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Quality in Wine Making
XDX Innovative Refrigeration, Napa, CA – Energy Savings, Performance, and Control of Quality
Napa, CA 30 March 2002 (PRN): XDX Innovative Refrigeration Products have been installed at Artesa Winery, along with three other area wineries, and have demonstrated significant benefits in the areas concerning product quality, system performance and energy reduction. XDX INC. and the Arlington Heights based company’s patented X-STREAM® Technology has been utilized to provide innovative industry solutions for energy reduction and processing temperature improvement and tight control of the wine making process.
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XDX Innovative Refrigeration
XDX INC has patented revolutionary X-STREAM® and A.R.M.E.D. ® technologies. XDX® Innovative Refrigeration, as has been recently been reported in Crain’s Chicago Business, is a growing refrigeration innovator and has seen its equipment installed by area equipment contractors for increased performance and energy reduction.
Evaporators in the industry are fed with refrigerant that does not maximize the transfer of heat. Chillers are typically plagued with poor heat transfer and refrigerant feed fluctuation which impedes performance and places equipment at risk. Additionally, in storage facilities, frost builds heavily on portions of the evaporator coils, further reducing the transfer of heat, and reducing the air flow by restricting the air passage through the evaporator coil. A refrigeration system equipped with X-STREAM® and A.R.M.E.D. ® technologies from XDX® operates with better transfer of heat than a system using a conventional approach to feeding refrigerant through the direct–expansion (DX) evaporator coil. The process uses a special valve to allow a thin coating of refrigerant to line the entire inside of the evaporator tubing, resulting in rapid removal of heat from the product or conditioned space. Temperatures improve, the system runs less, and the coil frosts less. Humidity is higher in the refrigerated storage space, and reduces drying of product. The process is applicable in any Freon/Refrigerant-based system, from air-conditioning to the ultra-low temperature requirements of blood plasma storage, from supermarkets to restaurants and industrial processing. This system provides significant performance improvements while saving energy dollars. Underwriter’s Laboratories has tested and documented 18% to 24% energy. The company openly offers a growing number of reports and testimonials that support these figures.
It is the dedication of a winery to detail that produces a great wine. One visit to Artesa Vineyards in Carneros, and the attention directed toward detail is evident. From the modernistic architectural design and the glass masterpieces of a local artist, to great the effort to blend the facility into the natural terrain, this 400-acre facility radiates detail.
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The hundred’s of years of the winery’s Spanish heritage and the more than thirty years of experience as a wine-master have brought definition to renowned winemaker Don Van Staaveren’s hands-on approach. He can be seen unloading and inspecting grapes, discerning the fermentation, and overseeing most processes.
Throughout the cold-stabilization, when the time-to-temperature relationship can affect profitability, into the higher loads of the exothermic period during harvest, refrigeration plays an important behind-the-scenes role. Refrigeration is often only noticed when it cannot perform to expectations during warmer ambient temperatures, or when the control of product temperature is less than desirable. Artesa had discussed possible improvements and equipment additions to help provide the performance that was needed. That is when a project at Pacific Gas and Electric entered the picture, with a new energy-saving technology from XDX Innovative Refrigeration. Xstream® valves were installed in the existing refrigeration system at Artesa and the improvement in evaporator performance has had dramatic and beneficial results.
“Some of the ways to quantify the benefits that we have seen may sound a bit anecdotal”, explained Van Staaveren, “but we just recently started cold-stabilization of the sparkling wine, and this morning it is already stable. It seems to be taking much less time with the XDX system. Improving these types of things is important to us.”
The plant Maintenance Engineer, explained that an indication of how much the refrigeration system performance has improved is how fast the tanks get cold. “Since putting in XDX®, the tanks are much colder. We can run up to eight of our ten thousand gallon tanks at once. That is the most that I have seen run at one time… and you can see the difference. I have never seen tanks that get this cold and look like this!”
Energy is of great concern. Maintaining the winery’s high quality in balance with managing of the enormous overhead is a challenge. The plant Maintenance Engineer has noted that the refrigeration compressors cycle off much more of the time now and that providing energy savings while improving performance will help to control the cost of doing business.
“I want the highest quality, and to get the highest quality, we must focus on every detail of the process. Having the refrigeration work as well as it does allows us to focus on the product.” stated the wine maker. Mr. Van Staaveren explained that every winemaker looks for different criteria and indications of performance. That is what gives this great industry its diversity. “What all quality winemakers have in common is that we need control of the process … XDX® has helped us in the control of the process.”
XDX Innovative Refrigeration, in business since January of 1999, is located in Chicago’s Northwest suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois.
In development of a growing product line that includes X-STREAM® and A.R.M.E.D.® technologies, XDX plans to roll out two new products this year. With efforts related to energy reduction through maximization of heat transfer in advanced-study of thermodynamics, XDX focuses on industry education and customer support through informative seminars, and supports industry organizations such as NRA, ASHRAE, IIAR, RSES, and IIR (Institut International Du Froid). XDX was a participant in the maiden United States Food and Agribusiness Exhibition 2002, PABEXPO, in Havana, Cuba where XDX INC was present to provide their industry solutions for energy reduction and food and medical-storage temperature improvement in this new marketplace.
Summary: XDX is a company to watch. Temperature control with energy savings. Innovation.
