Air Products to Highlight its Freshline® Smart Technology and Food Freezing Solutions at Seafood Expo North America

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Air Products (NYSE: APD) will showcase its Freshline® Smart Technology and food freezing solutions at Seafood Expo North America in Boston from March 16-18, 2025. The company's smart technology enables remote monitoring of food manufacturing equipment, offering real-time data tracking for optimized processes and performance.

The showcase will feature the Freshline® IQ Freezer, a modular freezing system that delivers high throughput while requiring minimal space. When combined with Smart Technology, the system allows remote troubleshooting capabilities.

Air Products' solutions utilize liquid nitrogen and carbon dioxide for food freezing and chilling, enabling products to be processed in minutes rather than hours. The company operates a food testing facility in Allentown, Pa., where customers can evaluate cryogenic technology benefits before making capital investments. With over 60 years of industry experience, Air Products serves both large manufacturers and small food processors.

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• Smart Technology implementation enables remote monitoring and optimization, potentially reducing operational costs
• Modular IQ Freezer design allows for easy expansion, providing scalability
• Faster freezing process (minutes vs hours) leads to better product quality and reduced yield losses

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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) will highlight its Freshline^® Smart Technology and food freezing solutions for seafood processors at Seafood Expo North America at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from March 16-18.

Air Products' Freshline^® Smart Technology allows customers to monitor their food manufacturing equipment remotely to optimize processes and track key performance parameters. Self-monitoring analysis allows customers to see data in real-time, which can help maximize efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. For data driven manufacturers, the possibilities with this technology are limitless.

In addition, Air Products will highlight its Freshline^® IQ Freezer, which offers continuous high throughput freezing or chilling for a broad range of food products, requiring minimal floorspace. It is designed in 10-foot modular sections making it easily field expandable. Couple this state of the art machine with Smart Technology, and Air Products engineers can work with a customer's team to easily troubleshoot from afar, minimizing downtime and the impact to the bottom line.

Conference attendees are invited to visit Air Products' booth 1074 to speak with an industry specialist about their specific processes and challenges. Food processors will discover the many benefits of Air Products' Freshline^® solutions, which use liquid nitrogen (LIN) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) to improve a variety of processes, such as food freezing and chilling. The extremely cold temperatures of these cryogenic gases enable food products to be chilled or frozen in minutes instead of the hours traditionally required with alternative systems. This rapid freeze results in smaller yield losses and helps to ensure moisture and quality are preserved.  

As a leader in cryogenic technology applications, Air Products operates a state-of-the-art food and grinding lab at its headquarters in Allentown, Pa. Customers and prospects can utilize the facility to test products on production-scale equipment to help determine the feasibility of using cryogenics in their process. Working with industry specialists, prospective customers can quantify the benefits and cost of using cryogenics in their operation without investing in any capital.

Air Products has been supplying the food industry with gases, equipment and technology for over 60 years. The company has Freshline^® solutions for every type of customer, from large manufacturers with multiple production lines, to small food processors with niche products. Air Products offers industrial gases in a variety of delivery options to match each customer's requirements.

To learn more about Air Products' food freezing and chilling solutions, visit Air Products' Cold Zone Virtual Content Hall website.

About Air Products

Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets and generating a cleaner future. The Company supplies essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, medical and food. As the leading global supplier of hydrogen, Air Products also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects, supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the industrial and heavy-duty transportation sectors. Through its sale of equipment businesses, the Company also provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally.

Air Products had fiscal 2024 sales of $12.1 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of over $65 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook or Instagram.

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FAQ

What new technology will Air Products (APD) showcase at Seafood Expo North America 2025?

Air Products will showcase Freshline® Smart Technology for remote monitoring and the Freshline® IQ Freezer, offering high-throughput freezing with minimal floor space requirements.

How does Air Products' (APD) Freshline® Smart Technology benefit food manufacturers?

The technology enables real-time monitoring of equipment, optimization of processes, and remote troubleshooting, helping maximize efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.

What advantages does Air Products' (APD) cryogenic freezing offer over traditional methods?

Using liquid nitrogen and CO2, products can be frozen in minutes instead of hours, resulting in smaller yield losses and better preservation of moisture and quality.

How can businesses test Air Products' (APD) cryogenic technology before investing?

Businesses can test their products at Air Products' food and grinding lab in Allentown, Pa., using production-scale equipment to evaluate benefits and costs.