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WREXHAM, UK-based Hayakawa UK
has manufactured and supplied wire
harnesses for use in a revolutionary
refrigeration system that ensures the
safe storage of vaccines throughout
the world.
The company has supplied a
redesigned wire harness solution for a
cooling system developed by
Snowdonia, Wales, UK-based The
Sure Chill Company.
The highly advanced technology is set
to transform the refrigeration, food and
beverage, and healthcare industries by
bringing reliable cooling to countries
without adequate power.
The new refrigerators are currently
being used to store vaccines in
developing nations to help combat
life-threatening illnesses such as polio,
as well as maintaining the freshness
and preventing the damage of food.
Inventor Ian Tansley, of Sure Chill, with
investment from UK Business Angel Of
The Year 2012 Peter Saunders OBE,
has identified a robust, reliable and
cost-effective way to store vaccines,
foods and drinks in optimum condition.
He has developed an entirely new
solution and, unlike traditional fridges
that require a continual power source,
Sure Chill’s technology needs very little
power.
It can actively cool without power for
over 12 days in an ambient
temperature of 32°C. The technology
also achieves an even temperature
throughout the fridge compartment
with no stratification.
During the development of this
radically new technology, Sure Chill
manufactured wire harnesses in-house
on an ad-hoc basis, which resulted in
inconsistencies in production.
Hayakawa was approached to
redesign the wire harness and create a
better solution for the company’s
mains powered refrigerator.
Technicians at Hayakawa reverse
engineered the original sample and
implemented a number of value
engineered concepts to improve the
overall performance whilst achieving a
cost effective solution. The project
delivered a number of significant
improvements in assembly for The
Sure Chill Company.
Commenting on the successful
collaboration, Hayakawa managing
director Phill Harry said: “We are proud
to be associated with such
revolutionary technology produced by
a very forward-thinking and dynamic
company.
“It has been great to work with such a
successful and driven Welsh
organisation that is helping to save
both lives and the planet.”
Hayakawa – UK
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Hayakawa wires used to help
save lives
❍ Ian Tansley, of Sure Chill, with Peter
Saunders OBE