STAY COOL
Page 41
Page 42
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
This week G-MEX hosts the fourth Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution Exhibition. We preview some of the machines and trends at the show
• The Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution Exhibition is the only show in Europe solely devoted to the business of transporting perishable products. This year's exhibition will be held in the central hall of Manchester's impressive new G-MEX centre in the heart of the city, on 3-5 November 1987.
It will be the fourth TCS&D, and the exhibition's organisers say that the show "is primarily aimed at buyers from the perishable foodstuffs manufacturers, processors and distributors; fleet managers of temperature-controlled transport and distribution companies and own-account operators; cold storage managers; and senior managers of food retailers, wholesalers and cash-and-carrys".
There will be a good cross-section of the industry at TCS&D, with more than 70 exhibitors on show. The transport aspects of the exhibition dominate, with bodybuilders well to the fore, as well as panel specialists, refrigeration unit manufacturers, tail-lift specialists, air suspension companies, coldstore panel and door builders, pallet suppliers, clothing and safetywear manufacturers and rental and contract hire specialists.
CONTRACT HIRE
Intertrail Rentals will be using the show to sell its rental and contract-hire services. The company is confident that business will continue to grow and has just invested more than 2500,000 in new trailers fitted with Thermo King refrigeration units and Transliner and Don Bur bodywork.
Intertrail has a fleet of Scania rigids with 7.6m bodies, nearside doors and swinging internal bulkheads for dualpurpose operations. The company has also just bought a fleet of 7.5-tonne Leyland Roadrunners fitted with 4.3m Transliner bodies with triple rear doors. Rentals director Mike Pratt predicts that Intertrail will introduce 24-tonne and 3.5-tonne reefers to the company's fleet very soon.
Thermo King is using the exhibition to launch two new refrigeration units, the SB-II large trailer unit and the KD-II spacesaver truck unit. The SB-II was introduced to the North American market in 1984, and the company says it has been successful with 89 million hours of on-theroad experience. Thermo King claims the unit is the only purpose-designed-and-built reefer fitted with a direct-injection diesel ■ engine, the Di 2.2 which has been coupled to the company's X430 transport refrigeration compressor.
The SB-II is compact, being 11% shorter than its SB-I 50 predecessor, and 7% lighter in weight. The reduced height was made possible by making the 11kW electric stand-by motor an integral part of the design.
A directional airflow system has been included in the new design which Thermo King says improves the unit's airflow characteristics and increases air velocity by 74%.
The KD-II offers, according to the manufacturers, a 23% reduction in condenser height, 71mm more cargo space below the evaporator, 27% less weight and an increased capacity up to 2,700W at —20°C. The KD-II's condenser is specially designed for maximum tilt cab clearance and a pressurised oil system with large a 11.4-litre sump gives extra protection against low oil levels. Oil changes are recommended every 1,000 hours.
SMALL OVERCAB
Petter is also launching a new refrigeration unit at TCS&D, the P1-500, which is the smallest to date in a new range of diesel overcabs introduced by the company during the past two years. The P1500 features a 5.4kW two-cylinder, watercooled diesel engine fitted with a 4.6-litre sump with 500-hour service intervals; brushless evaporator fans; easy daily ac cess; and an automatic self-bleed fuel system to prevent starting difficulties.
Crane Fruehauf will display a new, top-specification reefer trailer with an internal width between the kick strips of 2.43m. The trailer has an external length of 12.27m and an internal loading length of 12.20m.
The body features a smooth alloy outer skin with white GRP interior walls and a fully-welded, alloy-planked floor with a high-grip serrated surface. There are floor-level and mid-height kick-strips and the rear doors feature one-piece thermal and weather seals with air ducts built in to the inner GRP lining.
The tri-axle 38-tonne trailer runs on Crane Fruehauf T air suspension with Fruehauf axles, anti-lock braking and dual kingpin positions.
CANTILEVER
Keyway Commercials of Wednesfield in the West Midlands will be showing a 700kg Tuckaway Unit for the first time. Keyway says that the Tuckaway tail-lift system, with the benefits of a cantilever design, is suitable for operators requiring unrestricted access to the rear of their vehicles.
York is to show its new range of Thermostar insulated reefer bodies built to ATP Class C. The units have thermallyefficient bodies featuring an epoxy-bonded construction system, and a series of options such as panel facings in pre-painted steel, anodised aluminium alloy or GRP. York Tempscan will also use the show to launch some new temperature monitoring equipment.
Weighwrite will be showing a range of dynamic and static-axle weighbrigdges, including a new automatic, programable weighbridge which can compare actual weights with pre-entered plated weights. Drivers will be able to key-in their fleet numbers before weighing.
A special feature of this year's exhibition will be a half-day seminar on the last day, Thursday 5 November. David Winkworth, managing director of Hays Distribution Services, will present the first paper, Towards Composite Distribution, and Tim Notley, the business development manager of Christian Salvesen Food Services, will present the second, Cold and Chill Store Operations.
After coffee, Tempco Engineering Services managing director Clive Dellino will talk on A Design Engineer's Response to Changing Operational Requirements, then Peter Howard-Jones, chairman of Meatpak Hampshire Group will discuss A Major Frozen Meat Products Supplier's Approach to Storage and Distribution.
Finally, David Barlow, the divisional director of British Home Stores' restaurants, will present a paper called From In-house Distribution to Internal Thirdparty Distribution.