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Success and Support for the Data Centre Industry with LAUDA Technology and Iceotope

Iceotope is a world-wide company, reimagining liquid cooling to accelerate a sustainable, digital world. Their objective is to deliver the most sustainable, scalable, and serviceable cooling solutions to help in bettering their customers’ businesses. 

More specifically, Iceotope are a ‘precision liquid cooling’ company in the Data Centre industry. They engineer products that can remove nearly 100% of the heat generated by the electronic components of a server through precise delivery of dielectric fluid.

LAUDA Technology is the perfect partner for Iceotope in their objective to provide reliable cooling solutions to their customers in the Data Centre Industry. Their LAUDA fleet assists with running R&D testing from product, down to, component level.

Iceotope products use a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger to transfer the heat produced into a cooling system. Often, in best cases, this heat is then used in district heating systems. All of this ‘precision liquid cooled technology’ needs a large amount of focused R&D, requiring control and accuracy along each step of the way. Their LAUDA fleet of varying cooling capacities ensures a supply of cooling water and the exact temperature, flowrate and pressure that is required. 

Iceotope use LAUDA’s Variocool range, allowing them to work reliably within their own set-point of temperatures between 5°C to 70°. From the VC3000 to the VC10000, the LAUDA units all have their own uses within the testing cycles, but all have improved flexibility across the board.

Angus Hughes, Technical Operation Manager, described what it’s like working with LAUDA products, and the team at LAUDA Technology;

“The Variocool range from LAUDA is the best solution on the market. A transportable compact circulation chiller offering that amount of control gives them the edge. The sales managers offer sound advice and communication, being reliably responsive and helpful when we’ve needed new equipment.

We value LAUDA’s business and we will always choose them for this solution”.

For more information on our Variocool product line see the link below :

Process thermostats from -25 to 80 °C Variocool

LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG, world market leader for precise temperatures, is expanding its digital portfolio and introducing the new version of its Command Professional app. With considerably expanded functions and continuous further development through updates via the leading app stores, the innovative application enables the comprehensive remote control and monitoring of constant temperature equipment on mobile end devices within the company network. With this solution, the company is underlining its pioneering role in the digital transformation of temperature control technology.

From Basic to Professional

For several years already, the LAUDA Command app has been a reliable and established tool for the basic remote control of constant temperature equipment. It offers users in research and industry comprehensive control over their temperature control processes. An intuitive interface allows users to monitor temperatures in real time, adjust settings and receive alarm messages.

The Professional version elevates the digital control of temperature equipment to a new level. “With the Command Professional app, we are forging new paths in the digital transformation of temperature control technology,” says Dr. Gunther Wobser, President & CEO of LAUDA. “It combines flexibility with simple process control and a considerably expanded range of functions.”

Versatile functionality for professional use
In addition to all the functions of the free Command app, such as the direct input of temperature set points, simple adjustment of parameters and access to the basic settings, the LAUDA Command Professional app offers numerous further options to make working with constant temperature equipment even easier. A programmer enables the user to program, save and start a temperature-time program. Up to five different programs can be saved. Temperature curves can be displayed graphically and exported as image files. Furthermore, measured values and set points in the graphic temperature curve can be recorded and exported for further analysis or reporting.

High safety standards
Data security is at the front and center of the app, which operates exclusively within the protected company network. All data is transferred in encrypted form – two-factor authentication and digital certificates (PKI) additionally ensure the necessary security. The app supports the relevant Machinery Directive for constant temperature equipment and can be seamlessly integrated in existing laboratory infrastructure.

First ever subscription model for more flexibility

The LAUDA Command Professional app is available to users via a subscription model – a first in the LAUDA product portfolio. This model enables low starting investments and offers high flexibility, thanks to its annual cancellation period. As a result, the expanded functions of the Professional app can also be used short-term projects.

Fit for the future through constant further development

The Command and Command Professional app are always growing with the needs of their users. Regular updates not only provide an expanded range of functions, but also integrate new LAUDA equipment series into the digital control center. Currently, the app is available for the LAUDA Integral and LAUDA Variocool process thermostats, but will also become available for the LAUDA Universa product line in the near future. 

“The LAUDA Command Professional app is more than a remote control system – it is an important step towards more connected and efficient laboratories and production facilities,” remarks Enrico Bossart, Head of Product Management. “The app allows us to support our customers in the digitalization of their processes, while preserving the LAUDA precision and reliability they have come to expect.”

The app is now available for all popular mobile operating systems. Further information can be found at www.lauda.de in the “Digital Products” section.

 

LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG has received the prestigious Dualis certification for outstanding training quality for the third time. IHK President Kirsten Hirschmann personally presented the coveted certificate to LAUDA President and CEO Dr. Gunther Wobser during a ceremony at the company's headquarters in Lauda-Königshofen. Training at LAUDA enjoys an excellent reputation in the region and is in high demand among applicants.

The world market leader for precise temperature control is currently training 28 apprentices and dual students, confirming its above-average training rate. “With this outstanding rate, LAUDA is one of the exemplary training companies in our region. However, it is not only the number of junior employees that makes the temperature control specialist an exceptional company, the quality of the training also clearly exceeds the standards,” emphasized Kirsten Hirschmann when presenting the certificate. This is particularly evident in the high regard in which the trainees are held, some of whom are themselves active as training ambassadors at schools.

“Attracting qualified specialists is a particular focus of our activities given the strong regional competition. We are proactively addressing this challenge with our systematic and high-quality training,” highlighted Dr. Mario Englert, CFO at LAUDA, whose area of responsibility also includes human resources. “The Dualis certification is not only an award for us, but also an incentive to further optimize our training concepts and adapt them to changing requirements.”

The family business offers an exceptionally good working atmosphere with collegial cohesion and guarantees intensive support for junior staff. Apprentices and dual students benefit from the wide range of training occupations and courses of study as well as modern workplaces and numerous social benefits. The future-oriented and international focus of LAUDA and the opportunity to work on innovative technologies and processes open up a wide range of perspectives for the professional development of the next generation.

LAUDA has an extensive tradition of excellent training. The company received Dualis certification for the first time on July 30, 2014, followed by recertification in 2017. The 2025 award confirms the continuous development of training quality at the family-owned company.

“For us, training young people is a key component of our corporate philosophy and our strategy for the future,” explained Dr. Gunther Wobser during the certificate presentation. “The renewed Dualis certification confirms our path and motivates us to continuously develop training at LAUDA. Highly trained specialists are the foundation of our global success.”

In the course of past audits, LAUDA has continuously implemented the IHK's suggestions for optimization. For instance, special checklists were introduced for the operational departments based on the factual and temporal structure, and a structured feedback culture with corresponding feedback forms was established. The setting up of contact persons for trainees, regular exchange meetings for those responsible for training and the implementation of projects initiated and carried out by trainees are also based on recommendations from previous certifications.