It goes without saying that the car industry is big business; therefore, any disruption to the production and testing of car components and engines during the manufacturing process at a car plant (or a components supplier’s plant) can result in:

• Missed deadlines (and possible financial penalties/losses for the manufacturer), as production slows or stops altogether

• Inferior production and testing of components (due to them being made at the wrong temperature). This can lead to poor car performance later, and therefore scathing reviews in car magazines or even on popular television shows about cars, which is hardly good for global sales!

• An unhappy workforce (car plant workers would not be required for their regular shift if machinery was not working correctly, meaning a possible loss of income for them)

The failure of built-in cooling systems at a plant can often be the reason for manufacturing deceleration or stoppages. The good news is that hired chillers (ultra-powerful cooling machines) supplied by a specialist chiller hire company can provide the ideal solution; ensuring production is resumed quickly.

About the car manufacturing process

From initial design to road testing of the finished vehicle, a car is made using a sequence of processes. During this, some machinery needs to be cooled: parts need to be built to exact specifications and be able to perform in different temperatures. Engine testing is a specified part of the process. This can involve using extremes of heat and cold to test engines to their limits.

Also, like all types of manufacturing plants and factories, an ambient temperature provided for the workforce is essential.

About built-in cooling systems at plants

Because most car manufacturer’s plants are technologically advanced, they have their own cooling systems already built-in, of course, but these can occasionally develop a fault or fail altogether.

The solution to ensure that the required cool temperature in such environments is maintained, and disruption to production is avoided, is to rent chillers from a specialist chiller rental company. With the right hired chiller system in place, production can resume in as little as 6 hours.

Planned maintenance, emergency call-out

Chillers can be easily rented during periods of planned maintenance at car plants, and in the event of an emergency breakdown. The majority of emergency call-outs that specialist chiller hire companies respond to occur during the hot summer months, in fact, when ambient temperatures within car manufacturing plants suddenly rise or the systems there fail. The plant manager or facilities management company who looks after the site will already have formulated a contingency back-up plan with a chiller hire specialist, to ensure disruption to production is kept to an absolute minimum.