ASHRAE Journal - March 2022 - 11

INDUSTRY NEWS
Danfoss Wins Product of the Year
LAS VEGASÑDanfoss is victorious. At the 2022 AHR Expo,
Danfoss' new Turbocor VTCA400 compressor was
named the 2022 AHR Expo Product of the Year, edging
out nine other Innovation Awards category winners.
The compressor is the world's fi rst oil-free, variablespeed,
magnetic bearing centrifugal compressor using
a hybrid compression design that is optimized for use
with low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant
R-1233zd in water-cooled chiller applications. The
VTCA400's patent-pending hybrid compression design
uses a combination of mixed fl ow and radial impellers,
enabling both high-performance and a compact
footprint. Its hybrid compression design allows for
a compressor footprint that is half the physical size
and weight of a conventional radial-only design while
maintaining high effi ciency levels.
The annual AHR Expo Innovation Awards honor the
most inventive and original products created by the
HVAC&R industry. Innovation Awards winners are
named in 10 industry categories: building automation,
cooling, heating, indoor air quality, plumbing,
refrigeration, software, sustainable solutions, tools and
instruments and ventilation. Those 10 winners then
compete head-to-head to be awarded the coveted AHR
Expo Product of the Year award.
Meet the 2022 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Winners:
Building Automation | iSMA CONTROLLI S.p.A's
iSMA-B-MAC36NL Hybrid IoT Controller powered by
Niagara Framework
Cooling | Danfoss' Danfoss Turbocor® VTCA400
Compressor
Heating | Carrier's Infinity® 24 Heat Pump with
Greenspeed® Intelligence
International, Inc. have ratings
up to 22.5 SEER, 23.3 IEER and
15 EER and feature gas/electric and
electric/electric units with nominal
cooling capacities from 3-25 tons
(11-88 kW).
The enhanced E.xxx series motor
start capacitors by LM Caps is
From left, Ron Duncan, chairman of AHRI; Eddie Rodriguez, strategic marketing manager,
Danfoss Turbocor Compressors; Ray Good, global oil-free application engineering
manager, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors; Frank Ford, director of product management,
Danfoss Turbocor Compressors; ASHRAE President Mick Schwedler, P.E., Fellow
ASHRAE; and Mark Stevens, AHR Expo show manager, celebrate Danfoss winning the
2022 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award for its new Turbocor VTCA400 compressor
at the 2022 AHR Expo in Las Vegas.
Indoor Air Quality |Antrum's AntrumX™ IAQ
Facilities Monitoring System
Plumbing | Franklin Electric/Little Giant's Inline
SpecPAK, Multi-Pump Pressure Boosting System
Refrigeration | ebm-papst Inc.'s AxiEco 630-910 Axial
Fan
Software | Bluon, Inc.'s Bluon Support Platform
Sustainable Solutions (formerly Green
Building) | Enginuity Power Systems Inc.'s E|ONE
Home Power System
Tools & Instruments | Fluke Corporation's Fluke 378
FC Non-Contact Voltage True-rms ac/dc Clamp Meter
with iFlex
Ventilation | Aldes' InspirAIR® Fresh
For more information, visit ahrexpo.com/awards
newly designed to answer more
industrial applications at extreme
temperatures. It is a completely
new design with the most recent
internal components.
Rapid Locking System's XL
line from M&M Manufacturing
Company offers an industry
exclusive size range for refrigerant
press fi ttings. The XL annealed soft
copper fi ttings come in sizes 1.625
and 2.125 in. (41.28 and 53.98 mm).
This enlarged size offering will
allow press to be used in industrial
and commercial refrigeration
spaces.
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