Why does stretch film production require a chiller?
Stretch film production often requires a chiller for several reasons:
Cooling the Extruder: Stretch film is typically produced using an extrusion process where molten plastic is pushed through a die to form a thin film. During this process, the plastic is heated to its melting point or slightly above. A chiller is used to cool the extruder and maintain the desired temperature, ensuring proper plastic viscosity and consistent film quality.
Cooling the Film: After the molten plastic is extruded and formed into a film, it needs to be rapidly cooled to solidify and maintain its shape. A chiller provides a continuous flow of chilled water or another cooling medium that is circulated through cooling rollers or air cooling tunnels, rapidly reducing the temperature of the film.
Controlling Film Thickness: The cooling process plays a crucial role in controlling the thickness of the stretch film. Rapid cooling helps prevent excessive stretching or thinning of the film, ensuring uniform thickness and proper physical properties.
Enhancing Production Efficiency: Maintaining a stable and controlled temperature throughout the production process is vital for consistent output and efficient production. A chiller helps regulate the temperature, preventing overheating or temperature fluctuations that can lead to production delays, quality issues, or equipment breakdowns.
Preventing Equipment Damage: Heat generated during the extrusion process can be detrimental to machinery and components. By implementing a chiller system, excess heat is dissipated, reducing the risk of damage to motors, gearboxes, bearings, and other critical components.
Overall, a chiller is an essential component in stretch film production that ensures optimal process conditions, consistent product quality, and efficient operations. If you need cooling water system for your co-extrusion stretch film machine or cast stretch film machine, feel free to contact us to get the latest chiller price. Will make the best chiller solution for your industrial cooling water system according to your cooling capacity of the chiller needed.
Process cooling in plastic processing is necessary as considerable amounts of heat have to be removed from the material, mold or machine, such as plastic injection, plastic extruding (sheet extrusion or profile extrusion), bottle blowing and film blowing etc.
water chillers for plastic injection, plastic extruding, sheet extrusion or profile extrusion, bottle blowing and film blowing is very important to ensure the Plastic products quality.

An air cooled screw chiller is a type of refrigeration system used for cooling applications. It uses a screw compressor as the main component to circulate the refrigerant and remove heat from the system. Unlike water cooled chillers that require a separate cooling water source, air cooled screw chillers use ambient air as the cooling medium.
The application of air cooled screw chillers is wide-ranging and can be found in various industries and processes, including:
Commercial Buildings: Air cooled screw chillers are commonly used in office buildings, hotels, shopping malls, and other commercial facilities for air conditioning and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) applications.
Industrial Processes: They are utilized in industrial processes that require cooling, such as plastic manufacturing, rubber processing, metalworking, pharmaceutical production, food and beverage processing, and chemical manufacturing.
Data Centers: Air cooled screw chillers can provide cooling for data centers to maintain optimal temperatures for servers and sensitive electronic equipment.
Power Plants: They may be used for cooling in power generation plants, specifically for cooling turbine generator units and other equipment.
Hospitals: Air cooled screw chillers play a crucial role in providing cooling for critical areas in hospitals, such as operating rooms, laboratories, and medical equipment rooms.
Event Venues: They are frequently employed in convention centers, concert halls, and stadiums to maintain comfortable temperature conditions for large gatherings.
Air cooled screw chillers offer advantages such as simplified installation (no need for a separate cooling tower or water source), reduced water consumption, flexibility in installation locations, and ease of maintenance. However, they generally have slightly lower cooling capacity compared to water cooled chillers and may be affected by ambient temperature and air quality.
Features of cast film chiller units(1) The compressor of the unit adopts original imported scroll or screw compressor;
(2) Use refrigerants such as R404A, R410a, R22/R407C, etc. to meet cooling temperature and environmental protection requirements;
(3) Temperature selection range: can provide process chilled water between -5ºC~35ºC (users can choose unit specifications with different outlet water temperatures according to different production needs);
(4) Designed for 24-hour non-stop operation, it can meet the needs of various cold sources for continuous production processes;
(5) The unit can be equipped with its own water tank and circulating water pump according to the cooling capacity, without the need for cooling towers and cooling water pumps, making installation and maintenance simple and convenient;
(6) Equipped with various safety protection devices, it has stable performance, low noise, long service life and simple operation; using Siemens PLC control, the operation is simple and convenient, and the operating status is clear at a glance.
