July 11, 2012: Tecumseh and Torad Announce Partnership to Commercialize New Spool Compressor
ANN ARBOR, Mich., and ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Tecumseh Products Co. and Torad Engineering announced that they have entered into a joint development and licensing agreement to use Torad’s patented spool compressor technology in commercial refrigeration applications. The companies said initial development work has already begun.
According to the companies, the combination of Torad’s spool design and Tecumseh’s refrigeration R&D capability has the goal of bringing smaller, more efficient, and more reliable compressor technology to the commercial refrigeration marketplace.