent of any static electricity and damaging dust particles. The dust is removed from the air by controlling air flow and by using various filtration systems. A clean room allows the production of technology equipment including circuit boards, wafer chips, flat screen television units and pharmaceutical grade drugs as well as providing a highly controlled environment for sensitive and rigorously quality controlled experiments and research and development projects.

Clean Rooms Australia worked with Bandwidth Foundry International, a photonics manufacturing and development company wholly owned and managed by the University of Sydney. Bandwidth Foundry International makes photomasks for semiconductors, MEMS, microfluidics, astrophysics and photonics industries as well as research and other applications using a state-of-the-art Heidelberg DWL200 laser writer.

Commercial chillers from Summit Matsu Chilling systems are renowned for reliability, quality and durability. In this application these characteristics are critical. For without an effective chilling system, the research and development teams working in the clean room would have no means of regulating the air temperature for the manufacturing and testing environments. The commercial chiller in this clean room also functions as a means of cooling the sophisticated equipment used in their research and development cycles at the Australian Technology Park.

Father and Son duo Marshall and Benjamin Paul talk about the laboratory spec chilling system used by Clean Rooms Australia at Technology Park, for the university funded clean room project based in the Australian Technology Park in Redfern Sydney.

When asked about how significant a role the series 8 air-cooled – 36kw Summit Matsu commercial chiller played in the operation of this clean room, Marshall Paul emphasised that: “The role of the chilling system at the Technology Park Project was totally, absolutely and critically important to the operation of the clean room”. The company director went to further explain that: “by having a local supplier we were able to have a look at the chilling system for the install, and have the manufacturer close by for servicing and support.” Summit Matsu Chilling systems yet again demonstrated the breadth of application for their Series 8 air-cooled chilling system in providing controlled cooling for the highly sensitive clean room environment for Bandwidth Foundry at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney.

Summit Matsu Chillers supplied Divex Asia Pacific Pty Ltd with the 30 kW Commercial chiller used in conjunction with their Sub Sea Rescue Equipment which provides chilled air to divers that have been rescued and remain in a hyperbaric rescue chamber located at the bottom of the ocean floor.

The arising need for a rescue action plan for working divers
A team of divers use Divex Asia Pacific equipment all over the world predominately doing work on oil rigs, fixing pylons and laying cables that lie on the ocean floor. Divers rely on equipment which connects to the ship that is controlled and monitored by workers aboard the ship for their continued survival for the duration that they’re under water working as well as for a destination to return to once they finish working.

In the scenario of an incident on the ship such as a fire or other problems, the divers would have no control or power to support themselves, or a destination to return to. Given the danger and risks involved in this line of work, preventative measures had to be taken to reduce these risks. To enhance work safety in this instance, a rescue action plan has been put in place in case any problems ever do arise with the ship that prevents the machinery on the ship being operational to support the divers. The Commercial chiller is used as part of a rescue strategy to prevent the divers from being left permanently under pressure through ceased support from aboard the ship.

The rescue process & role of the Commercial chiller
Aboard the diving ship is a support rescue boat and a hyperbaric rescue chamber. A hyperbaric chamber is a sealable diving chamber with a pressure vessel that has hatches which have enough space for divers to enter and exit, and an air compressor to raise the internal air pressure. Hyperbaric chambers enable divers to decompress, and if necessary quickly be brought up to the surface.

The hyperbaric rescue chamber provides a water tide environment in which the divers can remain until they are rescued. A container is kept on the rescue boat where the Commercial chiller and other equipment is stored that will be required to support the divers who will be able to safely relocate to the hyperbaric rescue chamber. In the case of an incident, the nearest pressurised life boat is dropped into the ocean to assist the divers.

The rescue boat becomes the new location where the divers in the rescue hyperbaric chamber are controlled from through cables connected to pressure vessels. The divers remain in the hyperbaric rescue chamber until they are rescued and the Commercial chiller ensures the chamber air temperature is comfortable for the divers in the mean time and prevents overheating. The function of the Commercial chiller is to supply chilled air to prevent the chamber from rapidly over heating after deployment. The Commercial chiller supplies chilled water to a heat exchanger which is converted to chilled air and pumped into the hyperbaric rescue chamber. The ambient air environment in the hyperbaric rescue chamber can reach anywhere between 40 to 50 degrees Celsius and the Commercial chiller brings this temperature right down to 25 degrees. This enables divers in the rescue hyperbaric chamber to remain in a comfortable environment, where they can breathe easily and avoid death resulted from overheating, lack of oxygen and dehydration.

