New major order for MCC >>
Meet the future at Bus World >>
Introducing new EcoTravel family members >>
Renewed focus on the European bus market >>
Revolutionary electronics >>
MCC even stronger >>
MCC will supply the heater and air conditioning roof unit on the Mercedes/Dodge Sprinter Minibus in the USA. This application was supported with an engineering evaluation unit installed and tested in the climate chamber at MCC Toronto, Canada as well as supported with a second evaluation unit installation at the Daimler Bus North America facility in Greensborough, USA. After these two successful installations, a 13 unit initial production order was received and completed on August 7th with expedited deliveries as requested by Daimler bus. MCC completed the order within three weeks significantly quicker than the quoted lead time.
Production of these units underwent a thorough manufacturing and quality assurance process and all units were received with no concerns. Daimler bus recognized the quality initiatives as well as the robust design and assembly actions taken to ensure the quality delivery. MCC supported our customer during their initial installation operations at the Daimler Bus facility by providing Application and Electrical Engineering support to ensure training and proper installation and function. MCC and Daimler bus are fully partnered in providing a successful product for the end user and both organizations’ engineering and sales departments are working closely together with structured design reviews. As a result Daimler Bus is able to provide an integrated heater and air conditioning unit for the roof of the vehicle with minimal intrusion into the cabin area thus freeing more useful space for other load carrying needs. This strategy and installation provided Daimler Bus with a significant assembly cost saving and minimized risk of assembly defects. MCC is currently production ready to supply 10 units per week to meet Daimler Bus production requirements and can quickly increase production as required.
EcoLine Kit for Sprinter Minibus as supplied by MCC includes the following:
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Integrated roof top heater/evaporator/condenser assembly
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Class A Surface distribution panel integrated into the interior
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Electronic control interface with full diagnostic abilities completely designed by MCC
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Compressor, hoses, wiring harnesses, structure support, mounting hardware and seals
- Operation and Service Manual
Meet the future at Bus World
The biggest specialized exhibition for the coach and bus market in the world is about to begin. Don´t miss the new era of travelling with MCC's revolutionizing products, like PC500, the new version of EcoTravel and EcoLine. See you in Kortrijk, Belgium october 16-21. Meet us at Booth R39
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MCC to show the newest members of the EcoTravel roof mounted bus air conditioning family at Busworld.
The EcoTravel 20+6 delivers the full features of the MCC EcoTravel line including 100% fresh air, integrated exhaust, interior overpressure control and passive cooling. This in a low profile inline condenser/evaporator package that delivers 20 kW of cooling from the main system and enough condenser to support an additional 6 kW driver’s evaporator.
The EcoTravel 32 compact gives 32 kW of cooling, enough for a standard city bus, in a compact low profile parallel condenser/evaporator package. The unit is being introduced to the market in time to meet new vehicle architecture requirements driven by the new environmental protection EPA 2010 regulations in USA for diesel engines.
Both units feature extensive use of aluminum and composites to keep weight at minimum, high performance heat exchangers, standard brushless motors and advanced controls.
The European division of Mobile Climate Control has been growing from strength to strength over the past year. We have expanded our facilities and we have established customer teams close to our customers, to provide application and design support as well as QA, sales and aftermarket.
Our convector center focuses on new convector technology, materials, installations improvements and specific customer adaptations while our HVAC center works with both custom designed integrated units and customization of Roof- or split AC units and defrosters. Both centers work closely together with the global R&D focusing on new HVAC programs, inventions, refrigerants, regulations and filtrations.
In Norrtälje, Sweden we now have a heat chamber and venturi pipe air flow measuring equipment, where we also perform CFD analysis etc. With support from the full size (articulated bus) climate chamber and team in Toronto, we are fully prepared to support all the market’s needs.
Our brand new production facility is up and running, strategically located in the very center of Europe, in Olawa, Poland. By bringing production closer to major European Bus Manufacturers and Body Builders we not only shorten lead times but also cut transport costs.
In Olawa we produce the full range of the bus component program, from convectors in standard lengths to customized versions, heaters and defrosters. We will also add our production of integrated HVAC unit supplied to Scania, as well as our broad range of standard Bus AC, roof units and split units to the same facility.
