Canlan Ice Sports is a leading operator of ice rinks and multi-purpose recreational properties in North America.<\/h2>\n
Maintaining a portfolio of 57 ice surfaces housed in 18 facilities, and famously hosting the largest recreational hockey league – ASHL, Canlan Ice Sports is a leading operator of ice rinks and multi-purpose recreational properties in North America.<\/p>\n
Since MYCOM M-series compressor’s North American debut in 2008, Canlan has replaced 16 of their legacy compressors, both screw and reciprocating, with the MYCOM 6M model.<\/p>\n
Canlan\u2019s eastern flagship facility, located on the York University campus, has 6 sheets of ice and operates year-round, serving the university\u2019s varsity team along with Canlan\u2019s ASHL and many other user groups. Having exceptional ice quality is very important and downtime is not acceptable for such a busy arena. On an average day, the facility will resurface the ice sheets with its fleet of Zambonis 90 times!<\/span> Although the facility is relatively new, its refrigeration system had historically been the least energy-efficient and most costly to maintain when compared to other Canlan locations. Thus in 2016, Canlan decided to replace the compressors to reduce energy and operating costs, similar to energy-efficiency upgrades done in several other locations.<\/p>\n The MYCOM M-series Compressor naturally came up in the discussion as the likely replacement of the existing machines. Even with the success Canlan had experienced with the M-series compressors at other facilities, York was a completely new case for them. The existing refrigeration plant was constructed with 3 \u2013 250 HP screw compressors. Until that time, Canlan had no experience with replacing screw compressors with reciprocating compressors.<\/p>\n Todd Langer, National Manager \u2013 Facility Operations, says they had some concerns about the replacement project. However, Mayekawa engineers helped him with performance studies of the existing machines versus the 6M compressors to determine suitability. An additional study was conducted to determine the energy savings by switching out the screw compressors with the 6M compressors, which concluded unequivocally that the proposed Mycom reciprocating compressors were the most efficient solution for arena applications. The expertise of the Mayekawa team put Canlan\u2019s concerns to rest and the project moved forward.<\/p>\n \u201cThe single largest factor for us was the energy reduction,\u201d<\/span> explains Mr. Langer. By replacing the 3 screw machines with 3 MYCOM 6M reciprocating compressors, they reduced total compressor horsepower from 750 to 375 and even managed to improve the quality of ice. In addition, the MYCOM 6M compressors are operated on low RPM which significantly reduces maintenance and wear. They have less oil carry-over and in fact are not losing oil at all.<\/span> \u201cIt\u2019s amazing, because it\u2019s not considered normal in our industry!\u201d explains Mr. Langer. The oil that passed through a compressor will coat the inside of the ammonia pipes and prevent an efficient transfer of heat. Oil in a refrigeration system makes the whole system less energy efficient. \u201cIn the past, you would always lose oil no matter what type of compressors, no matter what manufacturer. I don\u2019t know of any other compressor that is having the same success as the M machines in terms of energy efficiency and minimal oil loss,\u201d added Mr. Langer. York\u2019s screw compressors operated for about 22 years, but Mr. Langer expects to get a longer life-cycle out of the MYCOM M-series compressors, all while taking advantage of reduced maintenance cost due to the low oil consumption and longer overhaul intervals. In addition to changing the compressors, Canlan also changed the glycol pumps and chillers. By the time the entire project was complete, the York facility had become one of Canlan\u2019s most energy-efficient facilities both in Canada and in the United States.<\/p>\n![\"Ice](\"https:\/\/americas.mayekawa.com\/americas\/mna\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/rink_rgb-copy-scaled.jpg\")
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National Manager
Facility Operations
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