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Air-cooled screw chiller product features:
The air cooled screw chiller system assures the stable chilled water supply. The air chilling system functions well in industrial applications such as the cooling of production process lines in manufacturing plants, as well as in air conditioning.
OUMAL air cooled screw chiller adopts branded screw type compressor with low noise & vibration, which provides superior performance while lowering energy consumption and dramatically reducing noise levels. High efficient copper condenser and evaporator are made with fined copper tube for heat exchange. Also famous control components ensure stability, durability and reliability. OUMAL air cooled screw chiller systems comes with Eco-friendly R- 407c refrigerant able to delivery excellent performance at high ambient temperature condition. In a word, OUMAL air cooled screw chiller unit features high cooling capacity from 30Ton to 500Ton , but these air screw chillers comes with compact size, easy operation and maintenance.
Screw chiller systems by air cooled with various cooling capacity are available in many models. Just see following specifications for the air screw chiller systems, or just contact us with your cooling requirements and our engineer will diagnose and select suitable models as per your needs.
Compressor features:
• New screw type compressor with 20%-30% higher in efficiency.
• Cooling capacity control available at four steps (100%-75%-50%-25%), three steps (100%-66%-33%) or no steps control system.
• High efficiency, low noise and vibration, easy to install.
• Environmental protection refrigerant R134a, R407c available.
Control operation system:
• SIEMENS PLC program control system, human-computer interface with big LED touch panel, running state displaying in multi-language, and self-diagnosis for easy operation and supervision.
• Extended industrial interface, convenient for being computer monitor via network.
Completely safety protection function:
• Multisafety protection by high and low pressure, compressor overheating, overloading, over temperature, flow switch, phase sequence, phase-missing, exhaust overheating and anti-freezing.
Air cooled screw chiller is widely used in plastic industry, electrons, plating, chemical industry, ultrasonic wave cooling,printing and others. This kind of air cooled industrial chillers can preciselycontrol the temperature requested during industrial processing, and alsoit greatly improved the production efficiency and quality, as well as reducingproduction time. OUMAL air cooled industrial chiller doesn't require coolingtower, which is easy to install and move. Industrial chillers are mainly used in the following areas
1. Chemical industry: such as chillers for electroplating factories, chillers for plastic products factories; food and beverage industry: breweries, pharmaceutical industry, etc.; chemical plants: petrochemical industry, fine chemical manufacturing industry, etc.
2. Mechanical processing manufacturing industry
3. Electronic and electrical industry
4. Automobile manufacturing industry
5. Textile printing and dyeing industry
The 2 Ton Portable air cooled chiller is highly used in plastic molding machines, bottle blowing machines, printing machines.....

Products Specifications
Item Model | OMC-40ASH | OMC-50ASH | OMC-60ASH | OMC-75ASH | OMC-85ASH | OMC-100ASH | OMC-120ASH | ||
Cooling Capacity | kcal/h | 107156 | 141040 | 151188 | 202100 | 238994 | 281134 | 329208 | |
KW | 124.6 | 164 | 175.8 | 235 | 277.9 | 326.9 | 382.8 | ||
Ton | 35.4 | 46.6 | 50.0 | 66.8 | 79.0 | 92.9 | 108.8 | ||
Btu/h | 425256 | 559727 | 600000 | 802048 | 948464 | 1115700 | 1306485 | ||
Input Power | KW | 40.8 | 49.7 | 56.3 | 75.3 | 88.3 | 103.4 | 118.2 | |
Max.running current | A | 95 | 121 | 132 | 171 | 197 | 232 | 277 | |
Power | 3PH-380V/415V 50Hz (3PH-220V/440V 60Hz ) | ||||||||
Refrigerant | Type | R22 ( R407C ) | |||||||
Charge quantity | kg | 28 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 85 | |
Control Mode | Expansion Valve | ||||||||
Compressor | Type | Semi-Hermetic Screw | |||||||
Power | KW | 37.4 | 46.1 | 51.9 | 69.9 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 109.4 | |
Start-up Mode | Y-△ | ||||||||
Capacity control | % | 0-25-50-75-100 (0-33-66-100) | |||||||
Evaporator | Type | Shell and Tube | |||||||
