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A Mitsubishi Electric Corp. plant in Maysville, Kentucky, where electrical equipment for the automotive industry is now made, will be revamped to produce variable-speed compressors for high-efficiency heat pumps.

Read about a project where the good intentions behind VRF went bad, along with a few key points to take away for your next project.

Rogerio Federici, currently head of sales and marketing for Danfoss Turbocor, will become president of the division next year.

This rebranding represents a significant milestone in Copeland’s journey as a stand-alone company.

With the six-cylinder capacity of the HGX56 CO₂ T, customers can reduce the number of compressors in a system, resulting in less system complexity and lower investment costs, a press release from Danfoss said.

CEO Ross Shuster called Copeland “the newest 100-year-old company in the HVAC industry.” After 37 years as part of Emerson, Copeland became a stand-alone company last year after Emerson reached a deal with an investment firm.

More than 130,000 Danfoss Turbocor compressors have been installed around the world.

The change comes as the industry anticipates accelerated adoption of CO₂ refrigeration technology being driven by food retail businesses pledging sustainability targets and needing to comply with environmental regulations.

Lannon joins Copeland from Axalta, a paint and coatings manufacturing company, where he most recently served as CFO.