{"id":79802,"date":"2022-05-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=79802"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T20:33:00","slug":"johnson-controls-invests-in-new-automation-at-its-oklahoma-hvac-manufacturing-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/johnson-controls-invests-in-new-automation-at-its-oklahoma-hvac-manufacturing-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Controls Invests in New Automation at Its Oklahoma HVAC Manufacturing Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In April 2022,\u00a0Johnson Controls<\/a>\u00a0completed a major $7.5 million investment into new automation equipment at the company\u2019s commercial HVAC manufacturing plant in Norman, Oklahoma. The new equipment will increase capacity, while improving product quality, safety, and assembly productivity at the 900,000-square-foot facility, known as Johnson Controls Rooftop Center of Excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJohnson Controls is committed to surpassing our customers\u2019 expectations through the continuous improvement of our manufacturing plants and investment into our product lines,\u201d says Doug Schuster, vice president and general manager, Global Ducted Systems, Johnson Controls. \u201cWe continue to invest in the improvement activities at the Norman facility to modernize and expand the plant, automate the manufacturing process, improve safety for our employees and ensure our products are built to the highest quality standards possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new automation equipment includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n