 With attention centered on how hydrocarbons influence the global environment, four big companies have decided to switch over to HFC-free refrigeration technologies, for their chilling endeavors. As the landscape changes, the drink vending machine that adapts to the future trends will be sure to please customers, and of course, the environment.
The four companies, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo, Ben & Jerry's and GE, plan to implement CO2 (or similar gases) for their new cooling-gas of choice, for refrigeration. However, there might be other choices in the future for HFC-free refrigeration, such as methane, ammonia, propane or isobutene. The focus is to reduce carbon emissions (greenhouse gases), in so doing by eliminating the liability on the affect of global warming, or any relation.
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide), is a simple solution, and it is largely available for commercial solutions. CO2 essentially works by taking heat from the air, as it evaporates into the air; it takes the warmer air with it. Coca-Cola Co. for example has around 120,000 HFC-free refrigeration units. That change will result in 630,000 tons of carbon emissions being saved, over a 10-year period. Moreover, that makes up for 86 acres of forest. Spearheading this development, Coca-Cola Co. plans to have all HFC-free equipment in new machines by 2015.
That trend is becoming a hot topic for other companies. For the Super Bowl, PepsiCo placed over 30 HFC-free vending machines. Ben & Jerry's are planning to use HFC-free refrigeration in some of their stores. As well, General Electric is working to provide a HFC-free solution for home-use refrigerators.
 As well, HFC can be used effectively in a refrigeration system, as long as the system is designed in a way to keep things consistently cool. At United Marketing, our drink vending machine has been designed with an environmentally-friendly design, complete with a serpentine cooling enclosure, which effectively reduces the carbon footprint of the machine, keeps products consistently cooled and saves on greenhouse gas emissions. If you are interested in a drink vending machine, feel free to contact us.
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