As extreme weather events, particularly heat waves, become more frequent and intense due to climate change, businesses across all sectors are feeling the pressure. Grocery retailers, in particular, are seeing this play out in their refrigeration systems, which must work harder and longer to maintain optimal conditions in stores.

For food retailers, managing refrigerant leaks is a critical task, but many detection systems place a heavy burden on operating budgets: the need to install and maintain hardware and monitoring sensors across many facilities. With regulations from the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act coming into effect, grocery retailers will be required to install Automatic Lead Detection (ALD) systems. While the EPA lists 10 compliant options presently on the market, not all

Every refrigerant leak undetected, every emergency call, every manual check that could be automated, is money down the drain. How much more money (or sanity) do you need to lose before making a change becomes a priority? Even small steps with Axiom Cloud can help reduce the noise, prioritize the critical issues, and free up time to focus on proactive maintenance instead of firefighting.

The upcoming changes to EPA regulations under the AIM Act dramatically alter how grocery retailers and cold storage facilities manage refrigerant leaks. In a September 17th Webinar titled "How Can I Comply with the New EPA Requirements in 2025—and Achieve a Great ROI?", Axiom Cloud CEO Amrit Robbins and Steven Blumenfeld, GM of TrakRef, explored these regulatory shifts and offered insights on compliance strategies that can also enhance operational efficiency and sustainabilit

Refrigerant leaks are a hidden threat for grocery stores, with massive climate impact and costly consequences. As the EPA enforces HFC regulations under the AIM Act, grocery chains must act fast. Axiom Cloud’s software provides a low-cost, no-hardware solution to reduce leaks, cut emissions, and ensure compliance. The question isn’t if you should act, but how.

Properly operating freezer and refrigeration systems are the consumer's guarantee of safely preserved perishable food items with the longest shelf life possible.

Reactive maintenance is no longer viable—costs are rising, and disruptions are frequent. Predictive maintenance, powered by AI, is the future. It helps identify issues before they become costly problems, disrupts the "break/fix" cycle of maintenance, and minimizes emergencies.

"Automatic Leak Detection" enables refrigerant leak rate reductions for Sprouts stores in California.

Predictive maintenance is no longer a pipe dream. Axiom Cloud CEO, Amrit Robbins discusses the move from reactive to predictive refrigeration with industry experts Robert Eidson (CoolSys), Pete Cuneo (SEER2), and Dustin Tillery (Axiom Cloud).

On December 19, Axiom Cloud hosted a webinar with experts from MSA Bacharach, Effecterra, Therm Solutions, and NASRC to discuss the new EPA regulations and refrigerant guidelines.

With the EPA's new regulations phasing down high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, grocery stores, cold storage facilities, and other commercial operators with refrigeration systems have a pressing need for solutions to detect leaks proactively. Manual inspections alone are time-consuming, disruptive, and prone to missing leaks between intermittent checks. However, extensive sensor hardware deployments can also be complex and expensive. Axiom Clou

For grocery and cold storage operators, the advanced refrigeration systems that keep your products fresh and frozen are essential to your business success. However, many of these systems still employ hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, which, when leaked, become potent and harmful greenhouse gases. With the EPA's upcoming regulations phasing out high-global warming potential HFCs, proper monitoring and maintenance of refrigeration equipment to prevent leaks will be critical

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is enacting new regulations to phase down potent greenhouse gas refrigerants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This phasedown aims to reduce HFC emissions that contribute to climate change. But what do these new rules mean for you as the owner of a commercial facility like a grocery store or cold storage warehouse that relies on refrigeration? Below I summarize the key impacts on commercial refrigeration owners and how businesses can

On August 31, Axiom Cloud hosted a webinar with experts from CBES, CoolSys, and Therm, with the goal of exploring why AI is the future of leak detection.

As energy prices continue to rise, businesses are feeling the pinch. For companies like retail grocery and cold storage, where refrigeration is vital to success, the impact of increasing energy costs can be particularly significant.

Understanding the current refrigeration trends, anticipating future changes, and making informed decisions will be crucial as the industry continues to evolve.

By maximizing the potential of your existing systems, you can go beyond just monitoring your systems and gain insights that can help you make data-driven decisions.

City Building Engineering Services (CBES), leader in end-to-end professional services and sustainability, teamed up with remote commissioning cloud services company, Axiom Cloud, to drive meaningful change in the world of retail refrigeration.

Effective refrigeration management is critical to ensure that products are stored safely, maintain their quality, and comply with regulatory requirements.

On May 17, 2023, Axiom Cloud hosted a webinar with the goal of discussing how setpoint standardization, lockouts, and energy commissioning can improve refrigeration maintenance.