Behr Dayton Thermal Products LLC
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Behr Dayton Thermal Products LLC is a 1100000 square feet (102,193.3 m²) auto parts facility located in Dayton, Ohio
. The Dayton plant is a major U.S. operation of the German company Behr GmbH & Co. KG
. This facility manufactures vehicle air conditioning
and engine cooling
systems. Chrysler Corporation owned and operated this facility from about 1937 until April of 2002.
, EC modules, Evaporators, Radiators, Condensers
, and Heater cores. Processes include Forming of coil stock, Nocolok and vacuum brazing, Tube welding, Injection molding
, Stamping, Module assembly, Surface treatment, Testing, and Prototype build.
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. The Dayton plant is a major U.S. operation of the German company Behr GmbH & Co. KG
Behr GmbH & Co. KG
Behr GmbH & Co. KG is a German corporation active in the automobile industry, headquartered in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. It is a specialist for automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems. In 2006 group sales was €3.2 billion and it employed 18,600 staff....
. This facility manufactures vehicle air conditioning
Air conditioning
An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...
and engine cooling
Engine cooling
Internal combustion engine cooling refers to the cooling of an internal combustion engine, typically using either air or a liquid.- Overview :...
systems. Chrysler Corporation owned and operated this facility from about 1937 until April of 2002.
Products and processes
Products manufactured from this plant include HVACHVAC
HVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...
, EC modules, Evaporators, Radiators, Condensers
Condenser (heat transfer)
In systems involving heat transfer, a condenser is a device or unit used to condense a substance from its gaseous to its liquid state, typically by cooling it. In so doing, the latent heat is given up by the substance, and will transfer to the condenser coolant...
, and Heater cores. Processes include Forming of coil stock, Nocolok and vacuum brazing, Tube welding, Injection molding
Injection molding
Injection molding is a manufacturing process for producing parts from both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic materials. Material is fed into a heated barrel, mixed, and forced into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the cavity...
, Stamping, Module assembly, Surface treatment, Testing, and Prototype build.