Compressor valve steel wins Best Component Award
Alleima has won the Best Component Award at Appliance & Electronics World Expo ( AWE ) 2024 for compressor valve steel Freeflex ® Core . The Award recognises components and materials that make outstanding contributions to the overall performance of products .
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The compressor valve steel Freeflex ® Core from Alleima withstands stricter operating conditions and offers higher energy efficiency , which can contribute to significant CO2 savings worldwide . “ We are delighted that Alleima has been honoured with the Best Component Award at AWE 2024 for our compressor valve steel Freeflex ® Core . The winning component or materials have demonstrated advanced technology and innovation , excellent quality and performance properties , and positive customer feedback ,” says Remco Jongen , Global Product Manager . The Award aims to enhance consumer awareness of innovative and upgraded home appliances , consumer electronics , and high-quality and high-performance products , activate their potential demand for next-generation products , and promote the progress and upgrading of industries , technologies , and products . The Award recognises products or solutions that have made outstanding contributions and significant impacts in various aspects such as industry technology trends , product innovation , consumer guidance , energy conservation and environmental protection .
Increased efficiency From 2012 to 2022 , the energy efficiency of cooling systems improved by about 18 % using new valve materials and improved design , strength , and mechanical properties . This is equivalent to the output of five modern nuclear power plants ( 50 TWh ) and provides CO2 savings of over 21 million tons .
Freeflex ® Core was launched in 2021 and is a compressor valve steel optimised for air conditioning units . It can also be used in heat pumps , refrigerators or almost any type of compressor . The compressor valve steel has enhanced fatigue properties , developed to be exposed to tougher operational conditions that are critical for designing more energyefficient compressors . “ Freeflex has better wear resistance , bending fatigue , and impact fatigue resistance , which means that it lasts longer and is particularly suitable for AC requirements like low noise level ,” says Guofan Zhang , Senior Application Specialist .
About the Award
The AWE Award is sponsored by the Organizing Committee of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association ( CHEAA ). It is one of the most influential and credible product selection and recognition events in the home appliance and consumer electronics field .
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