International. Danfoss reported that it has entered into collaboration with Microsoft to bring the domain expertise in Refrigeration and HVAC to the cloud. Through this collaboration, customers will benefit from long-standing industry knowledge on a new platform powered by Microsoft Azure.
The company explained that the new cloud services will enable great savings, operational efficiency and can further increase sales effectiveness for owners and professionals of refrigeration and HVAC systems.
Accelerating digital transformation
With this collaboration, Danfoss expands its application expertise and becomes a recognized independent software vendor (ISV). Together, Danfoss and Microsoft will bring modern technology and domain expertise to refrigeration and HVAC system owners and professionals.
Cloud-based services will enable food retailers to reduce food loss and energy consumption and optimize overall store performance.
Danfoss Cooling Cloud Suite enables full transparency around the clock, allowing food retailers to focus on the core of their business. Cloud-based services increase operational efficiency by processing and analyzing data from refrigeration, HVAC, lighting, and other assets. Data is securely managed and delivers valuable insights to the food retail store in easy-to-use user interfaces.
With Danfoss Cooling Cloud Suite, food retailers will be able to eliminate up to 80% of the time spent managing issues with store equipment as connected assets are monitored and analyzed, ensuring immediate action in the event of compressor failure, refrigerant leaks or other issues. They will also achieve a reduction of up to 40% in food loss, as the temperature is automatically controlled and alarms are sent to the store if temperature thresholds are above the limit. Finally, stores can realize total energy savings of more than 30% of net energy consumption through peak load chips and by reducing the energy consumption of lights, cooling, HVAC and other electrical appliances.
"The collaboration with Microsoft will bring tangible results to existing and new Danfoss and Microsoft customers. We will build on this collaboration and continue to invest in new cloud services for the industries we have successfully served for over 80 years with the ambition to reduce food waste and energy consumption," says Jürgen Fischer, President Danfoss Cooling.
