Historic Turning Points
- Panasonic (using the National brand) introduces its first Home Cooler, a window-type air conditioner model
- Electrical Appliance Business Group (Kadoma) starts manufacture of Home Coolers
- Sales of Home Coolers begin
Starts exports of Home Coolers to South Vietnam
Launches Room Coolers
- Begins development of rotary compressors
- The high efficiency and quality of these compressors draws interest from domestic and overseas air conditioner manufacturers
- External sales begin
Starts production of absorption chillers
- MAICO, the Division’s first overseas manufacturing base,established in Malaysia
- Starts exports from MAICO to Japan, Indonesia, Australia, and other markets
- Begins operating twin-base system out of Japan and Malaysia
Panasonic becomes the first Japanese air conditioner manufacturer in Europe.
- Launches inverter air conditioners
- Starts sales of Panasonic’s first inverter air conditioners
- Inverters grow to become core technology in air conditioner industry
- Starts shipments of air conditioners to Panasonic America
- Introduces first GHP (gas heat pump) VRF air conditioner
- Begins development of scroll compressors
- Scroll compressors bring high efficiency, low noise, and low vibration in comparison to rotary compressors
Introduces world’s first simultaneous 3-pipe heating/cooling VRF system
Launches world’s first air conditioner equipped with compact scroll compressor
- Releases world’s first large-capacity modular combination VRF system
- Establishes Matsushita-Wanbao (Guangzhou) Air Conditioner (MWAC)
- Establishes Matsushita-Wanbao (Guangzhou) Compressor (MWCC)
- Establishes Matsushita Air Conditioner Engineering (Matsushita ACE)
Releases world’s first large-capacity modular combination VRF system with simultaneous heating/cooling
The Ion and Oxygen Generator - two of the most important contributions to air conditioning systems.
- Debuts quiet, lightweight, compact EcoCute systems with improved energy-saving-technology
- EcoCute adopts highly efficient, accumulator-less CO2 scroll compressor
- Begins production of new energy-saving mini-VRF series multi-split packaged air conditioners for residential use
- CO2 heat-pump hot water heater (EcoCute) uses non-toxic, non-combustible natural refrigerant(CO2) instead of Freon, to reduce environmental impact
- Launches automatic filter-cleaning function for
air conditioners (AC robot)
- Panasonic products become extremely successful in Japan’s air conditioner market
- Innovations such as airstream robots and motion sensors help grow Panasonic’s market share
Cumulative global production of Panasonic compressors reaches 200 million units
- Starts air-to-water heat pump business in Europe
- Hot water heating considered eco-friendly alternative to conventional fuel-type heating systems
- At the Energy Conservation Grand Prize awards, Panasonic air conditioners win Chairman’s Award,
whilst EcoCute wins Director General Prize (prizes presented by Energy Conservation Center of Japan)
- Establishes sales company in Europe(PHAAE) dedicated to selling air conditioners
- Panasonic HA Air-Conditioning Europe(PHAAE) strengthens company's commercial air conditioning business
- Begins collaboration with SANYO air conditioner business
- Through share exchange, SANYO and Panasonic Electric Works become wholly owned subsidiary
Launches FSV series of large-capacity VRF air conditioners
New Panasonic Group inaugurated
Expands VRF operation in Malaysia
Launches FSV series of large-capacity VRF air conditioners
Panasonic Appliances Air-Conditioning System Engineering Malaysia - PAPASEMY
