A stepped cabinet removes the door between the customer and the product, and that single change is worth a measurable amount of impulse sales. The price is energy: cold air spills out every time the store is warm, and the compressor works harder than on a closed cabinet.
So the engineering is all about the air curtain — the sheet of cold air that holds the cold inside the open front. Step geometry, discharge velocity and the night blind matter more than the compressor badge on the back.
Typical installations: supermarket dairy and deli, convenience store drinks and desserts, bakery cream counters, hotel breakfast buffets, butcher and delicatessen counters.
Light is aimed at the product face, not at the customer. Every tier is lit, so the bottom step is not in shadow.
Discharge grille and return path set so the cold sheet holds the open front at the ambient temperature of the store.
Pulled down at close. It is the single largest running-cost saving on an open cabinet.
Step pitch set for the product: shallow for desserts, deeper for bottled drinks and dairy.
Run-tested for the destination market before packing.
Stainless for washdown deli counters, painted steel for packaged goods.
These are the bands we build within. A final model sheet with exact dimensions, volume, refrigerant charge and loading quantity is issued with every quotation.
| Parameter | Standard configuration | Options / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature range | 0 to +8 °C | Set at the factory, adjustable |
| Tiers | 2 or 3 steps | Step depth set to the product |
| Front | Open, night blind standard | Solid front optional on request |
| Lighting | LED strip under each step | Cool white or neutral |
| Cooling | Forced air with air curtain | Evaporative condensate tray |
| Body | Painted steel or stainless 201/304 | Stainless for deli and meat counters |
| Deck | Lower storage deck | For back-stock of the fastest mover |
| Controller | Digital with temperature display | Alarm option on request |
| Refrigerant | R290 / R134a | Confirmed per model and destination |
| Voltage | 220-240 V 50 Hz / 110-120 V 60 Hz | 220 V 60 Hz also available |
| HS code | 8418.50 | Display counters, cabinets and similar |
Anything on this list is a configuration, not a new product — which is why it does not need a new mould.
More than a glass-door cabinet, yes — that is the trade for impulse sales. The night blind is what makes the economics work, so we supply it as standard rather than as an option.
An open cabinet in an unconditioned shop in a hot climate is a hard duty. Tell us the store ambient temperature; if the duty is outside what the family can hold, we will recommend a glass-door cabinet instead.
Yes, but send the counter dimensions and the ventilation space behind the unit before ordering. Cabinets that cannot breathe fail early and it always looks like a product fault.
Stainless build with a washdown-safe interior. Confirm the cleaning regime with us — it changes the interior finish.
Send the store plan, the ambient temperature and what goes on each tier. We will confirm the tier geometry and whether an open front is the right call for your climate.
