A new, 7000-sq.ft. (650-m2), US$6.7 million screw compressor testing laboratory has been constructed at Johnson Controls’ manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, USA. One of the largest of its kind, the laboratory will be used to test large screw compressors that support refrigeration and compression applications in the oil and gas and process industries. According to Johnson Controls, the new laboratory will provide their customers with the confidence of confirmed performance of load tested compressors. Bill Jackson, president, Johnson Controls Global Products, stated that because of the lab’ s size and capabilities. He’s confident it “will soon be known as the center for screw compressor technology in North America.”
