Category Archives: freezer equipment

Computer Hardware Problems in the Chiller and Freezer

In food distribution hubs, chilled and freezer environments are an essential part of keeping stock fresh and storing food until required by shops and supermarkets. Recently, especially among the big name supermarkets, these chilled distribution hubs have become huge locations, in central locations, where masses of stock are stored before distribution. Keeping track of this […]

Using Screens in Chilled Environments

Common for supermarkets and food retailers, distribution centres provide an efficient means of storing food ready to replenish the shelves of a districts many stores. Often positioned in central locations, near major road networks, large distribution centres prevent the need for large storage space in the stores themselves. Many of these large distribution centres require […]

Snow Survival – Outdoor Digital Signage

The UK is experiencing the harshest winter in decades with temperatures reaching as low as minus 20 centigrade (-4 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. And as record numbers of cars breakdown and home plumbing systems fail, it is a busy time for plumbers and mechanics alike. For those that use outdoor digital signage, […]

Electronic Protection in the Cold

The cold weather is an annual problem many of us have to endure for several months. While scraping the car in the morning and having to wear several layers of clothing can be a chore, the cold weather has far more serious effects on electronic devices. Electronic devices are now ubiquitous in all sorts of […]

Industrial Secrets – Using Printers in Fridges and Chillers

The food distribution industry has gone through some dramatic changes in recent years. Many of the leading retailers and supermarkets now rely on regional distribution hubs that deliver to multiple areas rather than the satellite warehouses of former years. Included in this are frozen and chilled food that are stored in huge freezer and chill […]

Using Printers in Chilled and Frozen Environments

Using printers in chilled and frozen environments has always been deemed impossible. Print heads can’t operate in temperatures even approaching sub-zero,but now, thanks to their unique heated printer enclosures, printers can now be used in temperatures as cold as minus 30 degrees. Ideal for food distribution centres. Armagard’s  heated printer enclosures are designed to be […]

Using Printers in Sub Zero Temperatures

How the food distribution industry was revolutionised by heated printer enclosures: Printers and barcode labels for stock control in the food industry does not only make things easier, in an age of traceability and sell by dates  they are crucial in monitoring food products as they are stored. Barcode printers especially have taken the headache […]