In the finale of JADEC: The Tour, Tony Mormino and Rob Tanner step inside YORK’s Air Handler Lab and the massive reverberant sound chamber — where fans and air handlers are pushed to the limits of airflow, static pressure, and sound power. From a 100,000 CFM test system to the precision of accredited sound measurements, this episode reveals how Johnson Controls engineers ensure performance and reliability in the real world.

In Part 7 of the JADEC Tour, Rob Tanner and Tony Mormino dig into one of YORK’s latest innovations — the R8 compressor. Built to offset capacity losses from the transition to low-GWP refrigerants, this open-drive centrifugal design helps deliver up to 3,000 tons of cooling with an added efficiency boost from a unique economizer cycle. You’ll hear how this innovation came to life in JADEC’s labs, what it means for YORK’s YK product line, and why even a few percentage points of efficiency can change the game in large-tonnage chillers.

In this episode of the JADEC Tour, we step inside the hemi-anechoic sound chamber to test the quietest centrifugal chiller in the industry — mostly because it doesn’t have a compressor installed (yet). Rob Tanner explains how YORK measures sound, why decibels matter in chiller design, and how engineers tweak components to make these massive machines run quieter than ever.