Air conditioner is a great invention. Whether in hot summer or cold winter, air conditioning plays an irreplaceable role. In China, there are many enterprises that can produce air conditioners. The air conditioning products of these brands are sold to China and the world, becoming an indispensable part of modern life. China’s air conditioner brands spend considerable efforts on R&D and innovation, which is one of the reasons why today’s air conditioners made in China can play a major role in the world. This post will introduce the top 10 air-conditioning brands in China.
1.Gree 格力
Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. is an international home appliance enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales and service. It has three brands, Gree, TOSOT, and Jinghong. It mainly deals in household air conditioners, central air conditioners, air energy water heaters, mobile phones, and household appliances. , Refrigerators and other products.
The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, a picturesque southern coastal city in China. It has nearly 80,000 employees. It has 10 production bases in Chongqing, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Shijiazhuang, Wuhu, Changsha, Brazil, Pakistan, and Changsha. , Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Wuhu, Tianjin and other 5 major renewable resource bases, under the jurisdiction of Lingda compressor, Gree Electric, Kaibang Motor, Xinyuan Electronics, intelligent equipment, precision molds and other 6 major subsidiaries, covering parts from upstream The whole industry chain from production to downstream waste product recycling.
At present, the company has been approved to build the “State Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation for Air-Conditioning Equipment and System Operation”, and has established two national-level technology research centers, including the “National Energy-saving and Environmental Protection Refrigeration Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center” and the “Nationally Recognized Enterprise Technology Center”. 7 national-level industrial design centers, Refrigeration Technology Research Institute, Mechatronics Technology Research Institute, Home Appliance Technology Research Institute, Intelligent Equipment Technology Research Institute, New Energy Environmental Technology Research Institute, Health Technology Research Institute, Communication Technology Research Institute, etc. 1 robotic engineering technology research and development center, 52 research institutes, 727 advanced laboratories, developed ultra-low temperature digital multi-connected units, high-efficiency centrifugal chillers, 1 Hz low-frequency control technology, research and application of key technologies for inverter air conditioners, High-efficiency fixed-speed compressor, R290 environmentally friendly refrigerant air conditioner, multifunctional floor heating household central air conditioner, permanent magnet synchronous frequency conversion centrifugal chiller, rare earth-free reluctance frequency conversion compressor, two-stage frequency conversion compressor, photovoltaic direct drive frequency conversion centrifuge system, Magnetic levitation frequency conversion centrifugal refrigeration compressors and chillers, high-efficiency permanent magnet synchronous frequency conversion centrifugal ice storage dual-conditioning units, refrigeration technology under ambient temperature -40 ℃, three-cylinder two-stage variable-capacity compressor technology, a total of 15 “International The company has applied for 27,487 patents and obtained 15,862 authorized patents. It has produced 20 major categories, 400 series, and 12,700 specifications of products, which are exported to more than 160 countries and regions, with more than 300 million users.
2.Midea 美的
Midea is a leading technology enterprise group in consumer appliances, HVAC, robotics and industrial automation systems. It provides diversified products and services, including consumer electrical appliances for kitchen appliances, refrigerators, washing machines, and various small appliances; HVAC business for household air-conditioning, central air-conditioning, heating and ventilation systems; robotics and industrial automation system business with KUKA Group and Yaskawa Robot Joint Venture as the core. Midea adheres to the principle of “creating value for customers” and is committed to creating a better life. Midea focuses on continuous technological innovation to improve the quality of products and services, and make life more comfortable and better. Midea was established in Guangdong, China in 1968 and has established a global business platform so far.
Midea has about 200 subsidiaries, more than 60 overseas branches and 10 strategic business units worldwide, and is also the main shareholder (about 95%) of the German KUKA Group. In 2015, Midea became the first Chinese home appliance company to obtain three major international credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Fitch, and Moody’s. The rating results are in a leading position in the global home appliance industry and domestic private companies. In 2016, Midea Group ranked 481th in the Fortune Global 500 and ranked 216th in profit.
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3.Hisense 海信
Hisense has always adhered to the core values of “honesty, integrity, pragmatism, and progress” and the development strategy of “technology-based enterprise, stable operation”, based on optimizing the industrial structure, technological innovation as the driving force, and capital operation as the lever, for sustained and healthy development. Entering the 21st century, Hisense is backed by a strong R&D team composed of global R&D talents, supported by an excellent international management team, and has accelerated the pace of industrial expansion. It has formed a foundation based on digital multimedia technology, intelligent information system technology, and modern Supported by communication technology, green energy-saving refrigeration technology, urban intelligent transportation technology, optical communication technology, medical electronics technology, and laser display technology, it covers the industrial structure of multimedia, home appliances, IT intelligent information systems and modern real estate. In 2016, it achieved sales revenue of RMB 100.331 billion, total profit of RMB 7.271 billion, and actual tax payment of RMB 6.055 billion.
