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Danfoss opened late last month the first test chamber of its new Engineering Application Development Center of Tomorrow in Tallahassee, Florida. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to inaugurate the chamber, which can accommodate air conditioning systems up to 12.5 tons.
In a state-of-the-art laboratory for testing HVACR equipment, Danfoss' new customer application development center will feature three sets of psychrometric rooms capable of testing air conditioning systems, including residential equipment and roof units from 2.5 to 50 tons and air-cooled refrigerators up to 150 tons.
The Center's other two test chambers, one up to 50 tons and one up to 150 tons, will open in the coming months. The Application Development Center is expected to be fully operational by early 2017.
"One of the main drivers behind the significant investment in this Application Development Center is the increased federal regulations and testing requirements affecting the HVACR industry, including aggressive U.S. Department of Energy energy efficiency standards and new targets for environmentally friendly refrigerants. and low GWP from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency," said John Galyen, president of Danfoss North America. "This Application Development Center will allow us to help our industry prepare for the coming transition by providing much-needed laboratory capacity to ensure compliance."
