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Guangdong Meizhi Compressor (GMCC), a Midea group company, offers its compressors for the global heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry, from 11 factories in Shunde and Hefei in China, India, etc. It is not an exaggeration to say that about half of rotary compressors sold in the world are from GMCC. JARN interviewed Fu Yongjun, chairman of GMCC, to hear about GMCC&#;s development in global markets
Chairman of GMCC:
JARN (J): First of all, could you tell us about GMCC&#;s recent growth in the compressor and related businesses?
Fu Yongjun (F): From to , GMCC&#;s air conditioning compressors ranked first in terms of production and sales in the world for 16 consecutive years. Its sales continuously progressed: 1 million units in , 10 million units in , 100 million units in , and 500 million units in . Behind such an outstanding market performance, there are GMCC&#;s solid and stable product system, research and development (R&D) and innovative technological advantages, and lean manufacturing production capacity. Therefore, GMCC can provide HVAC&R equipment manufacturers with better performance, more complete categories, and more environmentally friendly compressors. In addition, GMCC has a top-scale R&D team for core components of home appliances and a top-class patented technologies. Its R&D team comprises more than 1,500 people, 9.3% of whom hold doctor&#;s degrees and 51% hold master&#;s degrees. And there are 27 R&D centers around the world, with an investment of RMB 1.2 billion (about US$ 168 million).
GMCC office in Shunde, Guangdong
J: In the European heat pump market which is heating up, what do you think will be your opportunities and challenges?
F: I think the opportunities outweigh the challenges. GMCC has been cultivating the European heat pump market for a long time, and has a relatively complete product lineup for space heating and water heating. Specifically, in addition to different capacity models of scroll and rotary compressors, GMCC and Welling can provide fans, drainage pumps, circulation pumps, valves, and other key components for heat pumps. At the same time, in the European heat pump market, GMCC and Welling will establish a professional localized service team and are considering establishing a laboratory to be truly close to customers and respond quickly.
J: How do you see the future direction of refrigerants in Europe?
F: Europe has very strict requirements regarding green refrigerants. From January 1, , the use of any stationary self-contained refrigeration equipment adopting fluorine-containing gases with a global warming potential (GWP) of 150 or higher is prohibited, among other things. Among many alternatives to hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, we think propane (R290) refrigerant is becoming the first choice for replacement in the home appliance industry. GMCC will play an increasingly important role in energy conservation and carbon reductions in the energy strategies of various countries by virtue of its products with high-efficiency, environmental protection, and energy-saving features for heat pumps.
J: What is GMCC&#;s production and supply situation for R290 compressors?
F: GMCC started in-depth R&D focused on R290 refrigerant as early as , including the whole process from compressor design, production management, to supply chain management as well as a comprehensive lineup covering from integrated units to split units. At present, GMCC has a comprehensive R290 product lineup and matrix, focusing on the residential segment with some commercial and industrial scenarios. In addition to technical advantages such as a compact body, a low oil volume, and quietness, our R290 compressors also take into account safety, reliability, and energy efficiency, and have won market and customer recognition. Indeed, our R290 air conditioner compressors have achieved a market share of almost 50% in China.
J: How do you see the Indian market?
F: With the world&#;s largest population, the economic development, and the improvement of people&#;s income, India&#;s low penetration rate of air conditioners is expected to gradually increase. In addition, the Indian government is promoting energy efficiency standards and environmental protection policies, aiming at the sustainable development of the air conditioning market. Therefore, GMCC believes that India is a market full of opportunities and has a relatively positive attitude towards the Indian market with &#;In India, for India&#; strategy.
GMCC factory in India
J: How is GMCC&#;s Indian production base operating?
F: GMCC&#;s production base is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India, and production of air conditioning compressors officially began there in October . At present, the local factory has cooperated with major air conditioning manufacturers in India, and maintains good production and operating conditions. In addition to a localized professional support team that has been already been established, GMCC plans to increase investment in the production lines at the Indian base, enabling it to be better serve the customers of air conditioning manufacturers in the entire Indian market.
