Industrial & Light Manufacturing
Where Downtime Is Measured in Product, Not Comfort
In an industrial facility, a mechanical failure is not a comfort complaint — it is spoiled product, a stopped line, or a missed shipment. A walk-in freezer that fails on a Friday night, a process cooling loop that drifts out of range, or a makeup air unit that starves a production floor of tempered air all carry costs that show up on the P&L, not the suggestion box.
RackAir has serviced industrial and cold chain clients since 1992. Our 313A refrigeration mechanics and gas technicians — a unionized UA Local 787 workforce — maintain the systems production depends on, with the documentation discipline that food safety programs, insurers, and corporate ownership require.
What We Service in Industrial Facilities
Our industrial scope covers refrigeration racks and cold storage, walk-in coolers and freezers, process cooling and chillers, makeup air and industrial ventilation, unit heaters and radiant heating, exhaust systems, and building controls. For cold chain operations, our programs are built around the reality that refrigeration failures compound by the hour — which is why deficiency detection during scheduled maintenance, not emergency response, is the core of how we protect product.
Documentation for Audits That Aren't Optional
Industrial operators face audits from more directions than most: food safety programs, customer quality audits, insurers, and TSSA for fuel-fired and pressure equipment. RackAir's standard — every service call documented, every deficiency reported in writing — means your maintenance records support those audits instead of complicating them. Temperature-critical equipment histories, refrigerant records, and TSSA compliance documentation are ready to produce, not reconstructed after the request.
Planning Capital Around Production, Not Emergencies
The worst time to replace industrial equipment is when it has already failed. Our asset registry tracks every unit against ASHRAE service-life baselines so replacements can be scheduled around production windows — planned shutdowns, seasonal lulls, budget cycles — with rebate opportunities under Enbridge and IESO programs identified in advance rather than discovered too late to claim.
FAQ
Common questions from industrial and manufacturing operators.
Yes. Commercial and industrial refrigeration has been core RackAir work since 1992 — racks, walk-ins, cold storage, and process cooling, serviced by 313A-licensed refrigeration mechanics.
Clients on active service programs have 24/7 emergency response with dispatch prioritized by impact — and product-at-risk refrigeration failures sit at the top of that priority. Every emergency ends with a written report of the failure, cause, and prevention.
Yes. Maintenance visits are scheduled around your production calendar, and larger work is planned for shutdown windows. Our technicians are experienced working inside active facilities with the safety and access protocols that involves.
We maintain and provide the equipment service records that support your programs — temperature-critical asset histories, refrigerant logs, and TSSA-compliant documentation for regulated equipment — organized so an auditor's request is a file transfer, not a scramble.
Know What Your Facility Is Running On
Start with a documented audit of your facility's mechanical and refrigeration systems — condition, risk, and capital planning on paper, whether or not you sign a contract.