--- title: Selecting the Proper Equipment for Food and Beverage Applications description: Proper thermal management is key for saving resources and keeping electronics (and equipment) up and running on a consistent basis. image: https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/hubfs/Catalog_Cover_Collage__16.jpg --- [![Pfannenberg](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/hs-fs/hub/409956/file-1141140508.png)](http://www.pfannenbergusa.com/) [![joinnewsletter](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/hs-fs/hub/409956/file-1141456068.png)](https://www.pfannenbergusa.com/join-newsletter) # Enclosure & Electronics Cooling, Liquid Cooling and Signaling Solutions ## [Selecting the Proper Equipment for Food and Beverage Applications](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/selecting-the-proper-equipment-for-food-and-beverage-applications) Posted by [Allison Kowalewski](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/author/allison-kowalewski) on May 17, 2016 5:00:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![Catalog_Cover_Collage__16.jpg](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Catalog_Cover_Collage__16.jpg?width=491&name=Catalog_Cover_Collage__16.jpg) Proper thermal management is key for saving resources and keeping electronics (and equipment) up and running on a consistent basis. It is important to understand the various types of cooling methods available and how the ambient conditions may effect the product chosen.  Choosing the wrong method may lead to a solution that is undersized or oversized, or fails prematurely due to being specified for incompatible ambient conditions. --- **Selection of the preferred thermal management method, based on various environmental conditions:** **![selection_chart.jpg](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/hubfs/selection_chart.jpg "selection_chart.jpg") [Click here to view our thermal management selection guide.](https://blog.pfannenbergusa.com/hubfs/Selection_Chart.pdf) ** --- With products that include fans, heaters, packaged air conditioners, air-to-water heat exchangers, packaged process chillers, and signaling devices, Pfannenberg offers a full range of thermal management solutions for the food and beverage industry. 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