About Divex Asia Pacific
Divex Asia Pacific design, supply, manufacture, research and develop Sub Sea Equipment for commercial, professional and defence divers. Divex Asia Pacific headquarters in Scotland also has sales & support operations in Stirling & London in the UK, Germany, Dubai, South Africa and Australia. Divex Asia Pacific acquired the Commercial chiller for saturation diving in this instance

The old way vs. the new way
Previously Divex Asia Pacific purchased a Commercial chiller from Italy, however there was a longer lead time, and if they had any issues with the Commercial chiller it was “hard to deal with,” according to Allan Lewis – Production Manager at Divex Asia Pacific who looks after the Commercial chiller. It was beneficial for Divex Asia Pacific to switch to a local Australian supplier such as Summit Matsu Chillers who in addition to being a local manufacturer had the most reliable industrial water chiller to offer. Further to this Summit Matsu Chillers were able to offer a much shorter lead time so that the Commercial chiller could be quickly manufactured for use in the hyperbaric rescue chamber.

The importance of Commercial chiller reliability
For such an important application it was critical that Divex Asia Pacific have their manufacturer and service technicians close by for preventative maintenance purposes and also to address any technical questions or problems that may arise in order to consistently maintain the Commercial chiller so if any incident does occur with the ship, the hyperbaric rescue chamber and life boat action plan can smoothly be implemented to assist the divers.

The reliability of Summit Matsu Chillers in this case is emphasised by the nature of its application. If the Commercial chiller didn’t work in a situation when the rescue boat has been deployed then the divers would not survive a ship breakdown. A consequence of a rescue failure would result in the diving job being viewed as a higher risk and will reduce the amount of workers willing to work in this line of work which obtains such an important resource that is so necessary in the daily lives of individuals on a global basis. Therefore it is no exaggeration in saying that the Commercial chillers are relied on when it comes to matters of life and death, and further to the daily lives in terms of oil availability and pricing. By aiding a rescue process a safe work environment is provided which encourages people to work in this industry.

About Summit Matsu Chillers
Summit Matsu Chillers has been in the industry for more than 50 years and in this time has developed the ability to manufacture high quality reliable Commercial chillers for industry. Divex Asia Pacific is an example of an unthinkable situation that Summit Matsu Chillers were able to successfully provide a custom solution for. Summit Matsu Chillers use only the best quality components and most experienced engineers in manufacturing their Commercial chillers to ensure that they consistently produce the highest quality products available for business’ use. Industries that Summit Matsu Chillers serve include food, HVAC, plastics, manufacturing, chemicals, mining, building, scientific, hospitals, packaging, pharmaceuticals, engineering and many more.

Probiotec acquired a Commercial chiller from Summit Matsu Chillers for use in their packaging process, saving them a significant amount of time and allowing them to utilise their resources more productively.

Probiotec limited was established in 1997, and is based in Victoria, Australia. They are a leading supplier of prescription and over the counter pharmaceuticals, complementary medicines and specialty ingredients. Probiotec produce innovative new pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products which have been designed based on needs that had been researched from consumers. Probiotec has a history of being successful in receiving the clinical approvals which allows them to be responsive to new market opportunities on both a domestic and global level.

As part of their medicine production process involving tube sealing for packaging and processing, Summit Matsu Chillers were required to manufacture a packaged Commercial chiller. As part of the tube sealing process, the tube runs into a machine using a high temperature to mould the tube. A Commercial chiller is then used to cool the tubes down to 10 degrees celsius prior to filling.

Pratash Samayak, Project Engineer for Probiotec talked of their previous packaging process before Summit Matsu Chillers had supplied them with the Commercial chiller. They experienced a lot of down time because of their previous Commercial chiller, from another supplier’s malfunction, having to send it off to be repaired and how it was causing a lot of problems with their packaging process.

Samayak contacted Summit Matsu Chillers to replace his existing Commercial chiller and said purchasing a Commercial chiller from Summit Matsu Chillers has “completely eliminated problems,” he went further to describe the benefit of having Summit Matsu Chillers on board, “it [the Commercial chiller] saves a lot of time for us.”

Other advantages Samayak spoke of included the fact that Summit Matsu Chillers are local suppliers in Australia. Summit Matsu Chillers provide support, and service for the Commercial chiller, he spoke of how if Probiotec need technical information, Samayak can “straight away call a service person, and they send [service] people directly.”

Summit Matsu Chillers have been manufacturing Commercial chillers for more than 50 years, and have an extensive history of providing businesses with solutions for their production processes, saving them both time, and money, while increasing production quality and increasing production efficiency. Being a local Australian supplier is convenient for customers based in Australia, Summit Matsu Chillers are just a phone call away if any technical advice is required, and has service technicians Australia wide who can provide maintenance for the Commercial chiller and quickly address any Commercial chiller problems that should arise.

Designed for a long life, and using only the best quality products carefully selected from across the globe, as well as the most highly skilled engineers, Commercial chiller custom designed by Summit Matsu Chillers are a high quality, and highly commended product. Summit Matsu Chillers specialise in custom designing Commercial chiller for a range of purposes, even the unthinkable, so when it comes to your Commercial chiller needs, Summit Matsu Chillers have the expertise and experience to provide the cooling solution.

In addition to serving the pharmaceutical, packaging industry, Summit Matsu Chillers serve a wide range of other industries including food, HVAC, plastics, chemicals, mining, scientific, printing, hospital, engineering, and many more.