Danfoss Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida
Lab will expand facility housing engineering, manufacturing of Danfoss Turbocor compressors
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Danfoss recently broke ground on a 22,000-square-foot “Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center” in Tallahassee, Florida. The research and development center for future innovation will expand the existing facility that houses the engineering and manufacturing of Danfoss Turbocor oil-free, magnetic-bearing compressors.
“One of the major drivers behind this significant investment is the increasing needs of our customers to comply with the unprecedented number of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] and U.S. Department of Energy [DOE] regulations and testing requirements,” explained John Galyen, president, Danfoss North America. “We feel it’s critical for us to help our industry prepare for the transition ahead to meet low-GWP [global warming potential] refrigerant targets and higher energy-efficiency levels. There is not enough existing lab capacity in the U.S. to meet the demands, so this investment will enable our customers to accelerate the path of their next-generation equipment.”