Why a project is more than an equipment list
Setting up the refrigeration of a sales area is not a matter of picking cabinets from a catalogue and placing an order. The same cabinet gives different results in two different stores: product group, daily turnover, aisle width, ambient conditions and the space available for a machine room all change the outcome directly. That is why the work starts with a survey, before any equipment list.
1. Survey and needs analysis
In the first step the sales area is seen on site. Dimensions, the column grid, the position of the entrance, heat sources, the existing electrical infrastructure and the space that can be set aside for a machine room are all recorded. At the same time the business's own data is discussed: which product groups will be displayed, what the daily turnover is, which hours are busiest, how staff restock the cabinets. Without this information every choice rests on guesswork.
2. Product group and temperature class
Once the product groups are settled, a temperature class is chosen for each run. Dairy products, meat products and fruit and vegetables work in different ranges; frozen products are in a separate class. If more than one group will be displayed along the same run, the class is set by the most sensitive product. The closed display decision is also made at this stage, because the choice of door or cover affects both energy and the shelf layout.
3. Cabinet run layout
Layout is where the store architecture meets the refrigeration requirement. The length of the run is built from the sum of the module lengths, with the side panel thickness taken into account. Corner turns, the checkout frontage, the entrance axis and customer flow are considered together. Avoiding placement near heat sources and façades in direct sunlight shows up in the energy bill for the whole life of the project.
4. System choice: built-in compressor or central?
In businesses with few cabinets, models with a built-in compressor are a fast and economical solution because they need no machine room or refrigerant line. As the number of cabinets grows, a central system comes to the fore: heat is moved outside the store, servicing is gathered at one point and total efficiency rises. The decision is made by weighing the number of cabinets, the run length, the availability of a machine room and the business's growth plan together.
5. The cold room and the back of house
When the sales area is planned, the back of house is often left until later, yet the two are parts of the same chain. A short route from goods intake to the cabinet, a cold room door type suited to daily use, and a storage capacity proportionate to turnover all directly determine the load on the cabinet in the sales area.
6. Production and delivery
Production starts once the project is approved. If a run outside standard dimensions is required, module lengths, corner solutions, colour and surface options are settled at this stage. The delivery schedule is set according to the size of the run and shared together with the installation plan.
7. Installation and commissioning
Installation is not simply placing the cabinets; running the refrigerant line, charging the system, setting temperatures according to the product group and carrying out first-run tests are all completed at this stage. At the end of commissioning, the class the run operates in is recorded.
8. After the sale
The life of the project begins at commissioning. Regular maintenance, gasket and condenser checks, temperature monitoring and extending the run when needed all call for continuity. This is why a project partner remaining reachable after delivery is as decisive as the choice of equipment.
The project process with Yaşarsan Refrigerating
Since 1988 Yaşarsan Refrigerating has run this entire process from a single source: survey, project planning, production in our own facility, installation, commissioning and after-sales support. We ship across Türkiye from our plant in Konya, and we apply the same process to export projects in Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and Africa. Share the dimensions of your sales area and your product groups, and let us start with a survey.
