Junya (Joe) Ichikawa: Sanden CO₂ history & future direction-ATMOsphere Asia 2014

Junya Ichikawa, GM and Division Head at SANDEN Corp., presented the company’s hermetic CO₂ compressor line used in commercial refrigeration units and heat pumps. SANDEN produces 300,000 units a year, with the production rate planned to increase to between 600,000 and 800,000 units in 2014. In a company overview, Mr. Ichikawa explained that 33.1% of SANDEN’s business is in commercial store systems, 3.7% in eco systems such as heat pumps, whilst the remainder of the company focuses on automotive systems, including compressors. Last year SANDEN celebrated its 70^th anniversary, with the following tagline “aiming to sustain dynamic development for a full century.”