For more information, contact:
Press Officer: The Jennings-Sauter Group (PR@J-SG.net)
Website: http://www.xdxusa.com
Key: Wineries, Chillers, Shell and Tube Evaporators, Press Release
XDX Innovative Refrigeration, Napa, CA – Energy Savings, Performance, and Control of Quality
Napa, CA 30 March 2002 (PRN): XDX Innovative Refrigeration Products have been installed at Artesa Winery, along with three other area wineries, and have demonstrated significant benefits in the areas concerning product quality, system performance and energy reduction. XDX INC. and the Arlington Heights based company’s patented X-STREAM® Technology has been utilized to provide innovative industry solutions for energy reduction and processing temperature improvement and tight control of the wine making process.
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http://www.xdxusa.com/images/common/glasses.gif
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XDX Innovative Refrigeration
XDX INC has patented revolutionary X-STREAM® and A.R.M.E.D. ® technologies. XDX® Innovative Refrigeration, as has been recently been reported in Crain’s Chicago Business, is a growing refrigeration innovator and has seen its equipment installed by area equipment contractors for increased performance and energy reduction.
Evaporators in the industry are fed with refrigerant that does not maximize the transfer of heat. Chillers are typically plagued with poor heat transfer and refrigerant feed fluctuation which impedes performance and places equipment at risk. Additionally, in storage facilities, frost builds heavily on portions of the evaporator coils, further reducing the transfer of heat, and reducing the air flow by restricting the air passage through the evaporator coil. A refrigeration system equipped with X-STREAM® and A.R.M.E.D. ® technologies from XDX® operates with better transfer of heat than a system using a conventional approach to feeding refrigerant through the direct–expansion (DX) evaporator coil. The process uses a special valve to allow a thin coating of refrigerant to line the entire inside of the evaporator tubing, resulting in rapid removal of heat from the product or conditioned space. Temperatures improve, the system runs less, and the coil frosts less. Humidity is higher in the refrigerated storage space, and reduces drying of product. The process is applicable in any Freon/Refrigerant-based system, from air-conditioning to the ultra-low temperature requirements of blood plasma storage, from supermarkets to restaurants and industrial processing. This system provides significant performance improvements while saving energy dollars. Underwriter’s Laboratories has tested and documented 18% to 24% energy. The company openly offers a growing number of reports and testimonials that support these figures.
It is the dedication of a winery to detail that produces a great wine. One visit to Artesa Vineyards in Carneros, and the attention directed toward detail is evident. From the modernistic architectural design and the glass masterpieces of a local artist, to great the effort to blend the facility into the natural terrain, this 400-acre facility radiates detail.
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http://www.xdxusa.com/images/common/artesa2.jpg
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The hundred’s of years of the winery’s Spanish heritage and the more than thirty years of experience as a wine-master have brought definition to renowned winemaker Don Van Staaveren’s hands-on approach. He can be seen unloading and inspecting grapes, discerning the fermentation, and overseeing most processes.
Throughout the cold-stabilization, when the time-to-temperature relationship can affect profitability, into the higher loads of the exothermic period during harvest, refrigeration plays an important behind-the-scenes role. Refrigeration is often only noticed when it cannot perform to expectations during warmer ambient temperatures, or when the control of product temperature is less than desirable. Artesa had discussed possible improvements and equipment additions to help provide the performance that was needed. That is when a project at Pacific Gas and Electric entered the picture, with a new energy-saving technology from XDX Innovative Refrigeration. Xstream® valves were installed in the existing refrigeration system at Artesa and the improvement in evaporator performance has had dramatic and beneficial results.
“Some of the ways to quantify the benefits that we have seen may sound a bit anecdotal”, explained Van Staaveren, “but we just recently started cold-stabilization of the sparkling wine, and this morning it is already stable. It seems to be taking much less time with the XDX system. Improving these types of things is important to us.”
The plant Maintenance Engineer, explained that an indication of how much the refrigeration system performance has improved is how fast the tanks get cold. “Since putting in XDX®, the tanks are much colder. We can run up to eight of our ten thousand gallon tanks at once. That is the most that I have seen run at one time… and you can see the difference. I have never seen tanks that get this cold and look like this!”
Energy is of great concern. Maintaining the winery’s high quality in balance with managing of the enormous overhead is a challenge. The plant Maintenance Engineer has noted that the refrigeration compressors cycle off much more of the time now and that providing energy savings while improving performance will help to control the cost of doing business.
“I want the highest quality, and to get the highest quality, we must focus on every detail of the process. Having the refrigeration work as well as it does allows us to focus on the product.” stated the wine maker. Mr. Van Staaveren explained that every winemaker looks for different criteria and indications of performance. That is what gives this great industry its diversity. “What all quality winemakers have in common is that we need control of the process … XDX® has helped us in the control of the process.”
XDX Innovative Refrigeration, in business since January of 1999, is located in Chicago’s Northwest suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois.
In development of a growing product line that includes X-STREAM® and A.R.M.E.D.® technologies, XDX plans to roll out two new products this year. With efforts related to energy reduction through maximization of heat transfer in advanced-study of thermodynamics, XDX focuses on industry education and customer support through informative seminars, and supports industry organizations such as NRA, ASHRAE, IIAR, RSES, and IIR (Institut International Du Froid). XDX was a participant in the maiden United States Food and Agribusiness Exhibition 2002, PABEXPO, in Havana, Cuba where XDX INC was present to provide their industry solutions for energy reduction and food and medical-storage temperature improvement in this new marketplace.
Summary: XDX is a company to watch. Temperature control with energy savings. Innovation.
For more information, contact:
Press Officer: The Jennings-Sauter Group (PR@J-SG.net)
Website: http://www.xdxusa.com
Key: Wineries, Chillers, Shell and Tube Evaporators, Press Release