TechCold International - Industrial Refrigeration Control

Our Company

TechCold International (TCI) is on the cutting edge of energy efficiency through incorporating high-end refrigeration control technology and energy management. We offer a universal, dynamic system with an open infrastructure approach to accommodate virtually any client’s needs. By working closely with our clients to identify their needs, we have been able to adapt our control system philosophies to offer a complete controls package resulting in higher plant efficiency, energy savings and reduced maintenance costs. This is possible through high-end software, non-proprietary hardware and protocols to accommodate virtually any conventional platform found in today’s industrial environment.

TCI control products have been used in the following industries:

Food Processing

Cold Storage/Warehousing

Ice/Curling Rinks

Waste Water Management

Whether you have an antiquated proprietary system, a state of the art PLC-based control system or no base controls at all, TCI has the technology and experience to offer the right solution. Our dynamic approach enables us to work with virtually any type of conventional hardware. This allows flexibility, faster lead times and substantially reduced installation costs.

Following are some features and benefits of the TCI Refrigeration Control System:

Typically one to two year simple payback

Enhanced energy savings (Typically 15% - 25%)

Increased product throughput/quality control

Real time monitoring of devices and energy consumption

Lower maintenance costs of equipment as a result of reduced run times

Flexibility (TCI can accommodate over 150 different communication protocols)

Trending

Easy to use graphical user interface (HMI)

Remote control/monitoring capabilities

Non-proprietary hardware

Ability for infinite system expansion

Alarming

Maintenance and service programs

System redundancy/reliability

VFD control

Load shedding based on real time energy rates

Our People

With a growing staff of professionals, TechCold has the people to offer a very high level of service, minimize your investment and maximum your potential. One of our core strategies is to offer ‘turnkey’ solutions for our clients. We want to be sure that our clients obtain the highest performance from their TCI system. With extensive experience in Industrial Refrigeration, we can help you maximize the efficiency of your complete refrigeration system….there are times when mechanical (or other) upgrades may be required to realize the full potential benefits of a new refrigeration control system. We don’t just market control systems, we market partnerships focused on providing complete solutions to maximize your investment.

Here are a few members of the TechCold International staff:

Ernie Adsett (P. Eng.) – President of TechCold International. Ernie has over 30 years experience in energy reduction analysis and system implementation with emphasis in refrigeration and habitable environments.

Brad Watts (CM) – Director of Refrigeration Control Products. Brad started his career in refrigeration over 22 years ago as a certified refrigeration technician. He began pursuing controls over 10 years ago and is at the head of our R&D project development.

Gui Richard (BSCCS) – Gui Richard is Senior Programmer and TCI implementation specialist with TechCold; a position he has held for several years.

Rob O’Kane (CET) – Rob has considerable experience in Industrial Refrigeration PLC programming (certified Allen Bradley) as well as having expertise with Boilers and Wastewater Management. Rob is also an instrumentation calibration specialist.

Hong Zhao (M. Eng.) - Hong has a history in mechanical engineering (9 years) and knowledge of programs such as Wonderware, AutoCAD and CATIA V5. Hong also has experience with programming languages such as C/C++, Visual C++, CAA and FORTRAN 77 allowing her to make short work of system and graphic design on our TCI projects.