Hanon Systems Pyeongtaek Plant Surpasses 100 Million Units in Compressor Cumulative Production

29 Years Since Completion in 1991

Pyeongtaek Factory Exterior (Photo by Hanon Systems)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Hanon Systems announced on the 8th that the cumulative production of compressors at its Pyeongtaek plant surpassed 100 million units as of last month. This achievement came 29 years after the plant was completed in 1991.

The Pyeongtaek plant serves as the "mother plant" where Hanon Systems first pilots advanced innovative technologies for compressors developed in-house. It recorded cumulative production of 50 million units in 2012 and 90 million units in 2019.

Spanning approximately 65,000㎡, the Pyeongtaek plant produces fixed and variable compressors for internal combustion engines as well as electric compressors for eco-friendly vehicles. Compressors are key components of vehicle air conditioners that compress low-temperature, low-pressure gaseous refrigerant discharged from the evaporator into high-temperature, high-pressure gas and send it to the condenser.

Hanon Systems’ Pyeongtaek plant is equipped with a 100% automated production line and operates an automatic inspection system for each process. It has also received excellent evaluations in various areas such as technology, quality, and operations, including winning the Ministry of Environment’s Green Company Grand Prize in 2019 and being selected as an Excellent Company in Climate Change Competitiveness by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in 2014.

Electric compressor (Photo by Hanon Systems)

Choi Bok-gyu, head of the Pyeongtaek plant, said, “The Pyeongtaek plant, the center of Hanon Systems’ compressor production, has achieved this meaningful milestone of 100 million units produced by maintaining high-level process capabilities despite a multi-product production system. We will further solidify Pyeongtaek’s leading position by providing more differentiated value to customers in the electric vehicle market.”

Among Hanon Systems’ 51 production bases worldwide, there are seven plants producing compressors: three in China, and one each in Hungary, Portugal, India, and Pyeongtaek.

Meanwhile, Hanon Systems recently announced at its Virtual Investor Day that it plans to increase production of electric compressors from 1 million units last year to 4.4 million units by 2025 and expand production of core eco-friendly vehicle electronic components such as high-efficiency heat pump systems.

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