CLEVELAND and NURNBERG, Germany - Parker Hannifin, a leader in refrigeration and air conditioning components and subsystems, and Siemens Building Technologies, a leader in building automation, have announced a collaboration to jointly design, develop, market, and service integrated solutions, combining mechanical components and electronic controls in packaged systems for the air conditioning and refrigeration markets worldwide.

According to the companies, the collaboration will target air conditioning and refrigeration customers who desire packaged control solutions that can increase functionality, improve energy efficiency, and reduce overall operating cost. Included among the targeted applications will be heat pumps, chillers, close control/telecom units, self-contained cabinets and coolers, indoor PTAC units, ductless mini-splits, rooftops, industrial refrigeration, and supermarkets.

"Today's increasingly sophisticated air conditioning and refrigeration environments require highly engineered platform solutions that integrate existing and new generations of mechanical components, mechatronics, drives, sensors, and electronic controls into end use applications," said Lynn Cortright, president of Parker's Climate and Industrial Controls Group. "By joining our respective core competencies in components and controls, Parker and Siemens will be able to offer customers a much more complete set of solutions than either company can alone."