(Archived) Conserving Cryogen is Key to Customer Savings with New Praxair Tunnel Freezer System

DANBURY, Conn., February 19, 2014 – Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) today announced the introduction of its newest tunnel freezing system, the Praxair ColdFront™ Cryo-Saver Tunnel Freezer. The freezer system is being introduced to the seafood industry at Seafood Processing North America, booth 1465. The exposition is being held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from March 16 to 18, 2014.

The Praxair ColdFront Cryo-Saver Tunnel Freezer employs patent-pending technology to allow processors to lower and better control production costs by freezing more economically in the same footprint as a traditional cryogenic tunnel system. Praxair’s new tunnel freezer system can deliver up to 15 percent savings depending on the operating parameters. The Cryo-Saver Tunnel Freezer is designed to meet new USDA sanitation standards for thorough clean-up.

Praxair has offered advanced cryogenic gases and freezing systems for the food industry for more than 40 years. For more information, go to www.praxairfood.com or visit Praxair during the Boston Show to see the ColdFront Cryo-Saver Tunnel system in action.

About Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2013 sales of $12 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and many others. More information about Praxair, Inc. is available at www.praxair.com.