Page 28 - SCADpro Trane Process book

IRMA STAT: This is our SEET Lab: System Extreme Environmental Test. To solve the climate challenges of the future we’ve got to be sure the equipment can handle anything. We put our units through five years’ worth of wear and tear in sixteen nonstop weeks of excruciating cold and scorching heat. That is more than 2,600 hours of testing. We have even encased units in solid ice to ensure that they keep working. They tend to get a little carried away though...
TESTING FOREMAN: You ready, Fred? Let’s really hammer it!
The wind in the room blows fiercely. Objects fly through the air: pieces of wood, debris, a chair. Even a cat flies by with a shriek. Heat lamps turn on as the noise intensifies. Rain falls around the room and bolts of electricity shoot from the ceiling at the machines, simulating lightning. A huge crack of thunder. Weights drop from the warehouse ceiling onto the equipment. The rain intensifies and the room floods. We hear the sounds of a tornado.
TESTING FOREMAN: Bring in the train!
A door in the side of the facility opens up, a beacon of light knifes through the streams of water. It blinds us and we realize the sound of the tornado we’ve been hearing is actually the sound of a full size freight train. And it’s coming right at us!
IRMA STAT: Our efforts to increase operational efficiency and strategically transition to renewable energy sources has earned us the Better Practice Award from the Department of Energy. And, for the sixth consecutive year, Trane was recognized as America’s Most Trusted HVAC System by Lifestory Research. Reliability is a core tenet of our philosophy going all the way back to the beginning. And so is the power of innovation!
The train is seconds away from hitting us.