The recent addition of a third plant to produce Ascend air-cooled chillers essentially doubles Trane's air-cooled chiller manufacturing capability in Grand Rapids and nearly quadruples the site’s total manufacturing footprint.

This line of products has two new models: 40T and 50T. Both are outfitted with brazed-plate evaporators and microchannel condensers, allowing for efficient heat transfer to reduce the total cost of ownership.

The integrated high-efficiency air-to-liquid free cooling coils reduce or eliminate the need for mechanical cooling when ambient conditions allow.

For building owners looking to install new chillers or replace an existing system, the options can be daunting, but selecting the most appropriate chiller for an individual application does not have to be complicated.

HVAC chiller manu­facturers are offering a range of products in multiple configurations that use new refrigerants, consume less energy, communicate more effectively, can be serviced more easily, and may be designed to fit a wide range of applications.