Trane Technologies introduces the CLCM unit to simplify air conditioning installation

The unit’s modular design allows for flexible side-by-side and front-to-back combinations, allowing customers to tailor the system to their needs. The Climate Changer Magicube (CLCM) also features a QR code solution for on-site assembly, allowing customers to access 3D installation instructions.

Trane, a strategic brand of Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, announced the launch of the Climate Changer Magicube (CLCM) air handling unit to address the challenges associated with the installation and maintenance of air conditioning equipment in modern buildings. Featuring an innovative modular design, the CLCM unit simplifies installation and maintenance processes significantly, which also effectively reduces the cost associated with constructing, operating, and maintaining the building’s air-conditioning system and creates a clean and comfortable environment with high-quality air for users.

The installation of air handling units in mixed-development and office buildings often requires disassembly and reassembly due to limited space. Traditional units are complex and time-consuming, potentially damaging them and causing issues like air and heat leakage.

Bruce Gu, vice president of Engineering and Technology, Trane Technologies Asia Pacific, said, “With its compact individual modules, the innovative CLCM unit is easy to move and assemble on-site, making it especially suitable for mixed-development and office buildings with limited installation space that require multiple reassemblies. Building on Trane’s century-long history of climate control technology, we expect this new product to continuously provide our customers with more flexible and efficient air conditioning solutions.”

This new product features a unique modular connecting design that allows for flexible side-by-side combinations to increase air volume and front-to-back combinations to expand functionality. This innovative design enables customers to tailor the system according to demands, providing a better customisation experience. Another highlight is its standardised design. All models are equipped with fans, filters, and other common components of standard sizes. Combined with the universal coil for left-hand and right-hand configurations and a pull-out coil design, the coil connection side can be flexibly adjusted on-site, making installation and maintenance more convenient. This expands the application range of the product and frees customers from a large stock of spare parts. This product series is also smaller in size compared to traditional air conditioning units, which can further save costs for customers.

The CLCM unit has a new high-strength frame casing, preventing damage during transportation and re-assembly and ensuring efficient performance with low thermal transmittance, thus preventing issues like air leakage and heat transfer. Additionally, the unit is equipped with a step-shape panel design that further reduces the air leakage rate and the risk of cold bridge condensation with multiple sealing measures, thereby improving the overall performance, quality, and reliability of the product. Moreover, the interior of the new casing structure is smoother and cleaner, making it less prone to dust accumulation and easier to maintain.

In terms of energy conservation and environmental protection, Trane has set a higher benchmark with a forward-looking vision. The CLCM unit series is equipped with EC fans that offer superior economic value. Under full-load operation, these fans can save energy by 15–30 percent compared with ordinary fans using AC motors, achieving the market-leading Grade 1 or Grade 2 energy efficiency level.

The CLCM unit innovatively introduces a QR code solution for on-site assembly. Upon arrival at the installation site, the customer’s personnel can simply scan the QR code on the product to access 3D installation instructions that provide a clear display of sorting information and installation sequence, enabling easy assembly of the equipment even without professional guidance. This significantly improves the efficiency and quality of the installation process.

Given the rise in concern for health and environmental protection in recent years, the CLCM series is specially designed with a dual-mode system. This system includes a built-in high-voltage electrostatic sterilisation device and a plug-in photocatalyst sterilisation device, ensuring users enjoy better air quality.

In the high-voltage electrostatic sterilisation mode, tiny particle pollutants smaller than 0.01 micron will be adsorbed on the dust collection plate by the energy instantly released from the high-voltage charge. This mode can achieve a PM2.5 purification rate of 99 percent and a sterilisation rate of 99.6 percent within one hour, and it can eliminate 99 percent of influenza viruses within two hours, effectively improving indoor air quality.

The CLCM unit, when used in plug-in photocatalytic sterilisation mode, can degrade organic pollutants like formaldehyde, benzene, and ammonia, achieving up to 99.99 percent disinfection, 99.68 percent sterilisation, and 78.9 percent TVOC purification within two hours, while also releasing negative oxygen ions for further air purification.