Matelex pushes continuous monitoring for refrigeration teams

Ahead of World Refrigeration Day on June 26, Matelex used a recent webinar to make the case for continuous monitoring and analytics in commercial refrigeration. The company says the shift can help operators spot problems earlier, manage costs and refrigerant rules, and improve decisions across facilities, finance and sustainability teams. Why it matters: - Commercial refrigeration operators are under pressure from rising costs, labor shortages, refrigerant management rules and more complex multi-site operations. - Matelex says continuous monitoring can help teams identify issues earlier, reduce reactive service calls and make maintenance decisions with better data. - The shift matters beyond facilities teams because refrigeration performance affects finance, risk, energy use, sustainability and broader operations. What happened: - Ahead of World Refrigeration Day on June 26, Matelex highlighted themes from its webinar, “No Warm Shelves: The Continuous Performance Revolution in Commercial Refrigeration.” - Red Rock Branding hosted the webinar. - Ming Hua Yong, U.S. Business Development at Matelex, discussed the company’s view of how commercial refrigeration management is changing. - Matelex also pointed viewers to its YouTube page to watch the webinar. The details: - Yong said refrigeration management is moving away from periodic inspections and emergency service calls. - The newer approach focuses on understanding system conditions over time. - Operators can use performance data to spot trends, prioritize maintenance and make more proactive decisions. - The webinar also focused on how timely system information is becoming important across departments as expectations around documentation, emissions management and operational efficiency rise. - Matelex said its technologies are designed to manage commercial refrigeration systems. - The company said it has more than 4,000 historical installations worldwide. - Matelex said its systems have helped reduce leak rates to under 10%, and in some cases to 4.2% with close collaboration. - Matelex said its patented products currently supervise 1,200 stores. - The company’s World Refrigeration Day message is also available through MatelexUS on Facebook and LinkedIn. - More information is available on Matelex’s website . - More information about Red Rock Branding is available on the agency’s website . Between the lines: - The webinar frames refrigeration monitoring as an operations issue, not just a maintenance issue. - That matters because better visibility into system performance can support budget planning, compliance readiness and sustainability reporting. - Matelex is also positioning itself around digital tools and analytics at a time when the industry theme for 2026 World Refrigeration Day is Cool Intelligence #coolintelligence. What’s next: - Matelex is likely to keep using World Refrigeration Day to promote its messaging around digital monitoring and proactive refrigeration management. - The broader industry conversation is moving toward energy efficiency, AI and connected cooling systems. - Operators looking for more timely system data may continue shifting away from strictly reactive maintenance models. The bottom line: - Matelex is using World Refrigeration Day to argue that commercial refrigeration management now depends on continuous data, not just emergency repairs.