CHICAGO — Steel with a coating containing AgION™ — a silver ion-based compound said to suppress the growth of bacteria, mold, mildew, and other microbes — will be used in the production of Carrier Corporation air handling units, the company has announced. The result of a new relationship with AK Coatings, Inc., the announcement was made at an event held in conjunction with the 2003 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating (AHR) Expo.
Carrier’s 39M Aero™ air handling units and Racan-Carrier custom air handling systems will be available with AK Coating’s AgION antimicrobial-coated steel as an integral material for the pre-painted steel inner liners. Production of the new antimicrobial-coated Racan-Carrier units will begin immediately. The first antimicrobial-coated 39M Aero units will be produced in March 2003.