J: How do you deal with in-house compressors used by air conditioning manufacturers?
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F: The in-house compressors of major air conditioning brands have always existed. Whether such compressors continue to expand depends more on those manufacturers&#; own planning. For almost 10 years, GMCC has also continued to expand cooperation with customers who have in-house compressors. We believe that the principle of open thinking and fine division of work will be more conducive to industry development. Of course, the most important thing for GMCC is that it must reflect its value to customers and help them achieve business success through cooperation.
J: How do you view the trend of global brands producing rotary and scroll compressors in China?
F: Major global brands have increased production of scroll compressors in the Chinese market, reflecting growing scroll demand in the domestic market. We think it has a positive impact on the development of the compressor industry. GMCC is the first scroll compressor brand in China with completely independent intellectual property rights. In , GMCC began to make a lot of financial, material, and manpower investments in the R&D of scroll technology. After nearly three years of hard work, GMCC finally made a breakthrough in the field of scroll technology in , and all comprehensive indicators of its scroll products reached an international advanced level. At present, GMCC commercial air conditioning inverter scroll compressors have the advantages of wide range, wide frequency, high reliability and stability, low noise and vibration, and industry-leading energy efficiency levels, pressure ratio ranges, and operating ranges, which can be applied to various applications. Take a 135-cc inverter scroll compressor as an example: it is used for heat pump space heating and water heating, and features a wide application range, high energy efficiency, and high reliability.
J: What do you think of the influence of increased investments in the Chinese compressor market?
F: China&#;s HVAC&R market is very large with diverse needs. Manufacturers need to increase investments to expand their products and solutions and to improve their technological advantages in order to meet market and user needs. GMCC has always maintained an open attitude towards market competition. We believe that the joining of more excellent peers will make the compressor market more active and the competition more benign, and will also have more promotional effects on the technical development in the whole industry.
GMCC is a compressor brand. GMCC is a large-scale Sino-Japanese joint venture specializing in the research, development, production, and sales of rotary compressors for air conditioners and reciprocating ball-bearing refrigerator compressors. It is controlled by China Guangdong Midea Electric Co., Ltd. (60%) and it was established with the participation of Toshiba Carrier Co., Ltd. (40%). GMCC compressor is a very efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly compressor that is widely used in various scenarios.
So far, the market share of GMCC rotary compressors for air conditioners exceeds 25%, and the annual production capacity has exceeded 42 million units; GMCC rotary compressor now has the world&#;s leading R&D technology and production equipment and has established a complete independent R&D system and The product system has fixed frequency and DC/AC inverter compressors that meet the basic needs of refrigeration equipment in various regions around the world and has passed various authoritative certifications such as CCC, TUV, UL, CSA, and VDE.
2. Working principle of GMCC compressorsThe structure of the GMCC compressor is mainly divided into two parts: motor and compressor. When the motor is running, it drives the compressor to rotate, causing the gas in the compressor to change in pressure under the action of the motor, thereby achieving the purpose of compressing air.
The principle of the GMCC compressor is to use the motor to drive the compressor to run, so that the gas in the compressor will change the pressure under the action of the motor, to achieve the purpose of compressing air.
At the same time, the working principle of GMCC compressors includes GMCC rotary compressors, GMCC piston compressors, and GMCC scroll compressors. The piston GMCC compresses the gas through the up-and-down movement of the piston, while the scroll GMCC compressor compresses the gas through the relative movement between the rotors. This allows GMCC compressors to flexibly respond to different working scenarios and meet various needs. In this article, we mainly discuss the GMCC ROTARY COMPRESSOR.
3. GMCC rotary compressors characteristics and advantagesOur founder started selling GMCC ROTARY compressors in . At that time, GMCC&#;s main sales were R22 series compressors, and R410A was in demand by a few customers. Many years have passed and GMCC compressor market share has become higher. Now the sales of R22 series rotary compressors have dropped sharply. Instead, the sales of R410A compressors, R290, R32, R454B and other series of compressors have increased.
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