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New full year sales
Inside the Danfoss headquarters in Denmark.
serve our customers and we will continue our high investments in capacity expansion, innova- tion and digitalisation of Danfoss.”
Fausing was positive about the 2022 outlook but said it was dependent on the pandemic.
Danfoss assumes a positive outlook in the market with a continued ambition to expand or maintain market share.
He expects full year sales to be in the $13.4 to $14.9 billion range.
“The expected growth and profitability per- formance is dependent on the development of the pandemic, the global supply chain disrup- tions as well as the continuation of the current strong growth rates in the world economy,” Fausing said.
“Regarding the conflict between Ukraine and Russia our first priority is to keep our people safe. We are mon- itoring the situation careful- ly and will act accordingly.”
Danfoss CEO, Kim Fausing.
record at Danfoss
DANFOSS SALES FOR 2021 INCREASED 29 PER CENT TO $A11.4 BILLION (EUR7.5 BILLION), SETTING A NEW RECORD.
ORGANIC GROWTH JUMPED to 18 per cent year-over-year. The five months’ ownership of Eaton’s hydraulics business added $1.1 billion to the top line.
There was extensive growth in all regions of the globe allowing Danfoss to increase its re- search and development spend by 23 per cent.
Net profit increased 45 per cent to $961.2 million.
Danfoss president & CEO, Kim Fausing, said the company has never seen better opportunities. “Our momentum is clearly reflected in our 2021
annual results. Danfoss has delivered the best re- sults in our history, and we are in a strong finan- cial position,” Fausing said.
"What makes me most proud is how our teams continue to deal with the pandemic and the sig- nificant challenges with the supply chain while delivering a transformational, record year.
“Unfortunately, these considerable chal- lenges affected our customer service. In addi- tion, all three segments were affected by infla- tionary pressure.
“We will continue to do everything we can to
Optimised for high density refrigerants
THE NEW ALFA Laval AC540 family of four high-efficiency brazed plate heat exchangers are specifically optimised to work with R32, CO2, and other high density refrigerants.
In terms of size, capacity and position within Alfa Laval’s offering, the AC540 family falls be- tween the AC502 and the AC1000 and is said to be ideal for use with multiple scroll chillers from 250kW to 800kW. It is 750 mm high and 400 mm wide and works with a wide range of high-densi- ty, low-GWP refrigerants.
The AC540 family incorporates Alfa Laval’s DynaStatic distribution, which can be optimised for a specific application and refrigerant, and IceSafe, which helps customers manage freezing. The 540 family also features FlexFlow and Pres- sureSecure, which enable reliable operation even at very high pressures.
The president of Alfa Laval’s brazed & fusion bonded heat exchangers, Fredrik Ekström, said the company invests heavily in product development.
“Our focus on innovation is really apparent in this new family of brazed heat exchangers,” he said.
“The unique asymmetric plate design of this family makes it possible to minimise the evapora-
The new AC540 family.
tor’s refrigerant charge and also reduces the pressure drop on the secondary side, making it possible to use a smaller pump, which lowers electricity consumption and reduces overall costs.”
The ACK540 is described as a high-capacity unit that offers exceptional thermal perfor- mance making it ideal for evaporation duties in HVAC applications.
The ACH540 is similar in design to the ACK540 but, with a design pressure of 48bar, it is more suitable for use with other high density refrigerants.
The CBP540 can be used as a flooded CO2 evap- orator, making it possible to extend the benefits of plate technology to duties that were traditionally limited to shell & tube heat exchangers.
The ACP540 is optimised for CO2. It func- tions as a DX evaporator for use in subcritical cascade systems.
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