Zamil products cool the world
01 January 2000
ZAC, which exports air-conditioners to 23 countries, has added several new units to its existing product range of central air-conditioners to achieve superior efficiency using high technology.
ZAMIL Air Conditioners (ZAC), the Dammam-based manufacturer, has over the years become a major supplier of air-conditioners to the international market.
The company has the distinction of exporting air-conditioners to 23 countries in Europe, America, Africa and the Far East.
It also caters to a host of international brands through private labelling agreements. ZAC produces up to 440,000 room air conditioners, 55,000 mini split systems and 36,500 central air-conditioning systems per year.
ZAC has under its belt international standards awards such as the ISO9002, the European CE certificate, and the American UL certification.
ZAC has recently launched several new units to its existing product range of central air-conditioners (CAC) to create an environment of superior efficiency and high technology, while giving maximum cost benefits to the consumer.
"The ambitious marketing objectives of ZAC have recently focused on upgrading all the existing designs, adding several new products to its existing ranges. These include the new economical packaged units (from the PY Series); the air-cooled condensing units (from the CX and CMX Series); and the air handling units (from the BX Series)," says Abdulla Al Zamil, senior vice president, Zamil Air-Conditioners.
''Our marketing objectives include a strong focus on the end-user's needs and hence we have specifically designed units to lower overall costs, at both the purchase point and later by offering maximum efficiency ratios,'' he says.
"The upgrade of the units was necessary for several reasons, including the fact that in the past, units were all made by manual design and hence not compatible with today's computer-aided production (CAP). With the advent of CAP technology and the steady rise in demand for the company's products, ZAC has recently doubled production rates for many of its units."
Features of the new additions to the ZAC PY Series, the economical packaged units of three to five tonnes, include a high cooling capacity, standard safety devices, a standard crankcase heater, and a horizontal/downward airflow arrangement. The units, designed for residential and light commercial applications, are more efficient, smaller, faster to produce and consequently less expensive to the consumer. The units are also equipped with microprocessor-based controls and can be provided with electric heaters for year-round-operation. These units were designed and tested to operate at ambient temperature as high as 55 deg C, he says.
Also launched were the newest units of the ZAC CX Series, the air-cooled condensing units. These units are designed for various applications and offer consumers excellent serviceability with high efficiency, maximum safety controls and compact footprint dimensions. Using scroll compressors as standard, the units offer reciprocating compressors as an option. The new units added to the existing series include 12, 15, 18, 20, 25 and 30 tonnes capacity, and offer a complete range of 2.5 to 30 tonnes packaged units in the unitary line.
An additional line of large commercial condensing units, ZAC's CMX series, extending between 20 to 140 tonnes, has also been introduced as well as the double-skin modular air-handling units range from 700 to 90,000 cu ft per minute (CFM), offering state-of-the-art technology and design flexibility.
"To provide more options is again the reason for the launch of the new units of the ZAC BX Series packaged air-handler line. The newest 2.5 to 30 tonne models offer an EER (Energy Efficiency Rating) of 9.8, with low ceiling requirements and a low noise level. Compact dimensions and a convertible horizontal/vertical discharge are also added benefits," says Al Zamil.
''We are indeed proud that all our products meet not only the international air-conditioning equipment standards, but also the tougher local standards for safety, cooling and heating capacity ratings, and materials,'' he says. ''The fact that our laboratories and airconditioning units are ETL-verified confirms ZAC's adherence to designing, testing and producing products to meet and exceed the most demanding requirements of international and local standards.''
