Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems
History
- Nakatsugawa Works
- Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Systems Works
- Shizuoka Works
1921
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
1924
Nagasaki Works begins operation.
1943
Nakatsugawa Works begins operation.
Wakayama Works (currently Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Systems Works) begins production.
1954
Shizuoka Works is established for the specialized production of room air-conditioners and packaged air-conditioners.
Room air-conditioners
“Windair“
Room air-conditioners
“Unitair“
1966
Air-conditioning chilling unit production begins and full-scale entry into the HVAC market.
1967
First export of water-cooled chillers to Hong Kong launches full-scale entry into export business.
1968
Sales launch of “KIRIGAMINE”, wall-mounted split-system room air-conditioners equipped with the world’s first line flow fan.
1970
Sales launch of air-cooled heat pump chillers.
Sales launch of LOSSNAY heat recovery ventilation systems.
1971
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Kang Yong Wattana (MKY), a sales and marketing arm in Thailand.
1974
Sales launch of “Sunny Pack” air-cooled heat pump chillers.
Establishment of MELCO Sales Inc. (MSI, currently MEUS), a sales and marketing arm in U.S.A.
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty. Ltd. (ME-AUST), a sales and marketing arm in Australia.
1977
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd (MEAP), a sales and marketing arm in Singapore.
1978
Sales launch of “Mr. Slim” air-conditioners for commercial use.
1984
Sales launch of “City Multi” series of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air-conditioning systems.
1988
Establishment of Siam Compressor Industry Co., Ltd. (SCI)
1989
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MCP), a manufacturing company in Thailand.
1991
Sales launch of “City Multi R2” series of VRF systems featuring the world’s first and the only 2-pipe heat recovery system.
1994
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric (Guangzhou) Compressor Co., Ltd (MGC)
Establishment of an air-conditioning equipment factory in Mitsubishi Electric UK Limited. (MCEUK, currently M-ACE), in U.K.
1995
Establishment of Shanghai Mitsubishi Electric & Shangling Air-Conditioner and Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (SAEC), a joint-venture sales, marketing and manufacturing company in China.
1996
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. (MEU) for overall management of European sales and marketing activities.
1997
Sales launch of the “KIRIGAMINE FX” series of room air-conditioners featuring “Zubadan” technology, achieving industry-leading heating capacity.
1999
Sales launch of power deodorization cassette type Lossnay.
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd.(M-ACE) a manufacturing company in U.K.
2001
Sales launch of the “Replace Multi” series of VRF systems featuring unique technology to reuse existing refrigerant pipework.
2004
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Air-conditioning & Visual Information Systems (Shanghai) Ltd. (MLC), a sales and marketing arm in China.
2005
Sales launch of the “KIRIGAMINE Move-Eye (i-see Sensor)” series of room air-conditioners equipped with energy-saving sensor technology.
2012
Sales launch of the “e-series” of air-cooled modular chillers.
2013
Establishment of PIMS, S.A. de C.V. (PIMS), a manufacturing company in Mexico.
2014
Sales launch of AE-200E/A centralized controller.
2016
Sales launch of the “KIRIGAMINE FZ” series air-conditioners featuring the world’s first “personal twin-flow fan”.
Build new research and development facility in Air-conditioning & Refrigeration systems Works
Acquisition and integration of DeLclima S.p.A. (Italian manufacturer of HVAC and cooling equipment for industrial and IT use, currently Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems S.p.A.) as a group subsidiary.
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Manufacturing Turkey Joint Stock Company (MACT) for development and manufacture of room air conditioners in Turkey.
2017
Certification of “Longest running cross-flow-fan air conditioner brand” by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
2018
Establishment of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC. Joint Venture of Ingersoll Rand and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
2019
Build new research and development facility in Shizuoka Works
2020
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Acquires Swedish Air-conditioning Distributor AQS
2021
Establishment of Ecodan Heating Lab. in France as a R&D centers.
2022
Establishment of Asia Cooling Lab. in Thailand as a R&D centers.
Establishment of China market Advanced Development Marketing Room in China as a R&D centers.