Hisense is one of the first batch of technological innovation-oriented enterprises in the country, the top ten national state-owned enterprises recommended by the Central Propaganda Department and the State-owned Assets Administration R&D institutions located in the enterprise: State Key Laboratory of Digital Multimedia Technology, National Urban Road Traffic Equipment Intelligent Engineering Technology Research Center. Hisense has established R&D centers in Qingdao, Shenzhen, Shunde, the United States, Europe and other places, and initially established a global R&D system. The scientific and efficient technological innovation system keeps Hisense’s technological innovation work at the forefront of its domestic counterparts.
4.Cold magic 高美
Guangdong Gaomei Air Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. is a technologically innovative enterprise integrating central air conditioning design, production, installation and service. For more than 30 years, it has enjoyed a high reputation in the field of special custom-made central air conditioning industry at home and abroad.
In 1989, the company established the first local central air-conditioning manufacturer in Hong Kong, and the Gaomei “Cold magic” brand was officially born; in 1994, Gaomei established a production workshop in Shunde; in 2011, the new production base of Kaiping Gaomei air-conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. was formally established; At present, the company has formed an industrial structure of Kaiping R&D and production base, Jiangmen Testing Laboratory Center and Foshan Customer Service Center.
Gaomei “Cold magic” provides first-class special central air-conditioning products and services to global customers, and has become a United Nations supplier. At the same time, it is also the refrigeration equipment supplier of global equipment operator Aggreko. Gaomei products have provided air conditioning equipment for the Beijing Olympics, London Olympics, Brazil World Cup and other world events.
5.Aux 奥克斯
Ningbo Aux Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Aux Group Co., Ltd. Since its establishment in 1994, after 19 years of professional refrigeration, it has grown into a leading brand in China’s air-conditioning industry, one of the top 500 Chinese enterprises, and has three industrial bases: Aux Jiangshan International Industrial Park, Aux Nanchang Industrial Park, and Tianjin Wuqing Industrial Park , The annual output of air conditioners exceeds 10 million sets, the sales volume exceeds 10 billion, and there are more than 10,000 employees.
At present, Ningbo Aux Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. has 1 enterprise engineering technology center, 3 technology research institutes, and 1 national post-doctoral workstation. It has strong air conditioning technology research and development capabilities and transformation capabilities. Since 2005, Oaks Air Conditioning has joined forces with international R&D institutions such as South Korea’s Samsung and Japan’s Panasonic to continuously improve the company’s innovative R&D capabilities through eclectic exchanges and cooperation, so as to ensure that its products are always at the leading level in the industry. At present, the company’s products involve more than 30 specifications and more than 200 domestic sales models.
6.Galanz 格兰仕
Galanz Central Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. is a new business field that Galanz Group will focus on in its industrial expansion. Based on the country’s strategic concept of developing and applying new energy, and customers’ needs for high-quality products that are healthy, environmentally friendly and energy-saving, it will change the future through “digital energy saving” The plan is to focus on the development of high-quality digital energy-saving central air conditioners at the world’s leading level.
Since its establishment, Galanz central air-conditioning has always adhered to the basis of product development based on customer needs, the idea of establishing a factory with science and technology, strict production management and quality control as a guarantee, and the use of advanced production equipment and strong technical force as the backing. From the selection of raw materials to the design of packaging, the products have been strictly selected and evaluated. The company currently has many outstanding technical talents and a good corporate reputation. It adheres to people-oriented, truth-seeking and pragmatic, and strives for perfection. It wholeheartedly provides customers from all walks of life with excellent products and services, and provides a complete set of digital energy-saving solutions according to customer characteristics and needs.
Today in the digital age, new technologies and new energies are constantly being discovered and applied in various fields. To become a leader in digital energy-saving new energy central air conditioners, we must maintain a better performance than our competitors in the application of products and core technologies. Therefore, we are using the world’s best digital energy-saving technology in the most effective way through technical cooperation with famous universities and research laboratories around the world to fill in the domestic gaps and ensure the company’s future technological leadership and industry Leadership. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, the BDG Research Institute in Germany, and the High-tech Laboratory of the University of Tsukuba in Japan are cooperating with us on digital energy-saving technologies. These leading high-digital energy-saving technologies will be applied in Galanz central air-conditioning. Galanz Central Air Conditioning Research Institute has also assembled a group of well-known domestic university professors and senior researchers with core technologies, and they provide strong support for the technical development and product planning of Galanz central air conditioning.
7.Chigo 志高
Guangdong Chigo Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. was founded in 1994. It is a core enterprise of Chigo Holdings (stock code: 00449.HK), a company listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, refrigeration equipment, household appliances and other fields. After more than 20 years of rapid and stable development and growth, the company now has production bases in Foshan, Jiujiang, Sihui, etc., a complete air-conditioning supporting industrial chain and logistics center, and the annual design capacity of household air-conditioning reaches 10 million sets. It is domestically owned including compressors. One of the largest and most complete cluster air-conditioning industry chain enterprises, with operations in more than 200 countries and regions around the world. Since 2005, Chigo air-conditioning has been at the forefront of the industry.
