Danfoss Breaks Ground on Application Development Center

New center designed to help ensure compliance with GWP and efficiency regulations

Danfoss breaks ground on its “Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center” — a 22,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida, for testing HVACR equipment. From left to right: Noel Ryan, president – commercial compressors, Danfoss; Scott Hein, senior director, R&D – drives segment, Danfoss; Ricardo Schneider, president, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors; Mads-Peter Clausen, member of the Danfoss board of directors; Jurgen Fischer, president – cooling segment, Danfoss; John Galyen, president, Danfoss North America; and Stefan Pietrek, senior director, global applications, Danfoss.

Danfoss has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art laboratory for testing 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, Florida, expanding an existing facility that houses the engineering and manufacturing of Danfoss Turbocor oil-free, magnetic bearing compressors.

“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,” said 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,” Galyen said. “Toward that end, we are helping the industry prepare for the regulation and standards shaping our future.”

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 on hand to mark the occasion.

Publication date: 12/21/2015

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