MORTON GROVE, IL — ITT Industries’ Fluid Handling Division has formed a partnership with Ambian® Climate Technologies, LLC. The Fluid Handling Division will become the exclusive manufacturer of advanced technology ammonia-water absorption hardware for Ambian’s alternative fuel, heat-activated cooling and heating products. Ambian expects to commercially introduce the products in the United States and Canada in 2003.
The products will include air conditioners, heat pumps, hydronic chillers, chiller-heaters, and heat pump-heaters for the residential and commercial markets. “These products are environmentally friendly, halocarbon-free, and in many applications will provide a 40% to 50% improvement in operating efficiency,” said Pasquale (Pat) DePalma, president of ITT’s Fluid Handling Division.