8.Kelon 科龙
Hisense Kelon Electric Co., Ltd. (Hisense Kelon for short) is one of the large-scale white goods manufacturers in China. It was founded in 1984. Its main business covers the research and development, manufacturing, and manufacturing of air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers and other white home appliances. Marketing and after-sales service, products are exported to more than 130 countries and regions. In 1996 and 1999, the company’s shares were issued and listed in Hong Kong (code: 00921) and Shenzhen (code: 000921) respectively. At the end of 2006, Guangdong Kelon Electric Co., Ltd. (Kelon Electric for short) successfully reorganized with Hisense, and thus the new aircraft carrier of China’s white goods-Hisense Kelon Electric Co., Ltd. was born.
The leading products of Hisense Kelon Electric Co., Ltd. cover air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, freezers, household appliances and other fields. The production bases are distributed in Shunde, Qingdao, Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Huzhou, Chengdu, Yingkou and other cities. The annual production capacity is 9 million sets of air conditioners, 12.5 million refrigerators (including freezers), and 2 million washing machines. R&D centers have been established in Shunde, Qingdao, and Nanjing, and scientific research institutions have been established in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. They have formed a large-scale and fully professional R&D team to keep pace with the world’s mainstream home appliance technology and advance Continuous innovation of research results is committed to improving people’s quality of life.
9.Chunlan 春兰
Chunlan (Group) Company is a diversified, high-tech and international large-scale modern company integrating manufacturing, scientific research, investment, and trade. It is one of the largest enterprise groups in China. It has 42 independent subsidiaries, including 18 manufacturing companies, and has Chunlan Research Institute, Chunlan College, post-doctoral workstation and national technology development center.
Chunlan has three pillar industries including electrical appliances, automatic vehicles, and new energy. Its leading products include air conditioners, washing machines, dehumidifiers, medium and heavy trucks, motorcycles, electric bicycles, high-energy power Ni-MH batteries, motorcycle engines, air-conditioning compressors, etc. .
In the process of transforming from a traditional industry to a new type of industry, Chunlan has established five platforms for procurement, capital, marketing, R&D and human resources through the in-depth promotion of “innovative matrix management”. The overall strength of the company has been continuously enhanced and the level of technology has continued to rise. Among them, “Ni-MH battery packs and management modules for hybrid buses” were selected into the national “863 Program”; 20-200Ah high-energy Ni-MH batteries have passed national appraisal and are now fully industrialized; fuel cell research has also achieved phased breakthroughs.
Chunlan not only sells its products to more than 120 countries and regions in the world, but also realizes the simultaneous growth of overseas investment and overseas trade. Product output is for technology output, general technology is for core technology, domestic talents are selected from the world, and standards are adapted to independent standards. All-round promotion of price competition to brand competition.
10.shinco 新科
Jiangsu shinco Electric Co., Ltd. is an enterprise dedicated to the research and development, production, marketing and service of air conditioners. It has 12 modern assembly lines and an annual production capacity of 3 million sets. Product management centers have been established in 25 large and medium-sized cities and regions across the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, ranking top 10 in the domestic industry.
As early as 1992, Shinco set foot in the air-conditioning industry, and has accumulated 20 years of experience in R&D and production, implementing a comprehensive quality inspection and control system of “before, during and after the event”. Strict inspections are implemented throughout the entire process from raw materials entering the factory, semi-finished products, to finished products leaving the factory. Based on the advanced quality management and control methods of internationally renowned companies such as Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi, etc., combined with national and industry standards, the company has formulated strict delivery inspection specifications and inspection operation instructions to conduct final inspections and tests on finished products, such as Function and appearance inspection, performance test, safety test, electromagnetic compatibility test, collision test, drop test, high and low temperature load test, reliability test, etc., strictly implement quality rejection to ensure that unqualified products are not allowed to leave the factory.
Advanced equipment is the stable basis for product quality. In recent years, Shinco has invested hundreds of millions of yuan each year in the introduction and transformation of equipment. With the large investment in equipment, the direct production rate of Shinco products is over 99%, and the unpacking pass rate is over 99.8%. It has successively passed the “ISO9001 International Quality Management System”, “ISO14001 International Environmental Management System” and “China Compulsory Certification “, “National Energy-saving Products”, “U.S. UL”, “U.S. Energy Star”, “Australia MEPS3”, European Community CE and many other authoritative certifications, almost obtained the passport to the global market.
Shinco adheres to the market philosophy of customer first and service first, and achieves quality leadership through technological innovation. Give back to the market and consumers with high-quality products. Practice the brand tenet of “good quality, good life” with the product attitude of “good at technology and new in life”.
With more than 20 years of industry technical strength, production strength, industrial supporting strength, and brand precipitation strength, Shinco will once again compete with the industry in the future market tide, and realize the glory of Shinco with a global vision!