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Southeast HVAC News
Danfoss Breaks Ground On
New Application Development Center, Enables HVACR Compliance
With Low-GWP And Efficiency Standards And Regulations.
New "Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center" will
provide laboratory testing of HVACR equipment and facilitate future
R&D initiatives.
 Danfoss,
a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical
components, controls, compressors and variable frequency drives for
air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial, and water
systems, today broke ground on a new state-of-the-art laboratory for
the testing of HVACR equipment. The new center also will facilitate
training and serve as a research and development center for future
innovation.
The 22,000-square-foot "Engineering Tomorrow Application Development
Center" will be built in Tallahassee, Fla., expanding the existing
facility that houses the engineering and manufacturing of Danfoss
Turbocor oil-free, magnetic bearing compressors.
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"One of the major
drivers behind this significant investment is the increasing
needs of our customers to comply with the unprecedented number
of U.S. EPA and DOE regulations and testing requirements,"
explained John Galyen, president, Danfoss North America. "We
feel it is critical for us to help our industry prepare for the
transition ahead to meet low-GWP refrigerant targets and higher
energy efficiency levels. There is not enough existing lab
capacity in the United States to meet the demands, so this
investment will enable our customers to accelerate the path of
their next-generation equipment."
The Center will include three sets of psychrometric rooms with
the capability of testing air-conditioning systems, including
residential equipment and rooftop units from 2.5 to 50 tons and
air-cooled chillers up to 150 tons.
"The investment in this Application Development Center coincides
with the launch of a new global brand—Engineering
Tomorrow—providing technologies and solutions that do more with
less today and a broad portfolio and expertise to meet the
world's growing set of challenges in infrastructure, a safe food
supply, energy efficiency and low-GWP, climate-friendly
solutions. Toward that end, we are helping the industry prepare
for the regulation and standards shaping our future," said
Galyen.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the Danfoss Turbocor
Compressors facility in Tallahassee. Local officials, including
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Leon County Commissioners,
as well as representatives from the Economic Development Council
of Tallahassee/Leon County, Leon County Research & Development
Authority, and Florida State University, were onsite to mark the
occasion.
Ricardo Schneider, president of Danfoss Turbocor Compressors,
commented, "The launch of the Application Development Center in
Tallahassee signifies further collaboration with Florida State
University and their magnetic laboratory, bringing advanced
innovation to the market."
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