Johnson Controls, a leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announced the expansion of production capacity at its plant in Izmir, Türkiye. This three-million-dollar investment enables Johnson Controls to address increased European market demand for commercial heat pumps by improving production efficiencies and offering shorter delivery times for HVAC solutions for commercial customers throughout Europe.

“Heating and cooling are a significant factor in the carbon footprint of commercial buildings,” said Jens von Ebbe, vice president and general manager HVACR, EMEA and India. “Optimizing efficiency within these facilities through HVAC solutions such as commercial heat pumps is critical and I’m excited that our investment at our Izmir plant will ensure we are ready to meet the market need, especially here in Europe.”

The new production lines come with a strong infrastructure upgrade (pressure tests, charging station and leak test), effectively tripling Izmir`s capacity. With these upgrades, heat pumps and chillers can be delivered to customers within weeks. 

Among others, the YORK YMAE and YORK YCPB commercial heat pumps will now be produced in Izmir. In particular, the YMAE is in stock at the facility and can be quickly tailormade for customers. The YMAE and YCPB are air-sourced heat pumps for heating and cooling designed for commercial applications such as shopping centers, hospitals, hotels, office buildings and schools.

Both products use R-454B, a low-GWP refrigerant that cuts climate impact by nearly 80 percent compared with R-410A refrigerant, and which has already proven its efficiency within Johnson Controls’ YORK product ranges. 

YMAE - Air-to-Water Inverter Scroll Heat Pump (45-300 kW)

The YMAE is new in the YORK Amichi series. This new generation of Amichi Series is an evolution of the 2021 ACR Awards Heat Pump Product of the Year (YMPA). Featuring a full Inverter system and Enhanced Vapor Injection (EVI) technology, it sets a new benchmark for seasonal efficiency and cold climate heating capabilities. It is designed to feature cutting-edge heat pump technologies to deliver best-in-class energy efficiency and a wider operation range to match the toughest European climate conditions. 

The first launched model YMAE0130 (124kW) boasts increased seasonal efficiencies that far exceed stringent regulatory requirements and current industry levels. In addition, the Enhanced Vapor Injection (EVI) system is designed to enable YMAE to function at ambient temperatures down to -25 ºC and up to 60 ºC hot water— surpassing traditional heat pumps which can achieve -15 ºC and 55 ºC at best. Later this year, YMAE will expand its product range to include small capacity models below 65 kW. Further models will be introduced in 2025.

YCPB - Large Packaged Air-to-Water Scroll Heat Pump (300-700 kW)

The YCPB unit is specifically designed for low ambient heating solutions thanks to Enhanced Vapor Injection (EVI) large scroll compressors. It is intended to offer the same extended operating envelope as YMAE (down to -25 ºC ambient temperature, up to 60 ºC hot water), while ensuring heating capacity, efficiency, and hot water temperature at low ambient. 

The first models launched are the 2-pipe YCPB 0320, 0420 and 0520, manufactured in Izmir, which are already on sale. Larger YCPB models and 4-pipe versions, for simultaneous heating and cooling applications, will be introduced in 2025.