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Subsidiary manufacturer of HVAC systems

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nameTrane Inc.
logoTrane logo.svgclass=skin-invert
typeSubsidiary
foundationas The Trane Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
founder
locationSwords, County Dublin, Ireland
parentTrane Technologies
industryEquipment manufacturing
productsHeating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
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::callout[type=note] the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system manufacturer ::

| name = Trane Inc. | logo = Trane logo.svgclass=skin-invert | image = | image_caption = | type = Subsidiary | foundation = as The Trane Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | founder = | location = Swords, County Dublin, Ireland | parent = Trane Technologies | industry = Equipment manufacturing | products = Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems | homepage =

Trane is a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, along with building management systems and controls. The company is a subsidiary of Trane Technologies, a company focused on manufacturing HVAC and refrigeration systems. Trane employs more than 29,000 people at 104 manufacturing locations in 28 countries, and has annual sales of more than .

History

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In 1885, James Trane, a Norwegian immigrant from Tromsø, opened his own plumbing and pipe-fitting shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He designed a new type of low-pressure steam heating system, Trane vapor heating. Reuben Trane, James' son, earned a mechanical engineering degree (B. S. 1910) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and joined his father's plumbing firm.

In 1913, James and Reuben, along with Stella Jackson (formerly Trane), incorporated The Trane Company. By 1916, the Tranes were no longer in the plumbing business, but instead focused their attention on manufacturing heating products. Reuben's invention of the convector radiator in 1923, which replaced the heavy, bulky, cast-iron radiators that prevailed at the time, was a major success. Trane's first air conditioning unit was developed in 1931.

In 1982, Trane purchased General Electric's Central Air Conditioning Division. With that purchase came many of the most recognizable traits of Trane's residential air conditioning products. Many of those traits, like the distinctive red "Climatuff" compressors, rotary compressors, the "Spine-Fin" all aluminum spiny outdoor coil and the all aluminum evaporator coil, are still found in Trane's residential equipment lines.

In 1984, Trane was acquired by the American Standard Companies.

On February 1, 2007, American Standard Companies announced it would break up its three divisions. The company sold off its namesake kitchen and bath division and spun off WABCO, American Standard's vehicle controls division, while retaining Trane. American Standard then renamed itself Trane Inc. effective November 28, 2007.

On December 17, 2007, Trane announced it had agreed to be acquired by Ireland-based Ingersoll Rand in a cash and stock transaction. The sale was completed on June 5, 2008.

In September 2017, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and Allergy Standards Limited announced that the Trane CleanEffects whole home air cleaner earned the Asthma and Allergy Friendly Certification, the first whole home air cleaner to receive this certification.

In 2020, Ingersoll Rand spun off its non-refrigeration businesses and was rebranded as Trane Technologies.

Gallery

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Europe's largest cooling system

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The Channel Tunnel is a 50.45 km rail tunnel beneath the English Channel, linking the United Kingdom with France. At its lowest point, it is 75 m below the sea bed and 115 m below sea level. At 37.9 km, the tunnel has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world. During the design stage of the tunnel, engineers found that its aerodynamic properties and the heat generated by high-speed trains as they passed through it would raise the temperature inside the tunnel to 50 C. As well as making the trains "unbearably warm" for passengers this also presented a risk of equipment failure and track distortion.

Due to R22's ozone depletion potential (ODP) and high global warming potential (GWP), its use is being phased out in developed countries, and since 1 January 2015 it has been illegal in Europe to use HCFCs to service air-conditioning equipment—broken equipment that used HCFCs must instead be replaced with equipment that does not use it. In 2016, Trane was selected to provide replacement chillers for the tunnel's cooling network. The York chillers were decommissioned and four "next generation" Trane Series E CenTraVac large-capacity (2600 kW to 14,000 kW) chillers were installed—two located in Sangatte, France, and two at Shakespeare Cliff, UK. The energy-efficient chillers, using Honeywell's non-flammable, ultra-low GWP R1233zd(E) refrigerant, maintain temperatures at 25 C, and in their first year of operation generated savings of 4.8 GWh—approximately 33%, equating to €500,000 ($585,000)—for tunnel operator Getlink.

Notable Trane buildings

The list of buildings below use Trane systems.

Manufacturing locations

Commercial products

Residential products

Brands

References

References

  1. [http://www.tranenynj.com/tc_history.php ''Trane Culture » Our History'' (Trane Inc.)] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-04-08)
  2. "Central Heating and Air Conditioning".
  3. (June 2016). "1987 General Electric Room Air Conditioners". Tumblr.
  4. "Trane heating and air conditioning".
  5. link. (2009-03-26)
  6. [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/12/02/news/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune – 7.0 : Area leaders optimistic about company’s name change, but none predict that the headquarters will return to city]
  7. [http://www.trane.com/Corporate/IR2007/index.asp Trane : Ingersoll Rand To Acquire Trane] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-04-06)
  8. [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/12/17/breakingnews/01trane.txt La Crosse Tribune – 7.0 : Ingersoll-Rand to buy Trane for $10.1 billion]
  9. [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/12/18/news/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune – 7.0 : Reaction to Trane sale cautious; mayor disappointed]
  10. [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/12/19/news/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune – 7.0 : Union: New owner good fit for Trane]
  11. [https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/05/ap5087316.html Forbes.com]{{dead link. (January 2022)
  12. "Ingersoll Rand – Ingersoll Rand Completes Acquisition of Trane".
  13. "Allergy Standards Website".
  14. (21 September 2017). "Trane® CleanEffects™ Air Cleaner Is the First Certified asthma & allergy friendly® Whole Home Air Cleaner Option". GlobeNewswire.
  15. (2020-03-02). "Trane Technologies Completes Reverse Morris Trust Transaction and Begins Trading Today on NYS".
  16. "Folkestone Eurotunnel Trains". Transworld Leisure Limited.
  17. Institution of Civil Engineers. (1989). "The Channel Tunnel". Thomas Telford.
  18. Wise, Jeff. (1 October 2009). "Turkey Building the World's Deepest Immersed Tube Tunnel". [[Popular Mechanics]].
  19. Sharma, Gaurav. (5 June 2018). "Europe's 'Largest Cooling System' Boosts Anglo-French Channel Tunnel's Sustainability Drive". [[Forbes]].
  20. (14 September 2016). "HFO chillers to cool the Channel Tunnel". Cooling Post.
  21. (1 June 2018). "Tunnel vision proves R1233zd efficiency". Cooling Post.
  22. Merrett, Neil. (5 June 2018). "Eurotunnel lauds cooling efficiency gains after HFO switch". Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Magazine.
  23. (1 December 2013). "Trane project in Paris museum is a work of art". Modern Building services.
  24. "Famous Trane Buildings". Trane.
  25. (2014). "Case Study: Burj Dubai Tower". Trane.
  26. https://lex18.com/breaking-news/2018/10/04/employees-trane-plant-to-shut-down-next-year/ {{dead link. (February 2022)
  27. (4 October 2018). "South Macon plant to close doors; 100 people's jobs in danger".

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