Air Conditioning

The thought of air conditioning moved to a larger, industrial scale as opposed to a personal comfort. 1902 came and modern electrical air conditioning was produced by the inventor “Willis Haviland Carrier”. This product was designed to greatly improve the manufacturing process, the invention also added the ability to not only control the temperature, but also the humidity in the air around. This was designed for use in a printing plant, to ensure the heat was low and the humidity was controllable to ensure the constant paper dimensions and ink alignment was correct at all times. With Carrier able to control the humidity and heat in a workplace, it was very popular to increase the productivity in a given workplace.  Carriers company was called The Carrier Air Conditioning Company of America and this company was formed to ensure he could meet the rising demand for air conditioning. The company formed slowly produced high quality products working more effectively, and eventually created units for both automobiles and homes. The public demand for residential air conditioning grew dramatically in the early 1950’s opening up a much larger market for air conditioning.

The Carrier air conditioning company of America is still around today, otherwise known as the carrier corporation. The company is now the worlds largest manufacturer and distributor of all heating, ventilating and air conditioning products. Currently the Carrier Corporation has 45,000 employees and serves customers in 170 countries in 6 of 7 continents. The air conditioning company is worth over £6 billion.

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