Bertech Industrial Environments is based in Melbourne, Australia, and for over 20 years has provided cooling & environmental solutions for application of electronic equipment in industrial applications. The company’s Director Rob Bertuch was responsible for pioneering the concept of specialist cooling for electronic enclosures in Australia in 1979.

In addition to the company’s emphasis on provision of specialized cooling equipment for a variety of industrial applications, other services may be offered, including engineering design, construction and project management.

Activities in thermal engineering services may extend from provision of basic design concepts, to full turnkey design and construct projects. Some or all of the following scope elements can be offered:

• Requirements analysis
• On-site audit
• Conceptual design & construction
• Detailed design
• Sourcing, construction & supply
• Installation/project management

The following is a showcase of some of the special thermal engineering projects undertaken by the company in the past:

• Over the 20+ years involvement in the field of electronic enclosure cooling, thousands of systems have been engineered, from standard factory-floor selections, to applications involving hostile conditions such as corrosive, high temperature, washdown or dusty environments. The company specializes in design of enclosures and cooling systems for outdoor applications subject to high temperatures, direct solar irradiation, wind, rain, and low temperatures.
• Enclosure Manufacturer / Communications Carrier: Design recommendations for layout of outdoor enclosures & cooling systems to accommodate communications equipment for Defense Radar System. Subsequent assistance with testing of performance of heat exchangers supplied, and adjustment of performance.
• Defense naval project, Communications Module: Assessment of thermal issues and adequacy of airflow distribution. Conceptual findings presented for further consideration.
• Aerospace & Defense Communications Company: Detailed analysis of thermal and airflow issues associated with a number of enclosures housing defense communications equipment. Recommendations made to ensure adequate equipment cooling. Special rack fan systems designed and manufactured for some enclosures.
• Mineral Analysis System Company: Detailed design of system to provide accurate (±0.2ºC) control of temperature of air through chamber accommodating sophisticated minerals analysis detector. Accuracy to be maintained despite wide range of ambient conditions in which the system may be installed (from –20ºC to + 50ºC). Subsequently contracted to manufacture these systems for the customer on an ongoing basis.
• Multi-National Communications Company: Semi-detailed design provided for enclosures with integrated cooling system for satellite communications system to be located on trains in NSW. Design presented to fabrication engineers for detailed design & subsequent construction for customer.
• Many communications and telecomms projects involving recommendations for cooling systems to suit applications. Emphasis is given to consideration of all external environmental factors and internal equipment layout and distribution of cooling air.
• Rob Bertuch has also been responsible (mainly through the ’80s) for:
  • design of airconditioning systems for many computer facilities, from small mini- computer rooms, to large central systems.
  • design & construction of close-control laboratory airconditioning systems (typically ±0.5ºC & ±2%RH) for various applications, including:
  • two paper testing laboratories for CSIRO
    • a cigarette testing laboratory for Australian Customs Dept.
    • metrology laboratories for various customers, including a paper manufacturer, ammunitions facilities (Melbourne & Lithgow).

The company’s director Rob Bertuch is qualified as a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Monash University, 1976), with over 25 years thermal engineering and mechanical services design & project management. In particular, Rob has over 20 years experience in the design, specification & supply of special equipment to allow accommodation of sensitive electronic equipment in hostile industrial environments. Copies of some of the technical articles written by Rob Bertuch (some of which have been published by technical journals) are included in this site's “Articles” section.