In 2025, industrial processes are sprinting towards more advanced, more sustainable, and incredibly precise operations. At the heart of these upgrades lies a workhorse that often stays behind the scenes but plays a critical role in keeping the show running smoothly—the industrial chiller plant. Whether you’re running a high-speed printing press or a full-blown packaging unit, chillers are the silent guardians ensuring your equipment doesn’t overheat and your coatings don’t misbehave.
But here’s the kicker: Not all chillers are created equal. Some are just cooling units. And then there are those specifically tailored to high-demand coating applications like UV, aqueous, and hybrid systems.
In this blog, we’ll break down six cutting-edge coating applications that are shaping the future of chiller plant requirements—and why your system needs to be more than just “cool” in 2025.
Drip-Off UV / Full UV / Hybrid Coating
The largest UV coating applications form our starting point. Packaging and labeling as well as luxury printing, require the essential application of drip-off and full UV and hybrid coatings. UV coating applications need strict thermal control during curing along with finishing procedures to achieve their best results.
A small increase in temperature during the curing process results in tackiness while creating unfinished products from complete batches.
- Modern industrial chiller plants in 2025 are equipped with tight temperature tolerances (±1°C) to support UV lamp systems and maintain consistent substrate quality.
Bonus? Many are designed with energy-efficient scroll or screw compressors. This cuts operational costs without compromising performance.
UV Flood Coating
Flood coating doesn’t just ask for temperature control—it demands uniformity. Coating means you are covering an entire sheet or substrate with a thick coat.
New-age industrial chiller plants offer multi-zone cooling systems that can independently regulate temperatures for multiple coating stations. These systems have smart sensors that automatically adjust flow rates and pressure depending on the coating’s viscosity and material type.
Window Coating
Window coating is all about clarity. It is used in everything from cartons to cosmetic boxes. 2025’s industrial chiller plants provide the pinpoint accuracy required to cool the rollers and dryers involved in the window coating process.
Many manufacturers are even integrating PLC-based chiller control panels that allow for real-time monitoring, ensuring that clarity is never compromised.
Aquas Coating
Water-based coatings (aka aquas coatings) are gaining traction due to their eco-friendliness.
If your chiller plant isn’t optimized, you’ll be fighting uneven drying or coating runs. That’s why newer chillers come with closed-loop systems and dedicated water chillers to maintain ideal humidity and temperature levels throughout the application process.
HSL Coating
Hot Stampable Lamination (HSL) coatings are typically used in high-speed, high-pressure settings. And if there’s one universal truth in this realm—it’s that speed and heat go hand in hand.
That’s why 2025 chillers built for HSL applications focus heavily on rapid-response cooling. The best systems integrate inverter-driven compressors and variable speed drives (VSDs) to adjust cooling output on the fly, ensuring your lamination doesn’t turn into a meltdown—literally.
Velvete Coating
Velvete coatings offer that luxurious, matte-satin feel. But here’s the twist: they’re extremely sensitive to temperature fluctuations during the drying process.
Industial chiller plants that support velvete coating lines are now being designed with ultra-low-temperature glycol cooling circuits. This helps achieve that perfect, soft-touch finish while eliminating the risk of over-curing or brittleness.
Conclusion
Industrial chiller plants have moved from being background players to MVPs in the coating game. With applications becoming more niche and customer expectations through the roof, you simply can’t afford to cut corners on temperature control.
Whether you’re laying down a flood of UV, adding a transparent window, or perfecting a velvete finish, the right chiller system in 2025 could mean the difference between “meh” and magnificent.
So, if your plant is still running on a basic cooling setup, maybe it’s time to upgrade. Contact SASG today. We are a well-known manufacturer and supplier of industrial chiller plants. We guarantee quality, affordable, excellent manufacturing quality. Call us for more details.