OPTIMAL FOOD PRESERVATION As well as being at the cutting-edge in energy efficient products, the Embraco range of hermetic compressors and cooling solutions offers optimal food preservation, as Anita Costamagna, EMEA Marketing Manager at Embraco, explains to Barbara Rossi.
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mbraco Europe Srl is part of Embraco, a leader in hermetic compressors for household and commercial refrigeration at a global level. Embraco was established in Brazil (Joinville) in 1971 and, over the years, has extended its activity to all the other continents. Today the company supplies its products in over 80 countries, thanks to its production facilities based in Brazil, Italy, China, Slovakia and Mexico. It also has a commercial and logistics site in the US (equipped with a warehouse) and one in Russia. Embraco has an output of 37 million compressors a year, a 9600-strong workforce and a team of 500 engineers and technicians (in addition to which it collaborates with another 200 engineers belonging to various universities, especially the Federal University of Santa Caterina in Brazil). There is a particularly close working relationship with 122 Industry Europe
the Polo department of this university, which is specialised in refrigeration and collaborates with Embraco on several product development projects, such as for new materials and noise reduction. The activities at Embraco are organised into four divisions, respectively dealing with household refrigeration, commercial cooling solutions, distribution and after-market, and new business. Ms Costamagna says, “For both household and commercial refrigeration our core products are compressors and condensing units, but we are also able to supply complete refrigeration solutions. Our distribution and after market division serves distributors and small OEMs. At European level in particular, these three business units have reached a comparable turnover generation, making our business stable in profit sources. The New Business is the youngest division and is
