Probiotec acquired a 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 chiller. As part of the tube sealing process, the tube runs into a machine using a high temperature to mould the tube. A 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 chiller. They experienced a lot of down time because of their previous 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 chiller and said purchasing a 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 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 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 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 chiller and quickly address any 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, chillers custom designed by Summit Matsu Chillers are a high quality, and highly commended product. Summit Matsu Chillers specialise in custom designing chillers for a range of purposes, even the unthinkable, so when it comes to your 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.

Summit Matsu Chillers supplied Divex Asia Pacific Pty Ltd with the 30 kW 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 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 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 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 chiller ensures the chamber air temperature is comfortable for the divers in the mean time and prevents overheating. The function of the chiller is to supply chilled air to prevent the chamber from rapidly over heating after deployment. The 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 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 defense 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 chiller for saturation diving in this instance

The old way vs. the new way
Previously Divex Asia Pacific purchased a chiller from Italy, however there was a longer lead time, and if they had any issues with the chiller it was “hard to deal with,” according to Allan Lewis – Production Manager at Divex Asia Pacific who looks after the 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 Glycol chiller could be quickly manufactured for use in the hyperbaric rescue chamber.

The importance of 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 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 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 the chiller 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 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 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.

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 Glycol chiller was paramount.

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

In both Melbourne and in Perth the chillers were used for the same applications. The chillers are used to supply cooling to polyurethane horizontal plastic injection moulding machines. The chiller supply chilled water to keep the dies, moulds and hydraulics cool via a heat exchanger. Here the 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 chiller 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 chillers to meet the varying specification needs for all customers requiring a 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 chiller projects needed by various customers like Screenex.