The Beginning and Evolution: PAFMAC Story Part 11
The Beginning and Evolution: PAFMAC
Story Part 11
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The Beginning and Evolution: PAFMAC Story
9.1 PAFMAC: Business Development in North
America
Successful Installation of PAFMAC at the Kitano
Hotel New York was Our First Overseas Project.
LOCATION: New York, NY
CUSTOMER: The Kitano Hotel New York
PRODUCT: PAFMAC Ceiling Unit
Challenges
The Kitano Hotel was having trouble
with the temperature of its rooms. Guests complained about the rooms being too
cold or too hot - especially during the change of seasons. The traditional 2-Pipe
Fan Coil system in place at the time offered limited flexibility and customer
control, leading to numerous complaints. The Kitano considered replacing its
system with a more complex 4-Pipe Fan Coil system, or an EHP system like those
made by Daikin to resolve the problem. However, the hotel realized that this
would require major construction work on the facility. It would also require
substantial downtime and significant investment.
Solutions
The Kitano team knew that PMAC
offered an alternative HVAC solution that could provide a year round cooling
and heating for each room.
Even better, it utilized the
existing 2-Pipe infrastructure already in place.
The hotel was aware of the
convenient two-way AC system because it had tested PAFMAC at their flagship
establishment in Japan, Kitano Arms, from 2010. We received an order to develop
specs for North America in 2013 and began designing in January of 2014, and
with various testing, we completed the system customized for North America
within a year.
And during that time span, PMAC
visited Kitano's New York facility to better understand their needs and the
facility's existing layout and infrastructure. Working with Kitano's staff,
they realized that the PAFMAC technology offered a great solution. Not only
would it deliver the precise cooling and heating control required for maximum
guest comfort, but it also would be very easy to install it in Kitano's
facility.
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