tyo 6367 ose 6367 topix 100 component nikkei 225 component industry electrical equipment founded osaka japan october 25 1924 1924 10 25 as osaka kinzoku kogyo limited partnership founder akira yamada headquarters umeda center bldg. 2 4 12 nakazaki nishi kita ku osaka 530 8323 japan key people masanori togawa ceo and president products air conditioning and refrigeration systems chemicals defense systems revenue 17.545 billion fy 2014 1 783 billion fy 2014 net income 904.1 million fy 2014 91.88 billion fy 2014 number of employees 56 240 consolidated as of march 31 2014 website official website footnotes references 1 2 3 daikin industries ltd. daikin k gy kabushiki gaisha is a japanese multinational air conditioner manufacturing company headquartered in osaka . it has operations in japan china australia india southeast asia europe north america and south america . daikin is the inventor of variable refrigerant volume systems or vrv by daikin air conditioning other manufacturers remarked this as vrf and an innovator in the split system air conditioning market . daikin codeveloped a r 410a refrigerant with carrier . contents 1 history 2 sponsorship 3 business divisions and products 4 gallery 5 references 6 external links history edit the examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with the united states and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject . you may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message daikin entered the north american air conditioning market in 2004 . 4 daikin industries ltd was founded in 1924 as osaka kinzoku kogyosho lp by akira yamada . in 1953 daiflon or polychlorotrifluoroethylene was developed . in 1963 the company was renamed daikin kogyo co ltd and developed neoflon . in 1982 it was renamed to the current daikin industries ltd. in november 2006 daikin purchased oyl industries . this made daikin the second largest hvac manufacturer in the world after carrier corporation . citation needed in 2008 daikin purchased a 75 % share of all world machinery supply based in roscoe illinois . 5 using technology from their air conditioning division . facing the global demands on co2 reductions and the serious energy issues facing the world this product aims to cut energy consumption how in the manufacturing sector . as of april 2014 update daikin hydraulics marketed a line of piston pumps vane pumps manual pumps solenoid valves and flow and control valves claiming their pump technology to be 50 70 percent more energy efficient than conventional technology . 6 in august 2012 daikin agreed to acquire goodman global from the san francisco based private equity firm hellman & friedman for 3.7 billion 7 after first planning to buy goodman the previous year . in january 2011 daikin had announced plans to buy goodman global at approximately us 4 billion valuation 8 however the plans were put off following the 2011 t hoku earthquake and tsunami 9 the acquisition was expected to expand daikin s presence in the united states and in duct type and split system air conditioners and was expected to make daikin the world s largest maker of heating ventilation and air conditioning systems . 10 needs update daikin opened its first american air conditioner manufacturing facility employing about 250 people in a 525 000 square feet 48 800 m2 facility in houston texas in 2013 . 11 sponsorship edit daikin is the official sponsor of belgian soccer team club brugge and of galatasaray daikin women s volleyball team . 12 13 14 business divisions and products edit daikin is organised into the following divisions offering the following products 1 15 air conditioning residential air conditioners residential air purifiers commercial use air conditioners commercial use air purifiers humidity adjusting external air processing units large sized chillers marine container refrigeration units marine vessel air conditioners chemicals fluorocarbons fluoroplastics fluoro coatings fluoroelastomers fluorinated oils oil and water repellent products mold release agents pharmaceuticals and intermediates semiconductor etching products dry air suppliers oil hydraulics industrial hydraulic equipment and systems mobile hydraulic equipment centralized lubrication equipment and systems defense systems ammunition small arms & heavy weapons warheads warheads for guided missiles grenades and other military explosives e.g. type 06 rifle grenade fuses aircraft parts fire extinguishers for aircraft engines medical equipment rebreathers and similar equipment home use oxygen therapy equipment electronics business system management of product development process facility design cad software molecular chemistry software gallery edit daikin headquarters at the umeda center building in kita ku osaka akira yamada the founder of the company daikin air conditioner at tenn ji station dai el thermoplastic fluoroelastomer produced by daikin type 06 rifle grenade used by the gsdf daikin official sponsor of galatasaray sk ; ali sami yen sports complex daikin ad on a tram in lisbon references edit a b corporate data . retrieved july 24 2014 . financial report 2014 pdf . retrieved july 24 2014 . daikin financial statements . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved july 24 2014 . daikin ac takes on north america . contractingbusiness.com . 2006 02 01 . retrieved 2014 04 08 . https www.daikin.com press 2008 080218 index.html . missing or empty title help daikin developed the hybrid hydraulic systems clarification needed daikin piston pumps vane pumps manual pumps solenoid valves directional flow and control valves . devco . retrieved 2014 04 08 . daikin to acquire us rival goodman global for 3.7 bn . bbc news . 29 august 2012 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . japan s daikin eyes goodman global ; deal could cost 4 bln daikin says puts efforts to buy goodman global on hold daikin buys goodman for 3.8 billion gains access to north america . reuters . 29 august 2012 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . ryan molly 2013 11 07 . daikin launches u.s. power play from houston hvac plant . houston business journal . retrieved 2014 04 08 . daikin wordt nieuwe shirtpartner van club brugge . daikin . retrieved 25 may 2016 . bayan voleybol tak m m z n i sim sponsoru daikin t rkiye oldu . galatasaray sk . retrieved 16 october 2012 . galatasaray bayan voleybol tak m n n i sim sponsoru daikin t rkiye oldu . daikin . retrieved 17 october 2012 . annual report 2013 pdf . retrieved july 24 2014 . external links edit japan portal engineering portal companies portal daikin industries ltd. daikin europe n.v. daikin airconditioning uk ltd. daikin north america llc and daikin australia company history books shashi . shashi interest group . april 2016 . wiki collection of bibliographic works on daikin v t e electronics industry in japan companies current alaxala networks alinco alps alpine anritsu aor audio technica brother canon casio citizen 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