Air conditioning manufacturer Panasonic has announced the launch of a heat pump chiller series as part of a new strategic partnership announced with Swedish ventilation company Systemair. The alliance with Systemair was announced recently at the Climatización y Refrigeración exhibition in Madrid.
Dubbed the ECOi-W, the chiller is the first product of a collaboration which the two companies say will extend into ventilation and heat recovery for both the commercial and residential sectors. The Systemair-designed ECOi-W is due for launch in the second half of this year. Its spec includes cooling capacities from 20kW to 210kW, with an operating range of -17ºC (heating) to 50ºC (cooling).
The chillers are being manufactured by Systemair in the former Airwell factories in France and Italy. These new integrated solutions are described as being fully customisable and can be made-to-order to create bespoke solutions for specific projects. These will also utilise the companies’ Smart Cloud remote control and maintenance interface.
“We see this as a great synergistic opportunity to develop, deliver and meet the higher level of environmental demands of our customers, in addition to providing long-term business prospects across an evolving European market,” said Toshiyuki Takagi, Executive Officer of Panasonic Corporation and President of Panasonic Air Conditioner.
“We are very excited for this partnership and the new opportunity that this will create for new innovative and seamless solutions,” added Roland Kasper, CEO of Systemair.
