A Visit To Daikin Air Conditioning Factory in Oostende Belgium

Daikin Air Conditioning Factory Visit 03/11/14 to 05/11/14                  Orion air conditioning and refrigeration were invited by Daikin Air Conditioning UK to tour the European manufacturing factory in Oostende Belgium. The Oostend facility produces the Skyair, split, VRV-IV and Daikin Altherma air to water heat pumps used in homes and buildings for heating / DHW. The full range of Daikin Skyair and slit indoor units including FTXS, FTX, FHQ, FCQ, FAQ etc and a full range of Daikin air conditioning condensing units. They also produce the new Daikin air conditioning  heat pump and heat recovery unit VRV-IV used for medium / large commercial and residential buildings. The production facility is spread over a 135000 metre square site which was donated to Daikin in 1984 by the Belgium government as a business incentive to bring manufacturing to the area. Since its conception as mainly as sales office the facility has grown into a modern production factory.  The tour included a presentation of the corporate history, corporate ideals and expansion timeline of Daikin air conditioning from its conception in 1924. Daikin Air Conditioning And Altherma Factory Production Quality The Daikin air conditioning production lines are slowly being upgraded with robot technology taking the role of many of the heavy metal fabrication processes within the facility such as stamping out the base plates of the condensing units and side panelling. The factory is considered a world leader in air conditioning, heat pumps and air to water heat pump production processes with a high emphasis on producing a high quality product from the start with very little human error while reducing the need for problems occurring in the field which diminishes their brand reputation. All the indoor air conditioning units and condensing units manufactures are pressure tested on site with a Co2 / Helium mix to see if it holds pressure and then tested for capacity errors with outdoor units being tested with a applicable indoor unit of the same capacity to see if the system runs within correct cooling and heating parameters. The large output systems such as the VRV-IV condensing units (8 HP+) are tested by a computer test run from minimum to full capacity settings. It is believed that no other manufacture rigorously tests their air conditioning equipment in such a high specification manner. Many of the cheaper air conditioning brands prefer to take the path that if their air conditioning product is not tested at the factory and the product fails in the field it can be replaced or corrected in the field leaving the liability of the error with the end user or engineering company installing it. This obviously saves the manufacture money as they do not require a test facility. This is why Daikin air conditioning is considered a world leading brand within the air conditioning industry as the air conditioning installer can be rest assured the product has been tested fully before installation.       Rolling Production Supply Chain The main factory floor is split between the stores and manufacturing where one side of the factory is the supply chain stores which picks parts for each individual systems in production whether a wall, ducted, floor or condensing unit. Once picked the factory operates a gravity feed tray system which rolls the individual trays to parts of the production process. This has saved on the need for folk lifts or other logistical vehicles for the most part. The factory production facility has a "no photography" policy so competitive companies do not replicate these production procedures. Daikin air conditioning produce their own parts including compressors (produced in Czech Republic) and most of its parts are sourced within Europe. Daikin Resource Centre Daikin air conditioning Oostende has a great resources centre which houses working models of units giving the visitor a insight into the workings of the units. There is a full range including a working Altherm unit with under-floor exposed heating coils to standard Skyair models. Daikin air conditioning's unique Ururu Surarah: Daikin Air Conditioning Altherma Range: Daikin Air Conditioning VRV-IV Images: Other Daikin Air Conditioning Resource Centre Images: Daikin Air Conditioning Units Produced At The Factory The Oostend facility produces the following models: FTX, FTXS, FVXG-K, RXG-K, RZQG, FCQG, FHQG, FXZQ, FXDQ, FTXG, FXAQ-P, HXHD, RXYRQ-P, FWC-B, FWF-B, UATYQ-C, ECONO, RXHQ-P and all Altherma models. To Buy Daikin On-line visit our website http://www.orionairsales.co.uk Tel: +44(0)845 567 7080 E-mail: info@orionair.co.uk

Daikin to build largest air conditioner plant in China - The Mainichi Daily News

Daikin to build largest air conditioner plant in China - The Mainichi Daily News: "Daikin to build largest air conditioner plant in China

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Daikin Industries Ltd. will build its largest air conditioner plant in China's Jiangsu Province, company sources said Thursday.

The annual production capacity of the new plant, to be constructed at a site where Daikin operates another plant, will be 1.5 million units, the sources said.

Daikin will invest about 18 billion yen and hire some 4,000 local employees for the new plant scheduled to start operations in April 2012, they said.

The Osaka-based company, which forecasts growing sales of air conditioning equipment, mainly in emerging countries, aims to chalk up consolidated sales of 2 trillion yen in fiscal 2015.

The company is focused on the fast-growing Chinese market, and aims to expand production and sales there by building the new plant.

(Mainichi Japan) September 22, 2011"

Massive storm rips through factory that manufactures the Mercury and Neptune patio heaters

A massive storm rips through factory that manufactures the Mercury and Neptune patio heaters. The factory in Shunde, Guangdong Province China experienced great deal of damage.

A massive storm ripped through buildings and caused major damage to houses and factories in the area. The roof housing the Neptune and Mercury Patio heaters which were due to be shipped that day was hit by a massive storm surge which brought it down on to the patio heaters causing $1000's worth of damage to many of the products. The Neputune and Mercury patio heaters are ideal for heating a patio without having to burn gas to heat area, this saves the user from having to get bottled gas. The Neptune patio heater is the biggest of the range and comes with built in light and energy saving movement sensor (PIR) as standard to switch off and on when people are present. These patio heaters are completely water proof and ideal for gardens and terraces.

About the Neptune and Mercury Patio Heater

This new style of patio heater became a well known product after the inventor Eddie Middleton presented it to the "Dragons" on the BBC TV series "Dragons Den" where all the dragons were very impressed with the product but for various reasons they never ended up investing. Eddie Middleton subsequently took the product to market himself and now distributes the patio heating range worldwide. The Neptune and the Mercury Patio heaters are available at www.orionairsales.com

Factory Air Conditioning

If you are thinking about buying air conditioning for your factory it is advised to purchase a unit with a indoor capacity that matches your heat load. Factories can produce a lot of heat and this must be taken into account when doing initial calculations. It is advised that your factory air conditioning be of a quality brand as a industrial environments can seriously reduce the running life of cheaper brands due to functionality of the controls and safety devices. Quality units will have indication when the indoor filters will require changing and safety device activation thuskeeping an eye on maintenance and service issues for you. Good brands include Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and Daikin and all come with the relevant features recommended for factory air conditioning. Choosing office air conditioning Choosing air conditioning for home Choosing air conditioning for conservatory Choosing air conditioning for a factory

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