After winning the contract for a complete filling system line at Nissan's plant in India dedicated to the production of the Micra model (about 35 vehicles/hour), Cinetic Filling has recently finished the installation of its first HFO filling machines.
Current automotive air-conditioning systems use R134a (HFC) cooling fluids, which have a GWP (Global Warming Potential) of 1430. Within the frame of European regulations for the reduction of the warming power of refrigerants used in automotive air-conditioning systems, it is stipulated that all new vehicles must use a refrigerant with a GWP of less than 150 as of 2011. The recently developed HFO-type refrigerant fluid, presents a global warming power three-hundred times less than the fluids used currently. It therefore offers an excellent environmental performance and thus fulfils the requirements of the European regulation.
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Nissan is one of the first manufacturers in the world to use HFOs, and alongside Nissan, Cinetic Filling is a pioneer in the new fluids filling-system sector. Other contracts have just been signed with European and US constructors, thus consolidating Cinetic Filling’s position of leader in this area, with about ten equipment suppliers in its portfolio. |
The HFO domain opens new perspectives given that automotive air-conditioning circuit test benches are now subject to ATEX regulations. In this context, Cinetic Filling has just won an R134a-to-HFO retrofit contract with a major Japanese equipment supplier: The contract covers the upgrading of 28 test benches to comply with current regulations, spread over 3 years.