Chilled water flow | m3/h | 21.4 | 28.2 | 30.2 | 40.4 | 47.8 | 56.2 | 65.8 | |
Pipe Diameter | lnch | 3" | 3" | 3" | 3" | 4" | 4" | 4" | |
Condenser | Type | Air cooled high-efficient inner threaded copper-tubing aluminum fin type | |||||||
Fan | Type | Low noise outer rotor | |||||||
Power | KW | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.8 | |
cooling air flow | m3/h | 40000 | 50000 | 60000 | 75000 | 85000 | 10000 | 120000 | |
Dimension | Length | mm | 2000 | 2200 | 2500 | 3200 | 3500 | 4000 | 4800 |
Width | mm | 1500 | 1700 | 1850 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | |
Height | mm | 2000 | 2000 | 2150 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | |
Net Weight | kg | 1300 | 1620 | 1930 | 2260 | 2420 | 2860 | 3250 | |
Running Weight | kg | 1390 | 1870 | 2210 | 2420 | 2680 | 3020 | 3460 | |
safety protection: compressor over heat protection, over load protection,high and low pressure protection,reversed and lacking phase protection, anti-freezing protection, flow switch | |||||||||
Air-cooled screw chiller is a common industrial cooling equipment with the following advantages:
Air cooled screw chiller cooling capacity various from 100KW to 800KW. Air cooled screw chillers have several advantages:
No water requirement: Unlike water cooled chillers, air cooled screw chillers do not require a constant water supply or a cooling tower. This eliminates the need for water treatment and reduces water consumption and costs.
Easy installation: Air cooled screw chillers are relatively easy to install since they do not require a separate cooling water system. This simplifies the installation process and reduces the overall installation costs.
Flexibility in location: Air cooled screw chillers can be installed in various locations since they do not rely on a nearby water source. This makes them suitable for buildings or industrial facilities where water availability is limited or difficult to access.
Lower maintenance costs: Air cooled screw chillers typically have lower maintenance costs compared to water cooled chillers. They don't require regular cleaning or maintenance of cooling towers, condenser tubes, or water treatment systems, which can save both time and money.
Efficient operation: Air cooled screw chillers are designed with advanced screw compressors that provide efficient cooling performance. They can handle high heat loads and offer precise temperature control, ensuring optimal operation and energy efficiency.
Space saving: Air cooled screw chillers do not require a separate cooling tower, reducing the overall space requirements. This makes them suitable for installations where space is limited or where the use of a cooling tower is not feasible.
Environmental friendliness: Air cooled screw chillers have a lower environmental impact compared to water cooled chillers. They do not consume large amounts of water or require chemicals for water treatment, reducing water consumption and the risk of water pollution.
Overall, air cooled screw chillers offer advantages such as easy installation, flexibility in location, lower maintenance costs, efficient operation, space savings, and environmental friendliness. These factors make them a preferred choice for various cooling applications.


FAQ:
Q1: Could you help us to recommend the model for our project?
A1: Yes, we have engineer to check the details and make the scheme for you. Based on the following:
1)Cooling capacity;
2)chilled water inlet and outlet temperature
3)chilled water flow
4) Refrigerant;
5) Ambient temperature;
6)Voltage;
7) Be used for what industry?
8)Any other special requirements
Q2: How to ensure your product with good quality?
A2: All our products with CE certificate. And use the well-know brand compressors and refrigeration accessories . All OUMAL Chillers are factory tested under load conditions to ensure good quality and easy installation for users.
Q3: What's the warranty?
A3: 15 months warranty for free if confirmed by both side damage in the quality reason.
Q4: What's your payment term?
A4: We accept T/T, LC, Western Union, etc. Normally, 30% deposit for production, 70% balance before shipment.
Q5: Are you a manufacturer?
A5: Yes, we have more than 15 years in water chiller business. Also have patent on the water chiller appearance .
The control box design make the unit safety and stably.
Q6: How can i Place an order
A6: Send inquiry to us or Call us.