Thermo King
Thermo King SLX Low Noise is the industry’s first front wall mounted conventional diesel refrigeration unit that is PIEK compliant. This offers all the performance and installation benefits of a conventional system while providing the lowest noise emissions.
The design brief for the SLX Low Noise unit was to produce a PIEK-compliant unit based on Thermo King’s existing SLX platform while making no compromises on its proven reliability, performance and fuel efficiency. The unit had to fit the existing size envelope and require no special modifications to the trailer. This was paramount to creating a product that would meet the needs of the broadest spectrum of customers, while minimizing adoption costs.
Front wall mounted refrigeration units are the most common configuration on the market and body builders tailor their manufacturing processes to cater to this. By ensuring the continued use of this configuration, the SLX Low Noise can be used on standard trailers with no additional modifications. Furthermore, it keeps installation time similar to those seen on the standard SLX. Thus, a customer can easily start a fleet of low-noise trailers at minimal cost. This is critical to Thermo King’s philosophy of bringing PIEK compliant products into the mainstream and enabling the easiest up take of silent delivery schemes.
Silent delivery zones are becoming increasingly prevalent across Europe and in turn driving demand for low-noise equipment. The PIEK test procedure is being recognized across Europe as the leading standard for low-noise equipment. Thermo King strongly believes in supporting this segment by bringing a wide variety of PIEK-compliant solutions to the market. The SLX Low Noise is the latest in this product portfolio joining the CryoTech CT-10 and CT-15 Spectrum cryogenic solutions for trucks and trailers. It will help increase the choices available in what is currently a segment underserved by most refrigeration equipment manufacturers. The SLX Low Noise is the latest outcome of Thermo King’s significant research and development in to low noise technologies and we are confident it will lead to significant growth of the overall segment.
The SLX range, launched in November 2007, has been an over-whelming success within the industry, with outstanding performance and results reported from end-users. The SLX range is now proven to deliver reduced fuel costs, efficient load protection and unmatched ease of use. By minimising fuel consumption, and engine emissions, the SLX provides end-users with the ideal temperature control solution for an environmentally-responsible and cost-sensitive operation.
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