Copeland Stands Out When Backed by Emerson Climate Technologies

Call it the Dream Team of the HVACR industry — the leading brands and divisions within Emerson, all focused on supporting today's residential, commercial and industrial application needs. Together, the products — such as Copeland Scroll^® compressors and Emerson^® thermostats — combined with engineering and design capabilities and an ability to stay close to its distribution network, make Emerson Climate Technologies the world's leading provider of HVACR solutions.

As a business platform of Emerson, a diversified global manufacturing and technology company, Emerson Climate Technologies benefits from the expertise of its various businesses and divisions. One of the stars of this dream team and an Emerson Climate Technologies flagship brand is Copeland^®, which over the years has tapped into this rich vein of technology, yielding many product breakthroughs.

Take, for example, Copeland Scroll compressors, the industry's leading scroll technology. Emerson Climate Technologies announced in September that it had produced its 75 millionth Copeland Scroll compressor. These compressors have been leading the market with continued advances in energy efficiency, ease of installation and diagnostic capabilities.

Karl Zellmer, vice president of Sales for Emerson Climate Technologies Air Conditioning Division, points to the Copeland Scroll UltraTech™ compressor family of products. With its unique two-stage scroll compressors and advanced diagnostics, this compressor offers comfort solutions for homeowners by providing lower relative humidity, improved temperature and humidity control, and significant energy savings.

Its Copeland Scroll ZRK5 compressor is a high-efficiency product, with a design suited for both the residential and light commercial markets. It has recently been optimized for R-22 service and export, and the new ZRK5 consolidates 51 legacy models to just 12. “All of our distributors are happy about being able to reduce the number of SKUs,” Zellmer says.

In November, Emerson Climate Technologies introduced the Copeland Discus Digital™ compressor as the latest breakthrough in their semi-hermetic compressor line. The new compressor offers continuous digital modulation from 10 percent to 100 percent, providing the most precise method of capacity control, which makes it ideal for temperature-sensitive refrigeration applications. This compressor allows the system to match the capacity being generated to the required load, providing the opportunity to operate more efficiently, which results in optimum system performance and energy savings.

Another recent product breakthrough is Emerson's compressor electronics platform. This includes the Copeland PerformanceAlert™ and Comfort Alert^® diagnostics modules for refrigeration and air-conditioning applications, respectively. These self-contained, stand-alone modules deliver a diagnostic capability that is unique to Emerson by using the compressor as a sensor to detect electrical problems and common system-related failures. “The industry has a need for equipment that can diagnose and, in some instances, protect itself from costly failure until a qualified contractor arrives for service. That helps homeowners and end-users lower maintenance costs and system downtime but also saves contractors valuable time by enabling faster, more accurate diagnosis and ultimately reducing callbacks,” says Bob Labbett, vice president of marketing for Emerson Climate Technologies Distribution Services business. Once the diagnostic module is installed on the compressor, it can provide an early warning for potential issues, using fault codes that help the service technician identify the root cause of the problem and then take action to solve the problem for his customer.

Backing up the Copeland brand products — and many other Emerson Climate Technologies products — is Distribution Services. For wholesalers, Distribution Services is a one-stop shop for a wide range of products and solutions. The people within Distribution Services provide education, training and product support for wholesalers and contractors.