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 US$ 8 billion .
17-605: 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,
34-464: A Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerant gas. 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
51-544: 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
68-617: A new type of heat transfer device known as the convector radiator. It consisted of a new style of heat exchanger in a sheet metal cabinet—a highly efficient, lightweight replacement for the bulky, slow-responding castiron radiator. In 1931, The Trane Company developed its first air conditioning unit, the Trane unit cooler, and in 1938 its first centrifugal refrigeration machine, the Turbovac. Sangatte Sangatte ( French pronunciation: [sɑ̃ɡat] ; West Flemish : Zandgat )
85-801: Is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel . The name is of Flemish origin, meaning hole or gap in the sand. Sangatte is the location for the Channel Tunnel 's French cooling station, its British counterpart being at Samphire Hoe . In addition, it is the French end-point for the HVDC Cross-Channel , the connection between the UK and French electricity grids. Sangatte
102-401: Is also the landing location of Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1a N3200 of No. 19 Squadron RAF , which was forced to land at the beach after receiving damage to its radiator from shots fired by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 of JG 2 during Operation Dynamo on 26 May 1940, having shot down a Junkers Ju 87 shortly beforehand to protect the evacuating soldiers at Dunkirk . The plane was recovered from
119-455: The Trane's 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
136-456: The UK government, Nicolas Sarkozy (then Minister of the Interior), ordered its closure in 2002. There were riots in 2001 and 2002, the year the camp closed. General Councillor for Calais-Nord-Ouest (2004 → 2006) Passed away in service (September 19th 2024) Vice-president of CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers Reelected for 2014-2020 term ,, Relected for 2020-2026 term ,, In
153-669: 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 (122 °F). As well as making the trains "unbearably warm" for passengers this also presented a risk of equipment failure and track distortion. To cool the tunnel to 30 °C (86 °F), engineers installed 480 kilometres (300 mi) of 0.61 m (24 in) diameter cooling pipes carrying 84 million liters (18.5 million gallons) of water. The network—Europe's largest cooling system—was supplied by eight York Titan chillers running on R22 ,
170-900: 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
187-481: The prize offered by the Daily Mail . The crossing took 37 minutes in his aeroplane, Blériot XI , built in collaboration with Raymond Saulnier . It was powered by a 3-cylinder 25 horsepower (19 kW) engine . At the western end of the beach, a statue of the French aviator Hubert Latham overlooks the sea. Latham was another pioneering cross-channel pilot whose earlier attempt on 19 July had failed. Sangatte
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#1732793509336204-554: The sand at Sangatte in 1986, and restoration work commenced in 2000, which continued until 2014 when works completed, the aircraft having been repaired to a fully airworthy state. Sangatte was the location of a refugee camp set up by the French Red Cross in 1999 as a result of an influx of migrants attempting to travel to the United Kingdom. They were mainly from Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo. Under pressure from
221-519: Was a Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist. He was the co-founder of Trane . James Alex Trane was born as Jens Alexander Martin Trane in Målselv , Norway. He was an immigrant to the United States who settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1864, finding work as a steamfitter and plumber. In 1885, he opened his own plumbing shop. Besides being a steamfitter and a plumber, James Trane
238-548: Was also an inventor. 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 incorporated The Trane Company. By 1916, the Tranes were no longer in the plumbing business, but rather were focusing their attention on manufacturing heating products. In 1925, Reuben Trane invented
255-408: Was rebranded as Trane Technologies. The Channel Tunnel is a 50.45-kilometre (31.35 mi) rail tunnel beneath the English Channel , linking the United Kingdom with France. At its lowest point, it is 75 m (250 ft) below the sea bed and 115 m (380 ft) below sea level. At 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi), the tunnel has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world. During
272-800: 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 (77 °F), 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 . The list of buildings below use Trane systems. James Trane James Alex Trane (April 29, 1857 – January 24, 1936)
289-601: Was the landing point of the world's first operational underwater telegraph cable, laid across the Channel by the Submarine Telegraph Company in 1851 between South Foreland and Sangatte. 'Blériot-Plage' is named to commemorate Louis Blériot who, on 25 July 1909, was the first person to fly across the English Channel . He flew from the beach at Sangatte to the White Cliffs of Dover , to claim
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