Rackam is a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of
solar thermal collector
A solar thermal collector collects heat by absorbing sunlight. The term "solar collector" commonly refers to a device for solar hot water heating, but may refer to large power generating installations such as solar parabolic troughs and sola ...
s, and a specialist of industrial
energy efficiency
Energy efficiency may refer to:
* Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process
** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed
** Mechanical efficiency, a ra ...
and
heat transfer processes. The company uses solar heat to create saturated steam, high-temperature oil, and hot water; this is in turn used for industrial
heating,
drying
Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products. To be considered ...
,
cooling and
refrigeration.
Engineering companies of Canada
Companies based in Quebec
Canadian companies established in 2007
Privately held companies of Canada
Solar energy companies
Technology companies established in 2007
2007 establishments in Quebec
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