1962 - 1981

1962

April
Biwajima Plant receives request from Nagoya Jidosha Seisakusho to transfer equipment.

Biwajima Plant
May
First cooling tower completed.
July
First domestically-produced Mitsubishi-Tecumseh sealed compressor completed. Mitsubishi-Tecumseh compressor factory completed at Biwajima Plant (white room set up). Separate room air-conditioner (TV type), WR738H launched.

1963

June
Sales of Mitsubishi-Tecumseh sealed compressors reach total of 100,000 units.
December
Packaged air-conditioner assembly factory completed at Biwajima Plant.

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1964

February
Opening ceremony for the Refrigeration Unit Technical Training Center at Biwajima Plant (competed in August).
June
Three heavy industries of MITSUBISHI merged to form new MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Ltd. 3 research institutes, 7 sales offices, 3 overseas offices and 16 other offices.
September
Mitsubishi-York, Ltd. founded. Sales of Mitsubishi-Tecumseh sealed compressors reach total of 500,000 units. Technical cooperation on large H-shaped half-sealed compressors with York of the U.S.

1965

February
Hot water boiler launched.
March
Water cooled / air cooled compact packaged air-conditioner launched.
May
Compact cooling tower launched. Gas engine air-conditioner launched. Technical cooperation on showcases for selling food and industrial refrigerators with Vogel of the U.S.
October
Automatic vending machine assembly line completed at Biwajima Plant.

1966

April
Mass production of fan coil units (for cooling and heating) begun.
July
First Mitsubishi-York chilling unit completed. Launch of four types of original compact chilling units (3 to 10 horsepower).

1967

January
Series of large water-cooled packaged air-conditioners up to 100 horsepower completed.
March
Production of Mitsubishi-Tecumseh compressors reaches total of 1 million units. Freezer production line expanded at Biwajima Plant.
June
First marine reefer unit completed and exported.
December
First truck and trailer refrigeration unit completed.

1968

February
Mitsubishi “Daiya” dehumidifier developed.
August
First Mitsubishi Krupp hot water boiler of the TKV series completed.

1969

January
Residential air-conditioner assembly line completed at Iwatsuka Plant.
May
Gas engine air-conditioner awarded the Ota Prize.

1970

January
Automotive air-conditioner assembly factory completed at Biwajima Plant.
Room air-conditioner pet named "BEAVER."

Room air-conditioner pet named BEAVER.

Wall-hanging household air-conditioner, SR1AW, launched.
First Grand Cooler for Jumbo Jets completed and delivered to Japan Airlines.

October
Technical cooperation on mini boilers with Raytheon Technologies of the U.S.
December
Wall through type air-conditioner developed.
Heat pump air-conditioner with heat accumulator developed.

1971

March
Production of automatic vending machines exceeds total of 100 thousand units.
November
Low noise-type packaged air-conditioner (with compressor on outside unit), FD, launched.
December
Packaged air-conditioners for computer rooms, DC10, launched.
Heat pump air-conditioner with heat accumulator using midnight power launched.

1972

May
“BEAVER” spot air-conditioner launched.
July
"BEAVER” air-conditioner (mono type) acquires JIS mark certification.

1974

May
Production of Mitsubishi-Tecumseh compressors reaches total of 5 million units.
August
Technical Training Center in Miwa Town of Ama County completed (equipment, air-conditioning and refrigeration-related).

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1975

September
Ceiling-suspended packaged air-conditioner, FDE-3, launched.
December
"BEAVER” air-conditioner (split type) acquires JIS mark certification.

1976

April
Solar air-conditioner and water heater system completed and sold in affiliation with SEKISUI CHEMICAL.
July
Sales of residential air-conditionerreach total of 1 million units.

1977

January
Packaged air-conditioners, FDE-30H (air source heat pump), launched.
April
First air cooling fan in Japan, “COOL WAGON,” launched.
July
Shipment of automotive air-conditioner reaches total of 10,000 units.

Automotive thermal systems
October
Production of bus air-conditioners reaches total of 10,000 units.

1978

March
Automatic vending machine business closed (withdrawal from automatic vending machine industry).
April
First wall-hanging packaged air-conditioner in Japan, FDK, launched.

Refrigeration/Freezer units, PU and FU series, launched.

May
Sales of automotive air-conditioners reach total of 500,000 units.
October
Full-scale development of packaged air-conditioners for stores, ceiling-suspended, floor-placed, and wall-hanging-type air-conditioners.

1979

June
New fan coil unit (for cooling and heating) assembly line completed at Biwajima Plant.
October
Energy-efficient-type heat pump, “POWER CONTROLL AIR-CON,” launched.
Name for packaged air-conditioner for stores announced as “Saison.”
November
World's first ceiling cassette-type packaged air-conditioner, Fdd, launched.

World's first ceiling cassette-type packaged air-conditioner, Fdd

1980

September
Wall-hanging residential air-conditioner chosen for the 55th Good Design Product by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

1981

September
Production of marine reefer units reaches total of 10,000 units.