Production in Poland handles not only final part assembly, we also have a high grade of vertical integration where we produce all sizes of coils, valves, a wide range of wiring harnesses and other components designed and used in our products. This to meet the high demand for short lead times, customization and engineering support.
In addition to the two sites in Sweden and Poland, we have a customization center close to some of our important customers in southern Germany.
In line with our vision of supporting our customers not only with products but also improvements in their production, we have application engineer resources available at customers’ location to perform test installation of the UWEPEX piping system (low weight flexible non-corrosive pipes with very good isolation), demonstrating its advantages compared to heavy copper piping in production. The time savings on the line are astounding!
MCC Electronic Climate Control software allows you to automatically maintain a consistent interior climate. This software can updated online and facilitates monitoring, diagnosing and reporting malfunctions, from anywhere around the world. The Electronic Climate Control unit has a display, main controller, and diagnostic center - all in one package – and can easily be expanded and customized to meet the customers’ requirements.
GPRS – Remote Desktop Monitoring – in the next generation of our Electronic Climate Controllers (ECC)
- Integrated GPRS for flexible communication, both in continuous mode and SMS text mode.
- Continuous mode allows the operator to full real time control of the ECC
- With SMS-text mode command strings can be sent and reports received from one or several busses at any given time.
- Flash memory that allows for software updates through the GPRS link.
- CAN-diagnostics and data logging. You can hook into the CAN-bus to monitor not only the climate control system but also any other subsystem on the same CAN-bus.
- Off-line diagnosis. If you suspect a malfunctioning sensor or other attached equipment, you can set up a logging session to receive a report through GPRS on completion of testing.
- CAN-Command module. Send commands and receive data from other CAN- enabled devices on the same CAN-bus network.
MCC Coolview Fleet tracking Daily diagnostic performance tracking:
- Optional ECC controller equipped with WIFI transmitter
- Transmits to an ethernet or cellular hub on return to garage or designated service facility
- Daily diagnostic status on each unit sent to MCC through the internet
- Monitoring and diagnostics from MCC
- A service response can be dispatched before a customer is even aware of a problem
Easy 200 ATM (Automatic Thermostat Module)
- Part of the next generation Easy 200 platform
- Flash memory – easily reprogrammable
- CAN-BUS ready
- Automatic Temperature control – operator selects the temperature set point via the control knob & the micro-processor adjusts the motorized water valve to regulate the cabin/vehicle temperature
- Designed to control climate systems from mini vehicles to large buses
- Packaged in a standard SWF 44x22 mm box with integral back lighting
MCC is growing in both North America and Europe. Meet Paul Stever and Leif Lindquist here:
Paul Stever – Director of Engineering, North America
Paul is a Mechanical Engineer with a Management Science Option from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has spent 20 years in the transportation industry with specific experience in HVAC system design including being awarded an engineering patent with high volume production application. During his career he has held positions at seven different locations within Canada and the United States and gained a broad knowledge and implementation of operation procedures, engineering process, and global procedures. Paul has held senior management positions as Vehicle Team Engineering Manager, Chief Engineering Program Manager, and Quality Manager. Recent successes include his product responsibility being recognized by Consumer’s Report for Top Recommended Buy as well as winning the J.D. Power Durability and J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey Awards.
Paul has taken over from Eric Weiss who is now Group Vice President in charge of Global Research & Development.
Leif Lindquist – Director of Engineering, Europe
Leif joined MCC in March 2008, after almost two decades in the telecom industry during a period of tremendous growth. He has always worked with research and development and has held a number of different positions as Project manager, Team leader, Co-ordination manager subsidiary companies and as Director, product development. During this period Leif registered a patent for a radio frequency micro-strip filter. Leif's technical training focused on electronic design and software development, and work experience also on mechanical design. Development programs in the telecom industry led Leif through management training such as Project management, Active leadership and International Management of Technology, held in France, USA and Japan.
Leif has taken over from Stefan Spehar who is now Group Vice President in charge of Global sourcing.